Crudites

CRUDITES
( pronounced kroo-di-TAYZ )

Cut raw vegetables, such as carrot sticks and pepper strips, served often with a dip as an appetizer.

I love Crudites (forgive me for not putting the accnet mark an the e, as one should do when writing French properly. I do not know how to get that symbol in my typing yet.

Having crudites on the table before your meal is a good way to ...

#1. Assure you family or guests that yes, indeed, you are soon going to have a meal on the table but I know you are all hungry so you can nibble on these while I put the finishing touches on dinner.

#2. Incorporate raw foods into your diet. And they say ("they" are the raw foodists) that if you are going to eat cooked food at your meal, first eat some raw food. It is better that way because it gets digested quicker, etc.

#3. Add beauty and color to your table. Let's face it: Raw veggies all cut up and rinsed off simply look good! I love looking at bright orange carrot sticks and light green celery sticks and shiny dark green strips of bell pepper, etc...don't you?

#4. Express your creativity. Try some new things like jicama, or rounds of sliced zucchini.

#5. Practice your French pronunciation.

Au Revoir! A bientot! (Good-bye! See you later!) ~~Joan