Immigration Recipe

The perfect box of imperfect produce lands on my doorstep every other Tuesday. It contains the familiar avocados, potatoes, swiss chard, reliable building blocks of my culinary dexterity, apples, carrots, even a turnip or two, now and then. Yet, an occasional outlier huddles amongst the familiar. The unfamiliar, scary exotica of unidentified roots, dark-skinned scruffy knobs. Looks and flavors unknown that might require recipes, new ways of preparation, palette adjustments. Yet, here I sit sipping Ginger Tea, conjured from that same gnarled thing that snuck into my kitchen retinue. Thinly sliced, let steep in a mug of hot water for 10 minutes, add lemon and honey to taste. The gentle bite, the soothing spice, an anti-oxidant accident I now welcome into my kitchen.