celery

Add salt and optional seasoning ingredients like celery leaves and bay leaf and bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat and simmer low until done, about 45 to 50 minutes.

Yasmin: Find yourself friends that will eat your blue celery soup!

Plus, I’m obsessed with the interplay: the super-crispy wing against the creamy richness of ranch or blue cheese, the cold crunch of carrot or celery contrasting with the warmth of the wing and sauce.

Toss in whatever vegetables you have on hand — like carrots, celery, kale or zucchini — along with herbs, spices and a flavorful broth.

The celery harvest in California’s Salinas Valley has been described as “ballet with a machete.”