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Myrl Jeffcoat wrote:
> Last Saturday, while at the local Farmer's Market, I picked up a fresh
> Fennel bulb. I was enticed by the wonderful smell. But now that I
> have it home, I don't know what to do with it!
>
> If this Fennel bulb was sitting in your refrigerator crisper, what
> would you do with it?



Trim the green stalk down to an inch of the white bulb. The stalk can
be used in stock.


Slice the bulb in half.


Soften it by boiling it in chicken stock for a few minutes.


Then roast it next to a chicken or turkey piece as you would carrots and
potatoes.


--Lia