We actually eat a lot of raw celery, plus our dogs love raw celery. If one of us gets the celery out, the dogs magically appear and sit there waiting for handouts. It's fun hearing them all crunching away. We also use celery to make broth from the bones of rotisserie chicken, in stir fry, and in green smoothies.

I haven't used leeks much at all, only if a recipe calls for them. Perhaps I will have to experiment. I like the idea of having some things prepared ahead, except our freezer is full to the brim. I think it's time to do an excavation and inventory!
Allison

: that dinner sounds right down my
: street Allison : Delicious!
: I do like goat and sheep cheese
:

: such a good idea for last-minute !

: Im dreadful for things lurking in the
: fridge, So when I buy a bunch of
: leeks, I chop them and an equal
: amount of onions and fry them in
: olive oil. This makes about 4
: batches that I freeze in old
: takeaway containers. Then its easy
: to just grab one for whatever
: cooking. The onions freeze very
: well , though soft rather than
: crispy so I wonder if it would
: work

: ( I do celery onion and red peppers
: the same, a trinity of those, or
: else the celery will stay there
: for ever and eventually get thrown
: limply out)