Carrots are so good sauteed in a little butter and cumin, or glazed if you like it sweet. They easily replace potatoes. They've just had the worst campaign manager for years. People think of them as only stock basics for soups but they are so much more. They are a great source of fiber, Vitamin C, potassium, and they contain beta carotene. I loved them raw as a kid but also went on a daily carrot juice drinking frenzy in the late 90's and I still have that taste emblazoned in my mind, pulling the plastic bottles, straight out of the ice at my bodega. Chicken thigh meat is preferred over breast if you want to hot wok it fast and the dark meat takes in hot chili oil and soy sauce better in my opinion.
