Sunlight can cause diarrhea?

Don’t take the title too literally but, yes, there is some truth in it although indirectly. Exposure of potatoes to sunlight or any other bright light can make the skin turn green, the green thing contains a toxin called solanine which, some say, can cause diarrhea, cramps and even fever. Just peel off the skin, any part of the flesh that isn’t discolored is safe to eat.

Sam took this photo last summer while waiting for me to pile some icing on mocha cupcakes I had baked. She loves the Canon G10′s macro capability and takes photos of just about anything in macro mode. But there’s another thing that this photo illustrates. If you think vegetables are dead plants once they are plucked from the soil, you might want to think again. Dead tubers on kitchen countertops don’t grow sprouts.