Category: vegetables
Roast me…I dare you!
Nothing is better in a sandwich than fresh homemade roasted red peppers. There is something about that sweet tenderness with a hint of crispness that just really brings flavors together. The funny thing is that I had never thought of roasting my own until my friend at The Chocolate Lotus asked me how. Now I [...]
ARF: Fiddlehead Greens Salad
I was wandering the produce section of a local supermarket . . . I do that a lot . . . and came across these interesting greens right next to the sugar snap peas. “Fiddlehead greens,” the package proclaimed. They weren’t too expensive ($2.50 or so, for the package) so I decided to pick them [...]
WHB: Beet Greens Bruschetta
Check out Kalyn’s Kitchen later for a round-up of Weekend Herb Blogging, a fun event where we learn new recipes for great herbs. I made some yummy beets earlier this week, but it felt wasteful to just toss the beet greens. But I have never cooked them before and was nervous. After searching and searching, [...]
Double Trouble: Glazed Beets and the Mushroom-Broccoli Affair
Well, it’s Tuesday again (funny how it comes around every week, isn’t it?). And that means that it is time for Sweetnick’s ARF/5-A-Day Tuesday. If you haven’t heard of it, check it out. Cate from Sweetnicks challenges us to up our fruit and veggie intake and get in those powerful antioxidant rich foods. The round [...]
Homemade Crispy Onion Straws
Try these in Stacked Steak Asiago Sandwiches. Homemade Crispy Onion Straws serves 4 2 medium onions, sliced thinly and separated into rings 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp paprika salt to taste vegetable oil. Place onions in a medium bowl and add flour chili powder and paprika. Stir until well [...]
WHB: Mango Salsa
Well, it’s Sunday again. Palm Sunday, in fact. So it’s time for Kalyn’s Kitchen’s Weekend Herb Blogging, Sweetnicks’ Weekend Dog Blogging and Weekend Cat Blogging at Eat Stuff. Check in later tonight for round ups of each event. I’ve been on a big pasta kick for a while with my Weekend Herb Blogging entries. So [...]
ARF: Sautéed Broccolini
Well, I’ve gone and done it. After all the talk I’ve heard through the food blogging universe about broccolini, I had to try it myself. And as it turns out I love it, and my husband – the self proclaimed vegetable hater – doesn’t mind it, which is high praise for him. It was sweeter [...]
Recipe: Avocado Salsa
While grocery shopping Friday, I snagged a great bargain – four small avocados for $0.99. They were on the last chance rack at the supermarket, and even though they were a bit past their prime, I knew I could put them to use in my kitchen. I looked around for an interesting avocado dish that [...]
Washing Vegetables and Fruits to Remove Pesticides
I never thought about pesticide residue that could be on my produce before I had Will. And while I thought it was odd that apples in the store were so shiny and glossy, and broccoli had that white patina, I just didn’t put one and one together. But while I was pregnant I began learning [...]
