Broccoli Bacon Slaw is a match made in heaven! Seriously - what could be better than this Broccoli Bacon Slaw? It has everything that makes a great late winter/early spring salad, doesn't it? Nothing is growing here yet, so we have to rely on the store for fresh veggies. And, I don't mind, because this salad is so good! It's coleslaw with a twist. And a salad with bacon - is that like a dream come true or what? Hasn't that been the trouble with salads all through the history of the ... Read More about Broccoli Bacon Slaw
Vegetables
Honey Lemon Winter Squash
Honey Lemon Winter Squash has wonderful flavor! This is the best time of year to grab some winter squash. Properly stored, it will be at its peak of flavor right about now - fully ripened and nicely sweet. It is just perfect with the flavors of honey and lemon too - a little sweet, a little acidity. Those flavors enhance the background richness of the squash itself immeasurably. I know, I already did a recipe with Lemon this week, but maybe you bought a bag of lemons and now you need ... Read More about Honey Lemon Winter Squash
Caramelized Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Caramelized Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette is a mouthful! And a pretty delicious mouthful at that. This is a tried and tested method of preparing vegetables that our family has enjoyed for years. Caramelized Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette is a two-part recipe. First, you make the Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette, and then you make the Caramelized Broccoli. Both parts of this dish are useful in other meals and recipes, and we will be getting to that. Fresh broccoli is ... Read More about Caramelized Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Warm Quinoa and Roasted Vegetable Salad
I love the flavors in this Warm Veggie Quinoa Salad. These fall vegetables are perfect with quinoa and the vinaigrette is a beautiful spark of freshness. Seriously - SO good together. I think overall, the popularity of quinoa has diminished somewhat. For a while there it was all the rage because it was a little less carby than white rice or pasta. As a person who is mostly low-carb, I still appreciate that it is similar in carb count to brown rice. I love the flavor when it's cooked ... Read More about Warm Quinoa and Roasted Vegetable Salad
Maple Glazed Delicata Squash
A delicious winter squash side dish Here, in Upstate NY, the garden is nearly done. We have a few root crops here and there, and some hardy greens, but things are pretty much cleared out. Time to enjoy the fruits of our labor and this Maple Glazed Delicata Squash is very rewarding indeed. We have a fair number of Delicata squash this year. That makes us pretty happy because they are so good. Probably the sweetest of winter squash, and they are small enough to cook up quickly. A ... Read More about Maple Glazed Delicata Squash
Lemon Garlic Roasted Cauliflower
A fast fall side dish - Lemon Garlic Roasted Cauliflower One of our favorite fall vegetables is cauliflower. It's especially well priced this time of year, which makes this Lemon Garlic Roasted Cauliflower a great dinner idea. It's in your supermarket, I'm sure, but try your local Farmer's Market for super fresh local cauliflower. You can gab some fresh garlic too and maybe a pumpkin or two for roasting. Being a low-carber most of the time, I love this recipe as a sort of potato ... Read More about Lemon Garlic Roasted Cauliflower
Sweet Corn Pancakes
Take Advantage of Late-season Corn It's late summer here in Upstate NY, and the end-of-season sweet corn is just coming into its own. Typically, the best corn of the year is the last to ripen, and that is what we have right now. It's amazing no matter how you prepare it. We love Fresh Corn Fritters which are a more savory dish than these Sweet Corn Pancakes. My husband is particularly fond of pancakes with corn in them, maybe because sweet corn was a big crop when he was growing up on his ... Read More about Sweet Corn Pancakes
Easy Tomato Sauce for Canning & Freezing
An Easy Tomato Sauce is a must if you garden It's that time of year with which I have a love/hate relationship. The tomatoes are starting to come in the back door in multiple 5-gallon buckets now. That means that no matter what else is going on, I have to deal with them. Mostly because we only have so many buckets, and there are plenty more tomatoes where those came from. This easy sauce method helps me get through a lot of tomatoes quickly. It's been a challenging year in the ... Read More about Easy Tomato Sauce for Canning & Freezing
Cucumber and Avocado Salad with Feta
Try this delicious idea! It is the beginning of cucumber season here in Upstate NY. I went looking through my old posts for a really great cucumber recipe to bring up here to the top of things and this one seemed like a great choice. I hope you enjoy it all over again! We wait all year for the garden to begin filling with cucumbers. When it finally does, I am ready with a ton of fresh ideas for how to enjoy them. I've been dreaming about this salad since about February! I suppose I could ... Read More about Cucumber and Avocado Salad with Feta
Sauteed Radishes with Sea Salt & Lime
Sauteed Radishes with Sea Salt & Lime? Really? Yes, really! Now that it's July, we're starting to get quite a few fresh veggies from the garden. It's the time of year we dream about in January. It seems like every day there is a new vegetable, ready to enjoy. And while we've been eating them for a few weeks now, radishes are starting to give up a real bumper crop this week. I really like radishes, and we eat quite a lot of them in salads, or simply with a sprinkle of salt. Then I ... Read More about Sauteed Radishes with Sea Salt & Lime
Chili Roasted Butternut Squash
Fall meals will never be the same You'll see - this dish is beyond delicious. I've made this tasty Chili Roasted Butternut Squash for innumerable family and friend gatherings, and it is always a hit. How does your family "do" Thanksgiving? Do you have the same treasured old stand-bys year after year, or do you like to find the latest trends? Does one person do all the cooking, or do you split things up, with different people bringing things to share? Do you travel? Stay home ... Read More about Chili Roasted Butternut Squash
Turkey Stuffed Delicata Squash
Rewind: Turkey Stuffed Delicata Squash This is a rewind post, brought up from the archives and given new life here at the front of the blog - hope that you enjoy it! Delicata squash have become a favorite of ours, because of their delicious sweet and rich flesh. They are similar to acorn squash, but with a deeper flavor and without the ridges that can make acorn squash difficult to prepare. I have seen lot of recipes for both Delicata and acorn squash that say the skins are edible, but we ... Read More about Turkey Stuffed Delicata Squash