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Easy Guacamole

Appetizers· Condiments· Easy Recipes· Sauces, Dips and Spreads· Snacks· The Basics· Vegan· Vegetarian

Easy Guacamole is ready in no time at all Saying that this is an Easy Guacamole kind of implies that Guacamole is difficult to make.  It's not, of course, but this method makes it even easier. It's nearly as good too. In the summertime, when we have lots of great veggies from the garden it's different.  I use fresh tomatoes, onions, and garlic.  I basically make a pico de gallo and mix it with mashed avocado.  But it's February, and I don't have anything fresh from the garden.  I could ... Read More about Easy Guacamole

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Honey Lemon Winter Squash

Citrus· Garden Fresh· Side Dishes· Vegan· Vegetables· Vegetarian· Weeknight Meals

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

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Caramelized Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

Condiments· Dinner· Dressings and Vinaigrettes· Side Dishes· Vegan· Vegetables· Vegetarian· Weeknight Meals

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

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Sweet Potato Quick Bread

Baking· Desserts· Quick Breads· Quick Breads - Loaves· Vegetarian

Unique flavor with Sweet Potato Quick Bread You've probably seen recipes for a lot of different quick breads.  Like most, this Sweet Potato Quick bread is a simple recipe that utilizes non-yeast ingredients to give a nice rise.  They're called "quick" because these rising agents are activated by oven heat, so once mixed together, you just pop them right in the oven. No waiting, as there is with a loaf of yeast bread. And don't worry about Sweet Potato Quick Bread being complicated. Prepping ... Read More about Sweet Potato Quick Bread

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Maple Glazed Delicata Squash

Dinner· Garden Fresh· Side Dishes· Vegetables· Vegetarian

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

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Lemon Garlic Roasted Cauliflower

Citrus· Dinner· Dinner· Garden Fresh· Quick Meals· Side Dishes· Vegan· Vegetables· Vegetarian

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

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Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette

Condiments· Dressings and Vinaigrettes· Garden Fresh· Grilling & Barbeque· Salads· Sauces, Dips and Spreads· The Basics· Vegetarian

  You will love the flavor in this Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette! As I've mentioned in a few recent posts, we've not had the best gardening summer.  Regardless, we have plenty of veggies making their way into the house still. It makes for busy days, getting everything preserved for the winter, so that nothing goes to waste. This Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette is the result of a few extra tomatoes lying on the kitchen counter at dinner time. It just makes sense - a vinaigrette is mainly an ... Read More about Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette

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Sweet Corn Pancakes

Breakfast· Recipes· Vegetables· Vegetarian· Waffles

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

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Sauteed Radishes with Sea Salt & Lime

Garden Fresh· Recipes· Salads· Vegetables· Vegetarian

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

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