Cauliflower au Gratin
When I first tasted this dish I was struck by the combination of flavors and textures that work so well together. Since cauliflower, as a vegetable on its own can be rather bland, in my opinion, it...
View ArticleCrusty Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Onions
Crusty Potatoes with Tomatoes and Onions Potatoes are one vegetable that seem to have limitless ways to prepare them. I love potatoes in all forms, however Mr. D. can be a little particular about how...
View ArticleButternut Bisque
Butternut Bisque As many of you are probably doing, I’m making out my menu for Thanksgiving Dinner, checking the cupboard for what I have on hand and what I need to get. My shopping list is close at...
View ArticleThree B’s Salad: Beets, Brussels Sprouts, and Bacon
Roasted Beets, Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Salad I subscribe to quite a few food magazines. More than I should probably, because I’m always 2-3 months behind in my reading of them, but I love to look...
View ArticleSpiced Honey-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Spiced Honey GlazedSweet Potatoes Up until just recently the most common way that we eat sweet potatoes is baked whole. I treat them as I would regular baked potatoes, split and served with butter...
View ArticleCreamy Hash-Brown Casserole
Creamy potato hash brown casserole. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like potatoes, do you? And there are umpteen thousand ways to prepare them. So this is what I was asked recently: ”Carolyn, I...
View ArticleBraised Potatoes and Fennel
Braised Potatoes and Fennel This is a neat little recipe to have up your sleeve for when you want to cook potatoes yet another way. Besides the potato, fennel is included in this really easy way to...
View ArticleMaple Soy Salmon with Roast Cauliflower
Maple-Soy Salmon Since I went a little hog-wild at the supermarket and purchased a lot of different forms of citrus fruits, now I’m in the situation of trying to use them in as many ways as possible....
View ArticleSauteed Cabbage and Kale
Cabbage and Kale Sautee Kale seemed to be the darling vegetable of 2012, and its popularity does not seem to be letting up in 2013. Whether cooked in soups or with other vegetables or eaten raw in...
View ArticleFennel and Potato Hash Browns
Fennel and Potato Hash Browns A bag of frozen hash brown potatoes from the supermarket is a great timesaver, so occasionally I will buy one to keep in the freezer. There are times when a skillet of...
View ArticleGrilled Hasselbach Potatoes
Hasselbach Potatoes Hasselbach potatoes are a Swedish version of baked potatoes. They get their name from Hasselbacken, the Stockholm restaurant where they were first served. The seasoned potatoes...
View ArticleRanch Potato Salad
Ranch Potato Salad Fifty ways to make potato salad. Can you believe it? I was amazed when I found a small recipe booklet for potato salads included in a regular sized copy of Food Network Magazine,...
View ArticleSweet Corn with Parmesan and Cilantro Spread
Sweet Corn with Parmesan and Cilantro Spread Right about now native sweet corn is everywhere; the supermarket, the local farm stand or farmer’s market and maybe in your own garden. Sweet corn ranks...
View ArticlePotatoes au Gratin
Potatoes au Gratin Calling all potato lovers! If you are anything like me you love potatoes in any form. And really, potatoes are a healthy, non-fattening food. Its how they are cooked and what you...
View ArticleGardener’s Ratatouille
Gardner’s Ratatouille What could be better at this time of year than Ratatouille, a vegetable stew. Using all the fresh vegetables that are so plentiful now, I made up a large pan of this dish. We...
View ArticleA Recipe of Few—
Today has been a very busy day and at this hour I’m tired so this will be a post of few words. Luckily the recipe I have to share with you is one of few words also. A recipe of few—- few ingredients...
View ArticleStuffed is a Good Thing
What does it mean to be “stuffed”? Is it good or bad? Actually, it’s both. Stuff is a word that has ancient origins, originally pertaining to cloth, but its meaning has changed over time with some...
View ArticleCauliflower Fritters
Cauliflower Fritters If it looks like a potato pancake and it tastes like a potato pancake, it must be a potato pancake, right? Wrong!! These are cauliflower fritters, and they are delicious....
View ArticleZucchini and Onion Gratin
Zucchini and Onion Gratin I know that later in the summer we will be so overwhelmed by the amount of zucchini that is available, we won’t know what to do with it all, but right now the thought of...
View ArticleTexas Corn Casserole
Texas Corn Casserole Things in Texas are big! That’s what we always hear isn’t it? The state is big, people live big, and they eat big! This corn casserole is well named for Texas. It’s big in...
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