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At Christmas children
fall asleep with visions of sugar plums, not broccoli, dancing in their
heads. At no time of the year do they dream rapturously of broccoli
or spinach. The vegetable, oh the vegetable, is but an evil intruder
needing to be eaten before dessert is allowed.
Mothers know this,
and they have their ways. Some grate child-popular cheddar cheese over
the broccoli. Some mix it with slivers of black olives, and send their
children on a treasure hunt, chewing the dread broccoli in hopes of
finding an olive.
We didn't want to
do it, but we did. As adults we change our minds about vegetables and
learn to love them as they are and turn them into great cuisine. Some
of us can't wait to get to that broccoli stalk. Try these recipes and
make a child happy today.
by Diana Serbe |
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and vegetable recipes
- indian-jewish -Spinach or Beetroot leaf Mahmoosa ( Eggs in beetroot leaves)
- verduras chiles rellenos casserole (chile relleno casserole)
- eggplant - lebanese eggplants stuffed with vegetables
- zucchini - Greek stuffed zucchini flowers
- smoky poblano cheese quesadillas grilled
- mixed grilled vegetable pasta with pesto cream sauce
- asparagus pie recipe
- mostarda di cremona for a great accompaniment to the table
- end-of-summer pickled green tomatoes from Bev Alfeld's "Pickles to Relish"
- cardi al forno con pecorino (baked cardoons with pecorino) - recipe from chef Massimo Capra
- Broccoli Rabe with Garlic and Chili Pepper ( Broccoletti Strascinati) a recipe from Rome
- Tunisian Ratatouille - Chakchouka tmatim wa filfil
- Lena's brussels sprouts gratin -from Sweden, with love
- asparagus flan - from French Women Don't Get Fat
- zucchini flower omelet -
- steamed artichokes with lemon wasabi sauce
- corn and squash pancakes with fresh tomato salsa - from our seasonal cooking recipe contest
- Escalivada
- Catalan vegetables on the grill with hot ash
- pate -olive-arugula-walnut pate on vegetable carpaccio strata - from our seasonal cooking recipe contest
- pumpkin - pan roasted pumpkin caponata over grilled challah- from our seasonal cooking recipe contest
- crustless fresh summer vegetable quiche - from our seasonal cooking recipe contest
- new potato and pea curry - from our seasonal cooking recipe contest
- corn - fresh corn & sweet red pepper fritters with rosemary honey sauce - from our seasonal cooking recipe contest
- classic potato latkes
- creamed corn latkes
- zucchini latkes with Italian seasonings
- tempura vegetables with bocconcini and caper aioli -
- roasted red pepper, blue cheese and portobello burger
- summer garden grilled vegetables
- curry - green curry vegetables, recipe of jean-georges vongerichten
- sweet potato & turnip latkes -chanukah recipe from the healthy hedonist holidays
- green beans with water chestnut & almond recipe
- Matsutake Mushrooms Japanese Style
- dried fig and toasted almond "pesto" - from Viana La Place
- Potato-Olive Stew from Jim Botsacos of Molyvos
- beef-stuffed tomatoes, provencal style
- japanese - cucumber salad - a classic recipe from Japan
- Melitzanosalata (Grilled Eggplant Salad with Tomato, Vinegar, and Parsley) from Jim Botsacos of Molyvos
- pesto of mixed greens
- figs with greens salad
- sweet potato salad - with a hint of the tropics
- algerian vegetarian stew
- okra & tomato stew
- moussaka - from the great, great River Cottage Meat Book (click to learn more about this book)
- crudites bundles in cucumber "shot glasses" with watercress dip - designed for President Bill Clinton
- potato salad with sausage skewers
- vegetable cutlet - deep fried
- baked beans for a crowd - serves 200, and is easily cut in half
- spicy onion rings - with a dash of chili
- savory stuffed mushrooms a finalist in the cookoff
- middle eastern falafel stuffed peppers a finalist in the cookoff
- swamp gravy for southern fish fry
- swamp gravy for southern fish fry two - variety!
- Chayote Squash and Kohlrabi with Shrimp - the shrimp are a flavor bonus
- Rawa Masala Dosa - Indian Crepes with a Potato Filling
- Pau Bhaji - Indian Vegetable Puree with Bread a versatile recipe interchanging many veggies
- mushrooms with Italian sausage stuffing - great party food
- mushroom and mixed greens with balsamic dressing
- mixed greens with lemon vinaigrette
- Italian green olive & celery salad - simple but heavenly
- wilted lettuce with bacon dressing - best when fresh from the garden, but great to make winter lettuce taste savory
- snazzy summer casserole
- pesto from sun-dried tomatoes
- chiles rellenos can salsa roja - stuffed chiles with tomato sauce
- chiles - poblano chiles stuffed with cheese - chiles rellenos de queso
- watermelon & balsamic slices - a salad, not a dessert
- orange-glazed pearl onions - delicious with turkey
- chiles rellenos de picadillo - poblano chilies stuffed with pork - an authentic dish for Mexican Independence Day, September 16
- ensalada de mango - spicy mango salad - authentic Mexican from Doña Tomás
- moroccan squash tagine with couscous a vegetarian dish from The Ethical Gourmet
- grape slaw - both sweet and piquant
- torta di spinaci e broccoli - savory spinach & broccoli pie, an Italian favorite
- soy-ginger vinaigrette from chef David Burke
- vegetable torta with fresh basil
- avocado, egg and caper salad - a lively egg salad
- portobello salad with balsamic
- potato salad with jalapeño
- shiitake relish - great with fish
- strawberry relish - for the grill and barbecue
- tofu stir-fried with eggplant - quick, quick, nutritious, nutritious (from our tofu special)
- tofu-vegetable stir-fry - many vegetables in this recipe - a nutritional powerhouse (from our tofu special)
- nine-a-day salad - inspired by the USDA's Nine-a-Day program, both a delicious salad and a powerhouse of nutrition, form the 12 Best Foods Cookbook by Dana Jacobi
- grilled peaches with a spicy lemon honey - included here because chef Jeff Blank serves this as a side, but he has variations that turn this into dessert as well
- welcome
home vegetarian casserole - comforting and healthy as well
- mexican
christmas salad (ensalada de noche buena) - a classic
- chinese
spring rolls - very crispy when done at home
- sesame
chicken stir-fried with sugar snap peas
vegetables a to k
- general
guide to grilled vegetables
- acorn squash baked with pineapple
- acorn squash baked and stuffed (mushrooms)
- acorn squash with barley and almond stuffing
- acorn squash with cranberry stuffing
- acorn squash with cranberry stuffing ii
- acorn squash with wild rice stuffing
- acorn squash with turkey stuffing (fresh ground turkey or leftover)
- apple
and watercress salad - sweet and tart combined
- artichokes: click for artichoke page and complete list of recipes
- artichoke and rice salad
- artichoke and hearts of palm salad
- steamed artichokes with two sauces - quick
- artichoke - penne and baby artichoke salad
- artichokes with garlic sauce (hot or cold as salad)
- artichoke - chicken with baby artichokes
- artichoke - stuffed
artichoke - a gift of the nonnas
- steamed artichoke with lemon sauce
- artichoke - orechiette pasta and artichoke salad
- baked artichoke
- artichoke
bottoms - traditionally bedouin - time to be adopted middle
eastern
- arugula
and strawberry salad - A ménage à trois that works
- arugula grilled cheese sandwich
- arugula mushroom appetizers
- arugula - carrot and arugula salad
- arugula - white bean and arugula salad
- arugula, avocado and mango salad
- arugula, mushroom and scallop salad
- arugula salad with blood orange and pecans piquant
- arugula with maple syrup dressing
- arugula & mixed greens salad with lemon mustard dressing
- asian
red cabbage slaw -Sparkling, crisp and never soggy
- asparagus with lemon sauce
- asparagus, prosciutto and orange salad
- asparagus - cold marinated asparagus -Italian style
- bruschetta - asparagus bruschetta
- asparagus, scallop and mushroom stir-fry - lovely subtle tastes blended
- steamed asparagus salad with red peppers and tomatoes
- asparagus baked with pignolia nuts
- asparagus & crab quiche
- asparagus puffs - cream puff with asparagus and not that hard
- asparagus
roasted with shaved parmigiano and prosciutto
- asparagus
roasted with parmesan
- asparagus salad - this has an Italian flavor
- asparagus salad with ginger dressing- variety! - an Asian flavor
- avocado stuffed with pineapple and blueberries
- avocado - guacamole - perfection itself, the best we've tasted - from Cooking with Cafe Pasqual's
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bean sprouts & salted fish - malaysian - a mung bean dish
to go with chicken dishes
-
beets, minted with goat cheese - the zip of goat cheese and mint
with the sweetness of beets
- tangy beet salad
- beet,
watercress and feta salad - with a balsamic/orange vinaigrette
- broccoli
& black olive salad - An Italian way to get the young ones
eating healthy Sicilian
- broccoli, Szechuan - a quick stir fry, and Szechuan means hot
- broccoli walnut salad with orange dressing - dynamite nutrition
- broccoli & cauliflower in lemon-mustard sauce
- broccoli walnut salad with orange dressing - dynamite nutrition
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brussels sprouts, honeyed -with a little lemon for zing - great
for holidays
- brussels sprouts with orange and apple
- Brussels sprouts salad - yes! - with crimini mushrooms
- brussels
sprouts in beer - from our German Christmas menu
- brussels sprouts gratin
- brussels
sprouts with peppered bacon - bacon and pepper turn these into
crowd-pleasers
- Brussels Sprouts with Mustard Seeds & Curry - a gourmet
diabetic recipe from diabetic chef, Franklin Becker
- Main cabbage page - cabbage article - read about cabbage, get all recipes
- cabbage - bavarian cabbage (sweet and sour)
- cabbage and fruit salad
- chou au lait - french cabbage
- cabbage - Hungarian cabbage rolls - from a native, an old traditional recipe
- chinese cabbage and beef stir-fry
- danish cabbage
- cabbage, red
cabbage sauté- from Germany, a winter classic
- cabbage, red
cabbage and bacon -a perfect side dish to meats
- cabbage rolls with beef
- cabbage rolls with pork
- cabbage - coleslaw with a cajun flair
- coleslaw - jamaican coleslaw
- cardoon
- From southern Italy, a vegetable that should be familiar Sicilian
- cardoons with cheese (cardi ai formaggi) -a wonderful Christmas dish, from Italy's culinary bible - The Silver Spoon
- cardoon
- cardone gratinato - it's hard to find recipes for cardoon -
this is a delicious gratin from a cooking school in Florence, Italy
- carrot
and cheese salad - why didn't we think of that?
- carrot
medallions - Gingery, sweet, nutritious
- carrots - with pickles and honey - sweet with a bite of pickles
and the tang of ginger
- carrot pudding made with matzoh meal this is suitable for Passover
- carrots, spicy - with hot pepper Middle Eastern
- catsup
- It wasn't born in a bottle
- cauliflower
with cream sauce - another southern favorite
- cauliflower,
baked (cavolfiore al forno) Sicilian
-
Cauliflower with Tahini Middle
Eastern
- cauliflower
salad with zip - perfect to accompany
barbecued meats
- Cauliflower Cheddar Gratin - Updated by the Hearty Boys
- cavolo
e pane - a humble dish that's royal in taste
- cherokee
style fried green tomatoes - the southern classic, adapted from
Native Americans
- cherokee
fried corn - from Native American ancestors
- cherry
tomatoes & pesto - Inspired by the bounty of a garden
- chestnut
soufflé - chestnuts don't have to be roasting by an open
fire
- chestnut
puree - from Chef Waldy Malouf - with a snap of brandy
- chiles rellenos de picadillo - poblano chilies stuffed with pork - an authentic dish for Mexican Independence Day, September 16
- coleslaw
- sour slaw - for coleslaw lovers who want variety
- coleslaw with five veggies
- caribbean coleslaw
- creamy coleslaw
- collard
greens - A southern specialty
- collards
& kale sautéed
- corn - bourbon creamed corn - from Rick Browne, host of the PBS show, Barbecue America
- corn
and cheese casserole
- corn - skillet cooked fresh corn - a southern-inspired recipe
- corn - green chile corn pudding - from the inventive chef, Jeff Blank<
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corn (green corn) tamale casserole
- green corn fritters - these from Puerto Rico
- corn - deep south corn pudding recipe
- bourbon creamed corn - from Rick Browne, host of the PBS show, Barbecue America
- corn,
roasted with tequila-lime butter
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corn pudding, kentucky style- what would the south do without
corn?
- corn - skillet cooked fresh corn - a southern-inspired recipe
- corn - southwestern succotash with PEP
- cranberry
apple relish - a variation on the normal cranberry relish, actually
good as a leftover
- cranberry
marshmallow relish - a decorative way to sweeten cranberries
- cranberry
sauce - the basics
- cucumber
& wakame salad - from Asia, to your good health
- cucumber
and yoghurt salad (tzatziki) - a Greek cucumber salad
-
dandelion, wilted
- dandelion
salad - with a sweet balsamic dressing
- dill
tofu yogurt dip- light and pleasant with cruditès, don't
be afraid that it sounds healthy
- eggplant
caponata - authentic sicilian Sicilian
- eggplant
and roast garlic spread
- eggplant and green pepper kugel
- eggplant - moroccan eggplant salad
- eggplant,
mozzarella and cheddar hot pot - in the English tradition
- eggplant
parmesan - a classic, but this is a delicious LOW FAT variety
- Baigan Bahar - Sweet and Sour Eggplants - vegetables and India are synonymous
- Eggplant
stuffed with rice - egyptian - a simple and tasty recipe
- eggplant - Asian-style Japanese Eggplant Appetizer
- easy eggplant salad - for a picnic under the stars
- eggplant
rolls - involtini di melanzane - eggplant rolls from Sorrento,
that happy home of eggplant
- escarole and cannellini beans - classic, simple, healthy
- falafel
- a pita bread classic Middle Eastern
-
fennel, clementine & olive salad - both sweet and pungent,
a refreshing salad Sicilian
- fennel
gratin with citrus crust - fennel goes with any holiday dish
- figs
with roquefort and marsala wine in pomegranate syrup- an appetizer,
but good as a dessert if you like a cheese course for dessert
- garlic
- basic roast garlic
- ginger - Japanese Pickled Ginger
- grape
leaves,stuffed - Egyptian style (Warq Enab) - dense with surprising
spices
- green beans and crimini mushrooms with crusty topping
- green bean and sun-dried tomato salad
- green
cabbage slaw - No mayo, lots of freshness
- guacamole
- hotpot
of vegetables - this
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- kale
& potato gratin - One potato, two potato, either way you like
it
- banana
ketchup - yes, the sweetness of bananas
- cliff's
quick ketchup - for the day you run out
- just
like store-bought ketchup - better because it's done at home
- leek
and mushroom hotpot - clean and healthy, a spin on pot pies with
potatoes instead of dough
- lettuce and cilantro salad with jerk dressing ( jamaican)
- mediterranean strudel
- mesclun
greens with toasted almonds & blueberry vinaigrette - a seasonal
delight
- mushroom article - read about mushrooms
- wild
mushrooms, braised - from Chef Waldy Malouf - with shallots, thyme,
white wine - deep and mysterious
- mushroom
ragout - From Emilia-Romagna, a side dish or a topping for pasta
or polenta
- mushrooms
in cream sauce - this sauce is rich with bacon and wine
- mushrooms - chinese stir-fry shitakes in hoisin sauce
- nopal
and potato salad - a fusion recipe from Mexico
- onion,
George Stella's deep fried onion rings from Livin' Low Carb
- onion,
- baked red onions -Eat alone or accompany meats
- parsnip and lima bean tikki - the parsnip is no longer bland!
- peaches - grilled peaches with a spicy lemon honey - included here because chef Jeff Blank serves this as a side, but he has variations that turn this into dessert as well
- peas - green pea salad - uses frozen peas - more uniform than fresh
- green pea salad - uses frozen peas - more uniform than fresh
- peas
with cashew and mushrooms - a surprise, but winning combination
- pesach
potato latkes
- portobello salad with balsamic
- potato salad with jalapeño
- potato
croquettes - from an Italian grandmother to her chef grandson
- potato
dumplings - the classic German style
- potato
dumplings - the Australian way
- potato
holiday mashed potato casserole - dress up those spuds
- potato
irish champ - not a pugilist, a mashed potato
- mashed potatoes with cheese for a crowd
- potato
irish colcannon - mashed potato with kale or cabbage
- potato
irish bubble and squeak - the sound of the pot makes this potato
dish sing
- potato
irish boxty - a potato pancake for dinner
- potato
latkes - simplicity and ease
- potato
casserole-passover
- potato - Dublin Coddle - with bacon and sausages
- Potatoes
- grilled yukon golds
- potatoes, mashed- the southern way
- potatoes, white - PERFECT!! mashed potaotes
- potatoes, white, mashed potatoes with chipotle flavor
- Potatoes, white- potato Gratin with Ham and Cheese
- potato
mashed with horseradish - a delicious variation on mashed potatoes
- potatoes - mashed with roasted garlic and chive garnish
- potato
in a pouch
- potato/rutabaga gratin
- potato salad - from a southern kitchen, at home in the world
- potato salad with bacon & avocado
- potato salad with beer - yes, you read right - beer
- potato
salad Australia style - the down under way
- potato salad - German- authentic from the old country without
the American addition of mayonnaise
- warm
potato and roasted garlic salad - potato and roasted garlic -
a happy pair
- pumpkin
or squash blossoms fried -wild tiger lily blossoms work well for
this recipe, too
- pumpkin - bengali stir-fried pumpkin and dried chilis
- pumpkin,
corn and tomato stew - spicy and flavored with achiotte for Spanish
zing
- puntarelle - A new green from Italy
- ramps
stewed with tomatoes
- red
bell pepper sauce - Salata Mishwiyaa, a popular Tunisian or Moroccan
sauce
- red
bell pepper sauce 2- we use this in zucchini lasagna, but its
great on meats and fish
- red bell peppers, stuffed - stuffed with zucchini, cheese and
the whites of hard boiled eggs
- roasted,
baked red peppers - A Neapolitan specialty
- root vegetable gratin
- rutabaga pudding
- rutabaga with apples
- baked rutabaga
- rutabaga or turnips, glazed
- rutabaga or turnips Swedish style
- rutabaga & carrot whip
- rutabaga or turnips with honey and mint
- salsa
cotta - from Modena, Italy, to be eaten as a dipping sauce for
a roast, or used on the side
- sherried
apple rings - A side dish for roast beef or turkey
- spinach baked with cheese - use emmenthaler in this German recipe
- spinach
with pine nuts and raisins
- spinach raita - an Indian classic yogurt dish, this with spinach
- spinach - Palak Paneer - Indian Creamed Spinach with Cheese from the north of India
- spinach
- spanakopita - spinach pie, this from a grandmother in Cyprus
- strawberry relish - for the grill and barbecue
- succotash - home made and the real thing, nothing better
- succotash # 2 - a variation
- sweet
potatoes and ginger - can be made in advance
- sweet potatoes with bourbon
- sweet potato latkes
- sweet potatoes with nutmeg and rosemary
- sweet
potato soufflé - very light for a big holiday meal
- sweet
potato purée with rum & pomegranate pecans - no more
marshmallows on that sweet potato casserole!
- sweet potato with orange
- sweets - sweet potato & cranberry bake recipe
- sweet potatoes with lime, orange and ginger
- sweets or yams - yams with Spanish chorizo sausage
- tomato
- james's marinara sauce (& pizza) - the sauce that announces
a visit from grandma
- tomato - provencal stuffed tomatoes
- tomato
-neapolitan ragu - a classic, this with pork chops
- tomato
& mozzarella pie - classic ingredient, made in an original
way
- tomato
sauce - Sicilian
- tomatoes,stuffed
(Italian)- nourishing and satisfying with classic ingredients
that we all love
- tomatoes -roasted end o' summer tomatoes with red wine-honey vinaigrette - for the last of the crop
- tomatoes
stuffed with tuna - from Italy, adapted to please the cook's family,
from our prize-winner
- tomato
- green tomato salsa - green tomato and apple
- tostones - how to cook green plantains,
simple and a great side dish
- turnip
cakes - A Chinese Dim Sum classic and surprisingly easy
- turnips, caramelized - a sweet-sour taste that is excellent with
roast meats
- turnip
fries - Junior calls these 'hillbilly fries'
- turnips with black chinese mushrooms, glazed (from shanghai)
- vinaigrettes - A few varieties for grains, beans and vegetables
- winter vegetable and barley chowder
- winter vegetable ragout with caramelized shallots
- yams (or sweet potatoes) with orange glaze
- zucchini fried in beer batter also go to our zucchini page click here
- fried zucchini flowers - also go to our zucchini page click here
- zucchini with raisins and pine nuts - a sicilian delight
- fried stuffed zucchini flowers - also go to our zucchini page click here
- zucchini - please go to our special zucchini page click here
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