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Ingredients & Recipes: Veggies

 

Tomato Bread Pudding



This food blogging thing is really fun! For my money, there is nothing I like more than request cooking. I mean, when somebody asks for it and I have ...

 

 

Absorption Pasta with Scapes and Wild Mushrooms



Garlic scapes are the tender curling young stalks of hardneck garlic. Harvested in the spring, they are crunchy and garlicky, and, like garlic cloves,...

 

 

Acorn Squash with Orzo, Sausage and Peppers



There isn't much to say about this dish, except that it's really good! Acorn squash, roasted with shallots, aromatic spices, butter and maple syrup --...

 

 

Anchovy Sage Risotto and Carrot Tower with Shiraz Jelly



This was another stunt-cooking entry in the Paper Chef online competition in which participants are given three ingredients and a weekend to cook somt...

 

 

Artichoke Hearts Provençal



About ten years ago I developed this dish in response to the presence of big cheap artichokes in the supermarket produce section. For some reason I ha...

 

 

Asparagus Rice (Asuparagasu Gohan)



In this recipe, Japanese short-grained rice is cooked in a mixture of dashi (a broth made from shaved dried bonito), soy sauce and saké. When the rice...

 

 

Asparagus Tempura Salad with Coconut-Peanut-Lime Dressing



When I need inspiration I go out to eat and make a few notes. Then I go back to the kitchen. This absolutely wonderful salad is my interpretation of ...

 

 

Avocado, Persimmon, Watermelon Radish and Sweet Onion Salad with Honey Ginger Lime Dressing



Hey, we're having lots of fun in the kitchen over here! Watermelon radish and persimmon make a nice crunch and sweet/exotic juxtaposition -- not to me...

 

 

Baby Turnips



This week's farm share box is predicted to include a bunch of baby turnips -- and it's likely that these will turn up several more times in our share ...

 

 

Baby Turnips and Sugar Snap Peas



Turnips and peas are a great combination, and when the turnips are these tender, flavorful babies it's a match made in heaven. In this preparation, bo...

 

 

Bok Choi Italiano



This treatment of bok choi applies Italian ingredients to the familiar Chinese cabbage. Simple, easy, flavorful....

 

 

Braised Cabbage with Apples and Onions



This simple preparation is one of the longest running supporting players in my cast of old reliable recipes, and it never fails to bring in compliment...

 

 

Braised Cabbage with Apples, Onions and Caraway
New and Improved!



I posted a version of this recipe over four years ago, on January 30, 2006. In that post I said: "This simple preparation is one of the longest runnin...

 

 

Braised Fennel with Leeks and Bacon



My friend Donna -- a tremendously inspiring cook who has had a great influence on me -- taught me to braise leeks probably ten years ago and it's beco...

 

 

Braised Green Beans with Roasted Onions, Pine Nuts and Herbs



Last week I roasted a chicken to Elise's request, and came up with this concoction of green beans braised in herbs, tomato and citrus and served with ...

 

 

Braised Oyster Mushrooms



Oyster mushrooms have become regularly avalable in supermarkets over the last few years, and when I see some nice big intact clusters of these exotic ...

 

 

Broccaflower Linguine



Broccaflower is marketed as a cross between brocolli and cauliflower but in all aspects (taste, appearance, behavior when cooked) except color it's ju...

 

 

Broccoli Rabe Pancakes



Broccoli rabe (also called broccoli raab or rapini) appears on our table very frequently – usually in a very traditional form (steamed with chicken br...

 

 

Broccoli Rabe with Oil and Garlic



Broccoli rabe (pronounced RAAB; also called rapini, or just rabe) is a plant of the mustard family which also includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, caulif...

 

 

Brussels Sprout and Celeriac Cream Soup, with Parsley Pesto



This simple soup -- which was inspired by a comment from Dylan of Eat, Drink & Be Merry -- has a unique and memorable flavor which would work very wel...

 

 

Brussels Sprouts Antipasto Salad



Okay, now that the Brussels sprouts ball is rolling, I'm going to riff on it a little. With the holidays coming we will all need lots of interesting s...

 

 

Brussels Sprouts Pancakes with Onion Marmalade



I promise this is the end of the Brussels sprouts for a while! But I thought I would throw this one in because if you have a sprout-hater coming to y...

 

 

Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta and Basil



A few weeks ago Kevin at Seriously Good made some Brussels sprouts flavored with mustard and vinegar. Even though I have a longtime favorite Brussels ...

 

 

Buttered Rutabaga with Herbs



My wife Elise is a turnip lover, and she likes her turnips plain, without cheese or sauce or other vegetables mixed in to disguise or change the flavo...

 

 

Butternut Squash Risotto with Sausage, Pancetta and Leeks



This risotto is another of the seasonal inspirations that come with the change in the weather. If you're a close reader of Stephencooks you will remem...

 

 

Camargue Red Rice with Almonds, Herbs and Braised Leeks



Culinary discoveries are always just around the corner! On my visit to Micucci's Italian market the other day I spotted a package of Carmargue red ric...

 

 

Carrot and Parsnip Pancakes



I developed the basic recipe for these pancakes when I was preparing an entry in the Paper Chef competition in which one of the ingredients was carrot...

 

 

Cauliflower with Yellow Lentils and Peas



Cauliflower is a wonder food, and the same is true for lentils, but steamed cauliflower and cups of lentils can get boring fast. This preparation, fai...

 

 

Celeriac Coleslaw



We like to cook with local produce, but in late winter and early spring here in Maine the options dwindle and we need some variation. Even though gree...

 

 

Celeriac Remoulade



An old favorite, I make this cooling salad from celery root and tarragon whenever I can find a knarly celery root ball or two. It makes a nice side to...

 

 

Charred Tomato Pesto



I've always been fascinated with the role errors play in discoveries, and in the creation of new ideas in the kitchen...and now I'm becoming equally f...

 

 

Chinese-Style Pork with Pasta



This was an experiment using a Chinese technique from Irene Kuo to prepare the pork for an Italian-style pasta dish. Marinated Pork with Pasta and Tom...

 

 

Cipollini Onions Roasted with Balsamic Vinegar and Honey



Cipollini onions have become a fall favorite in our house over the last few years, since I first encountered them in a jar at the antipasti counter at...

 

 

Corn / Green Bean Salad with Bacon, Horseradish and Deep-fried Sage Leaves



I love blanched green beans with vinaigrette, and this is one of my many, many variations of that idea. This one is particularly nice in August or Sep...

 

 

Corn on the Cob with Basil Butter



In my book, fresh corn on the cob is at the very top of my list of favorite foods. I guess I got this from my mother, Janet Chamberlin Smith. She was...

 

 

Cream of Celery and Turnip Soup



Part of my enthusiasm for Fall comes out in an uncontrollable urge to make thick, tasty soups, so here's another one I made last night for a group of ...

 

 

Crispy Potatoes



These crisp potato slices make an easy and tasty side dish for a roast or maybe a breakfast omelette. ...

 

 

Curried Celeriac and Red Pepper Cream Soup with Celeriac Crisps and Fried Capers



This simple soup brings the clean, unusual taste of celeriac together with the bite of a typical Indian curry preparation, and the addition of celeria...

 

 

Curried Vegetable and Rice Soup



Last night I felt like soup but I was in a hurry. I had some leftover curried squash and some curried cabbage and peas (both based loosely on recipes ...

 

 

Dandelion Greens with Balsamic Vinegar and Almonds



I have come to appreciate dandelion greens as they've graduated from foraged fare to the produce section. Somewhat bitter and, if cooked correctly, wi...

 

 

Dinosaur Kale with Leeks and Peppers



I always try to maximize the visual appeal of food when I serve it, but this is one case where the cook gets about 90% of the visual enjoyment. Dinosa...

 

 

Dirty Rice Stuffed Peppers



This dish, while not of the quick and easy variety, can be made ahead of time, so it's a good candidate for the upcoming holiday weekend. Not for the ...

 

 

Farro with Kale, Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella



Farro (also called emmer wheat, and sometimes confused with spelt, a similar grain) was apparently first cultivated around 10,000 years ago and may be...

 

 

Fava Beans



Fava beans are a lot of work, and fairly expensive when you consider the amount of waste (a pound of beans in the shell yields about a cup of edible p...

 

 

Featuring Fennel



Fennel is a big favorite of mine, not only because of its pungent, distinctive flavor but also for its versatility. It can be served raw in a salad, a...

 

 

Fiddleheads



Fiddleheads are one of a rapidly dwindling list of foods harvested or gathered in the wild, instead of produced by the agricultural industry. Fresh be...

 

 

Fresh Garden East/West Veggieburger



What to do when some of the guests at a backyard barbeque, the ultimate meatfest, are vegans? The usual answer to this is to make a double dose of sal...

 

 

Ginger-Pumpkin Bread Pudding



Not only is this dish easy to make, it's the perfect finish for a casual dinner with friends. Made ahead of time, the puddings can go in the oven jus...

 

 

Ginger-Steamed Cabbage with Little Dried Shrimp



This is an adaptation of a traditional method of preparing Chinese cabbage ("celery cabbage"), and it's become a regular guest at our table. It's quic...

 

 

Grilled Asparagus à la Sutherland



This is my version of what has become a signature dish around my daughter Jennifer's house, where grillmaster Craig plies his trade. The combination o...