Category Archives: Veggies

Easy, Cheesy Grits

So. You recall those tasty pressure cooker ribs from the other day? Well, I boned and shredded the leftovers and thought I would serve them over cheesy grits – kinda like polenta, but made with white corn, or hominy, than … Continue reading

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Duxelles

These ‘shrooms sautéed in butter get a fancy French name because of the way they are sautéed in butter. Shown here, spread out on puff pastry, then topped with Bacon Jam, you can see that they are very finely chopped, … Continue reading

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Garlic and Ginger Cabbage

The original version of this recipe from allrecipes.com, called for using Taiwanese cabbage, but I found that a bag of coleslaw mix worked at treat, and that it all made a pretty terrific base for my Pork Tacos. Of course, … Continue reading

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Air Fried Polenta Cakes

Polenta, if you’ve never had it, is a gluten-free corn thing-y that can be served almost like a porridge or, my preference, allowed to solidify, then cut into cakes and fried. Well, air fried, in this case. Some folx claim … Continue reading

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In Praise of Braised Celery

I have been meaning to make this for a long time, and now, I rue all that time wasted because we have not been able to enjoy braised celery. Yes. Celery. Cooked. And oh, so tasty and simple to toss … Continue reading

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Ranch Green Beans

Yeh, no. NOPE. Put away the chili sauce and powder and cowboy cookery and all of that. These wicked nice green beans are sautéed in a bit of garlic-infused olive oil, Seasoned Salt, black pepper and… Ranch Dressing Mix! You … Continue reading

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Frozen Tempura Cauliflower in the Air Fryer (and Manchurian Sauce!)

Last month, I cooked some frozen Boom Boom Shrimp from Whole Foods in my air fryer, then tossed them with my home made Manchurian Sauce, a kinda Indo-Chinese fusion that is one of my faves. Then we went out to … Continue reading

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Carrots Vichy

Supposedly, the pure waters of Vichy, France are optimal for cooking carrots, but really to make this recipe wicked simple and wicked tasty, I find that lemon-lime soda (think Sprite or 7-Up) really works a treat! Seasoning the carrots with … Continue reading

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Parfait! Carrots Vichy

Normally made with sparkling water, some lemon juice, a dash of white vermouth, and sugar; this most excellent glazed carrot recipe easily adapts to using lemon-lime soda, thus cutting out the need for sugar and lemon juice; and, as it … Continue reading

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Cheesy Ranch Broccoli

OK, so mebbe this should be called “Cheezzzy” Ranch Broccoli, since I used my Cheezzz; but if you don’t feel like making your own, wonderfully melty cheese, go ahead and use Velveeta. A big bag of frozen broccoli florets, thawed, … Continue reading

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