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Buffalo Cauliflower

A cousin in Canada posted a picture of Buffalo Cauliflower on his faceplace page, and I immediately began looking at recipes on da Google. I’ve adapted one I found just a wee, tiny bit: roasting the cauliflower on a rack … Continue reading

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Blistered Green Beans

Tiny haricots verts (thin green beans) are cooked with sliced sweet onion in peanut oil, then tossed with a zippy soy sauce until heated through and lightly blistered. This recipe, based on one from the nice folk at Southern Living, … Continue reading

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Parfait! Oven Fried Zucchini Sticks

It is next to impossible to pass up an oh so tempting platter of battered and fried veggies, so, why not give in? Especially when these veggies are battered (just a bit) and then baked to a pretty darned tasty … Continue reading

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Snap Pea Stir Fry

We were planning a low key New Year’s Eve dinner, Tamari and Sriracha and Tuna Steaks with home made Sriracha and Lime Mayonnaise, and Rich was poking around the produce section at Target looking for a likely veggie side. Hmmm. … Continue reading

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Marinated Broccoli Salad

My very favorite mom-in-law (Doris, from The Doris Project) makes a very nice broccoli salad, loaded with cheese and raisins and red onion and mayonnaise and, if I recall correctly, bacon (everything goes better with bacon). I love it, but … Continue reading

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Green Bean, Feta, and Balsamic Salad

I came across a recipe on BigOven for a balsamic green bean salad, and it looked like just the thing to use up a big hunk o’ Bulgarian Feta cheese in the fridge and at least half a bag of … Continue reading

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Zucchini Pancakes

Nicely crisped and dressed with just a bit of home made honey mustard drizzled over the top, these veggie cakes are a nice change from the more usual zucchini-and-tomato combination. And this recipe, based on one from Williams-Sonoma, while fried, … Continue reading

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Parfait! Summer Squash Carpaccio

Don’t wait for summer to try this tasty little salad; made up of yellow and green summer squash (or, to us around here: zucchini and yellow squash) thinly sliced and layered with shallots, lemon juice, olive oil, a bit of … Continue reading

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Ratatouille

Rich, spicy, and oh! so easy to toss together, this vegetable stew is as welcome fresh and warm from the slow cooker for dinner as it is (and mebbe even a touch better) the next day, at room temperature in … Continue reading

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Best! Lois’ Bean Salad

Well… in the spirit of full disclosure, Lois said she found this recipe on allrecipes.com; but I discovered this wickedly good (and deliciously simple to toss together) recipe when she brought it to a family gathering in Indiana. I really … Continue reading

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