I love to bring raw veggies to work to munch on but I seem to be stuck in a carrots and celery rut with an occassional red pepper thrown in. Can you give me some ideas for expanding my repertoire....
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Welcome to the Weekend Cook and Tell. Every Wednesday we search high and low through the food sections of various national newspapers to create a weekend cooking project. We hope you will cook along with us and share your experiences,...
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So, I made a dish a few days ago that used a fennel bulb. I saved all the tops, thinking they must be good for something...but I still don't know what the something is! Anyone have any good suggestions for...
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I'll start off bragging about how despite my usual black thumb, I managed to grow a decently bountiful garden this year (compared to last year when I killed FIVE zucchini plants). w00t! However, my bf (who I credit largely with...
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I love taking artichokes, dipping them in egg wash, flouring them, and then sauteeing them in olive oil.. finishing them with a silky buttery lemon-wine sauce. But this isn't too healthy. Any ideas as to how to keep the texture...
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I love bok choy and would like it to be a regular part of my meal plans. I have always purchased it at Whole Foods but this year the selection has been horrible. I would pull one out and the...
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Hello! I just found out that a friend is coming over for dinner tomorrow evening. One of the things on my menu is a vegetable tartare, but I can't find a good recipe for it. Yes, I can wing it,...
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I am making some eggplant rolls for dinner tonight (can't think of the official name right now). Eggplant sliced long and filled with angel hair pasta, rolled, and baked with marinara sauce. Do any of you soak your eggplant with...
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Help! Between my CSA basket and a very productive plant in my own garden I have a refrigerator filling with eggplant. Is there any way to preserve it for future use or should I just reach for the elastic waisted...
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When BK put a couple of slices on my Whopper last week, I took 'em off (although I wanted them. Wanted them bad.) When I found them chopped into a prepared salad at Whole Foods, I said, "Perhaps this isn't...
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