Menu du jour recipe winter vegetables : 13 Recipes


  • Recipe Eat Colorful Winter Vegetables
    Eat Colorful Winter Vegetables
    I noticed as I went back over the last few posts that color was lacking in the food pictures -- bar green. Green is good, in fact eating green in the form of spinach, kale, chard, celery and broccoli is fantastic because these vegetables are[...]
  • Recipe More Colorful Winter Vegetables
    More Colorful Winter Vegetables
    Yesterday I wrote that green vegetables are nutritional power-houses , particularly dark leafy greens like kale, collard and dandelion greens, chard, mustard and beet greens. Calorie for calorie, they're a highly concentrated source of[...]
  • Recipe Roated Winter Vegetables with Seitan and Brown Gravy
    Roated Winter Vegetables with Seitan and Brown Gravy
    Here’s some comfort food directly from Quick Fix Vegetarian by Robin Robertson .  (Click on any of the books inside my recommendations shop, then on the book’s page, click on the book to peek inside and get free recipes.  Most[...]
  • Recipe Winter Friday
    Winter Friday
    The sun finally came out this afternoon. After several cloudy or rainy days, the sun was a lovely sight. I worked at home today, cozy in my Guitar Hero flannel jammies (compliments of my friend Sue two Christmases ago), working on projects,[...]
  • Recipe Parsnip: The Overlooked Winter Delight
    Parsnip: The Overlooked Winter Delight
    (I apologize for the poor photo quality…the camera batteries died so I had to use my phone. *sigh* ) Ever picked up a parsnip at the grocery store and thought to yourself that it looked just like a carrot, except it was much[...]
  • Recipe Maple-Glazed Root Vegetables
    Maple-Glazed Root Vegetables
    I've never been a vegetable person. I have my favorites (ahem... brussels sprouts), but in general they aren't something that I get excited about. Especially when it comes to vegetable side dishes, where they don't get to hide behind other[...]
  • Recipe Spicy lentil and vegetable soup ? one last hurrah to winter
    Spicy lentil and vegetable soup ? one last hurrah to winter
    It is officially spring, and there is no longer an icy nip in the Sydney air. As much as I love summer, and I can’t wait for it to start, I’m going to miss having the excuse to stuff my gob with loads of comfort food. Now I’m going[...]
  • Recipe This Week's Recipe: Raw Bean Salad with Roasted Cherry Tomato Dressing
    This Week's Recipe: Raw Bean Salad with Roasted Cherry Tomato Dressing
    Why Raw Bean Salad? Although I relish in slow cooked stews and warming soups during winter I do, however find myself missing a fresh vegetable here and there. While leafy salads are refreshing in the summer months, during winter a heartier green[...]
  • Recipe Greek Tzatziki Recipe with Beets ? A Different Idea for Using Beets
    Greek Tzatziki Recipe with Beets ? A Different Idea for Using Beets
    A lot of cooking for me is trying some thing that you don’t traditionally think would go together.  Such is the case here, when I opened up the fridge and found 5-6 lonely but beautiful golden beets and thanks to another great idea from[...]
  • Recipe Everyone Loves Butternut Squash Soup
    Everyone Loves Butternut Squash Soup
    I've never met anyone who didn't enjoy butternut squash soup. What you may not know is that it is extremely easy to make and only requires a few ingredients. Here's my recipe: Ingredients: 1 medium sized butternut squash 1 Granny Smith[...]