Holiday Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Cranberries
From the cookbook, Serving up the Harvest, this recipe serves 6 and not only tastes good but looks colorful at any Holiday table. (more…)
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes
From the cookbook, Serving Up the Harvest by Andrea Chesman, this recipe boasts a rich, flavorful, and perfectly-textured mashed sweet potato that seems too easy to be true. Maybe now is a good time to give it a “taste test” before your Thanksgiving guests arrive at your table. This recipe serves 4. Enjoy! (more…)
Potato Celery Root Purée
Here’s another recipe from a Gourmet Magazine cookbook. This purée could make a good side dish for Thanksgiving, and may be made up to 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Makes about 5½ cups.
Asian Pickled Cabbage
Here’s a recipe for Asian Pickled Cabbage from thekitchn.com. It’s tangy from the vinegar, sweet from the sugar, and just a bit spicy from the ginger — a perfect balance of flavors. It’s super easy and refreshing as a side dish on a hot day. The recipe serves 2-4 but can easily be doubled. (more…)
Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes and Basil
Here’s another great spaghetti squash recipe from steamykitchen.com. If you’re only feeding 4-6 people, I suggest cooking the spaghetti squash whole, then only using half of the squash when you’re ready to sauté with the tomatoes. I like my spaghetti squash not too hard, not too soft. It shouldn’t be mushy, you should be able to still separate the strands of squash. Serves 8-10. (more…)
Roasted Sunchokes (aka Jerusalem Artichokes)
This recipe, found on allrecipes.com is an easy way to cook these vegetables. Sunchokes (aka Jerusalem artichokes) are starchy tubers like potatoes and turnips. When roasted, the skin becomes flaky and the flesh becomes tender, but the taste of a sunchoke is slightly nutty and sweet. (more…)
Buttercup Squash with Apples
This recipe is from the Betty Crocker Cooking for Two cookbook and is a perfect pairing of fall crops. Buttercup squash, like acorn squash, isn’t always easy to peel – this makes it a great squash for stuffing with other things. With brown sugar and apples, this recipe makes for a sweet side dish. Serves 2. (more…)
Sweet Potato Fries
If you have left over sweet potatoes—and you probably do, these are so fantastic, even your pickiest eater will probably like them. (more…)
Parmesan Veggie Toss
Try this with any of your favorite veggies! Keep them raw or lightly steam them for a softer bite. (more…)
Yacon Kale Citrus Salad
Yacon is commonly enjoyed raw. It’s really easy to prepare yacon, just peel off the brown skin and shred it or chop it into dishes, such as salads and slaws. Here’s a citrus salad found on Sharon Palmer’s plant-powered dietician blog. The yacon gives this salad a slightly sweet, juicy crunch. (more…)