Honey Roasted Rainbow Carrots
Colorful rainbow carrots make this veggie side dish, found on the Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen food blog, impossible to resist. If you don’t have rainbow carrots, regular carrots work well too! Serves: 3-4. (more…)
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Ratatouille
Ratatouille is a traditional French stewed vegetable dish originating in Nice, but popular among the entire Mediterranean coast. Mid-summer CSA shares will provide all you need for this delicious classic. Serves 4-6. (more…)
Easy Fingerling Potatoes
Fingerling potatoes are quick and easy to prepare on the stove-top. Because of their size, they cook quickly, and don’t need to be peeled. Try any of these variations! (more…)
Easy Cheesy Zucchini Bake
This recipe, from Penzey’s Spice catalog, serves 4 easily and uses several squash and some of the herbs we should be getting this week. (more…)
Fennel and Apricot Salad
Try to make this a day ahead as the flavors improve overnight. From the Simply Organic cookbook. (more…)
Buttered Turnip Puree
Tyler Florence, from The Food Network, offers up this creamy and delicious recipe. It serves 4, takes only 10 minutes to prepare, and in 30 minutes it’s on your table. (more…)
Root Vegetable Gratin
This recipe, from Bon Appétit Magazine is a perfect way to use your fall root vegetables (feel free to substitute), and would make a great Thanksgiving dish. Serves 8.
The key to gratins is having all the ingredients—whether they’re basic potatoes or the mixed root vegetables below—sliced the same thickness so they cook at the same rate. Make friends with a mandoline: It quickly yields precise, even slices. (more…)
Maple Roasted Honeynut Squash
A tinier version of butternut squash, honeynut is slightly sweeter and has a thinner edible skin. Here’s a recipe for roast honeynut squash, found on Olivia Adriance’s food blog. You can serve alongside a roasted protein for a simple but totally satisfying weeknight meal. Or give it a try for Thanksgiving and see what your family and friends have to say about this mini gourd. Serves 6 as sides. (more…)
Autumn Harvest Soup
Here’s an easy recipe found on mercola.com for a sweet soup made with your extra squash and sweet potatoes. Serves 4. (more…)
Cabbage and Onion Torta
This recipe from the New York Times is a delicious way to use up a LOT of cabbage. This torta, filled with browned onions, silky cabbage, and plenty of creamy fontina cheese, might just be the best way you’ve ever eaten what is arguably a challenging vegetable. It’s at its most appealing served warm, with the cheese still a little gooey. But when fully cooled it becomes picnic or lunchbox fare, sturdy enough to slice up and carry with you. The smoked ham is purely optional, but is does add a pleasing porky flavor to the mix. And if you can’t find fontina, try Gruyere, Swiss or muenster instead. (more…)