Posts Tagged by vegetables
Savory Vegetable Pie
| July 27, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Breakfast, Leftovers, Main Course, Recipe, Vegetarian |
The Williams Sonoma catalog: love it or hate it? As a young fatkid in training, I looked forward to the mail days when that glossy, food-filled catalog would show up in the box. Page after page of gourmet candies, prepared mixes, enticing meats, cheeses, colorful accessories, lots of recipes, and the like could leave me…
Old Bay Scallops with Summer Succotash
| June 23, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Main Course, Recipe |
For those who don’t know me (and there are probably exactly zero of you reading this blog), I’m not what you would call delicate. Not in terms of grace, having none of which makes me clumsy, ungainly, and prone to dropping, breaking, and spilling all manner of items exactly where they should not go. Nor…
Raw Asparagus Salad
| June 20, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Salads, Vegetarian |
Ugh. This one was a bust, friends, and I’m not talking about boobs. It sounded so promising – lemon, parmesan, asparagus ribbons all melded togteher in a crisp, refreshing, flavorful salad. Alas, it was not to be.
Balsamic-Braised Brussels Sprouts
| March 22, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
Oh, SmittenKitchen. You are lovely, funny, healthy (mostly, or at least very veggie-centric) and crazy – the things you do for food, the level and number of steps you aren’t afraid to tackle in a recipe. You are heroic. And, you take some damn fine food porn shots, too. So when I had a…
Italian Quesadillas
| February 27, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Recipe |
An originator, I am. Not two weeks after I made these – based on one of our all-time favorite pizzas – I see a exceptionally similar recipe posted on the Pioneer Woman’s site. “What?!” I exclaimed, aghast that my not-too-originality was usurped by the queen blogger herself. Or that I’m not the first person to…
Marinated Cauliflower…
| November 23, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
Wherever it is from, behold: This is a strange beast. I initially pulled it out (from….um….Cooking Light? I have no idea) because I needed something to do with a leftover ½ head of cauliflower. And I’m always on the lookout for different, interesting things to do with vegetables besides steaming them or roasting them, two…
Roasted Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar Glaze
| November 9, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
This is barely a recipe. It’s just good. Roasted acorn squash with brown sugar glaze Acorn squash are a great vegetable (actually, Cheeks, they’re a fruit) to keep on hand in the fall/winter months. Kept in a cool place, it keeps indefinitely (probably more like a month or maybe two) until you’re ready to use it, or…
Braised Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots
| October 25, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Side Dishes |
It’s no secret that Brussels sprouts are not the most exciting vegetable. They’re immortalized in cartoons and sitcoms as the grossest of vegetables, the one that no kid will eat and that always gets fed to the dog. They are most often found over-boiled, mushy, and, frankly, pretty gross. You can gussy them up with…
Layered Cauliflower Salad
| October 20, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Salads |
Pretend those aren’t canned peas you see. I didn’t have enough frozen ones. Canned peas are gross, and to be avoided. A short post today, owing to my lack of attention span, the hunger in my belly that writing about food is not helping to abate, and the 8-day business trip upon which I…
Stuffed Peppers, Redux
| September 23, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Recipe, Vegetarian |
Italian Stuffed Peppers with caesar salad I had this conversation with my dad today. Him: “How did the stuffed peppers turn out?” Me: “Well, they just tasted….healthy.” Normally this is not a bad thing. Generally, I like things that taste lighter and allow each individual ingredient to say a few lines in the meal play.…
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