By Jeanie Rose | Winter Squash
Butternut squash is a perennial favorite among the winter squash and for good reason. It has great flavor and color and it stores for several months in a root cellar. The deep orange color comes from its vitamin A/beta carotene content, but it is also rich in several other vitamins and minerals. Butternut squash is […]
Continue readingBy Jeanie Rose | Eggplant
Eggplant lovers enjoy this vegetable as a side to any dish. Baked, rather than fried, the eggplant absorbs less oil and seems a bit more meaty as a result. We freeze these crusty rounds to use as the foundation of a couple of main dishes — at least we freeze what does not get gobbled […]
Continue readingBy Jeanie Rose | Tomatoes
Sun-dried tomatoes come from Italy where Italians dried tomatoes on their roofs to maintain the brightness and flavor of tomatoes all year long. As we have tried to replicate the flavor in the United States, sun-dried tomatoes get mixed reviews. Read a bit online and you get mixed reviews of dried tomatoes, both the loose […]
Continue readingBy Jeanie Rose | Eggplant
Inspiration for this came from having a quantity of my lasagna cheese mixture leftover. This mix is wonderful all by itself, but who wants to eat a pile of cheese? Summer was coming to an end with its usual bounty. Enter eggplant and tomatoes! This entree went over so well that I planned it into […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Cauliflower
One day when searching online for a particular recipe, I happened on a post for cauliflower tabouli. Since tabouli is not what I was set on at the time, I kept clicking. Weeks later I held a half head of cauliflower in my hand and recalled the tabouli idea. I wish I could credit the […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Beans
This simple black bean salad is great for entertaining and potlucks. It turns heads because of the beautiful colors and the heady fragrance. Black bean salad is a great travel food and addition to the lunch box. Just keep in mind that the flavors are best at room temperature. If you just did not get […]
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