Tag: vegetables
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Flavors of Summer
As the last few days of June dwindle, our farmers’ markets are just ramping up, displaying a colorful assortment of fruit and vegetables. One of my favorites is zucchini, a versatile vegetable that can be grated and baked into moist zucchini bread, sliced and sauteed, and cut into wedges and grilled. In every preparation, it’s…
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What’s Left on Your Summer List?
Two days after Labor Day, I’m still reluctant to let go of summer. As I’ve written before, summer is one of my favorite seasons, with our local farm stands overflowing with fresh berries, eggplant, squash, melons and luscious Jersey peaches, corn and tomatoes. I will sorely miss them in January. Happily, the bounty of summer…
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Spring Antipasto
As the days grow a bit warmer and longer, I’m starting to think about spring antipasto. Although this Italian favorite — a combination of fresh and marinated vegetables, meats and other delicacies — is often served as an appetizer, for my family it becomes a light dinner option on busy nights. I usually serve the…
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Grilled Vegetables
On sweltering summer evenings, cooking sometimes seems less than appealing. But our backyard grill makes delicious meals fast and easy. One of our favorites is grilled vegetable sandwiches. Last week I sliced an eggplant, quartered bell peppers and thickly sliced a red onion; marinated them in balsamic vinegar, olive oil and seasonings for a few…
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All in the Technique
Although I enjoy many vegetables—particularly in summer—I steer clear of a few. One of those was broccoli rabe (also called rapini), a somewhat bitter green often featured in Southern Italian cooking. On Sunday I decided to give it another shot. After all, a bitter green has to be healthy—right? I pulled a recipe from Good…
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