Category: Vegetables
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Sauteed Onions
Whenever I barbecue a steak, I always saute some onions to go with it. This is so easy to do but adds so much flavor! Peel the onion, cut it in half, then cut those halves into slices. Heat a bit of olive oil in a pan over a medium-low heat. You want to cook…
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Strawberries, Tomatoes, Basil, and Red Onion
Lots red in this and very pretty! Wish I’d caught a picture before we devoured it. No measurements for this one either. A friend had an overabundance of fresh strawberries and made this for dinner the other night. sliced strawberriesquartered and sliced tomatoesfresh basilthinly sliced red onionsliced mozzarella (optional)balsamic vinegar Layer everything prettily on a…
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Garbage Bowl and Tips for Fresh Asparagus
Boy, work has intruded! Too much work, too many clients, and an out of town trip to celebrate my dad’s 80th birthday combined to cause a long lag in posts. I fixed my new favorite salmon recipe, having swung by Trader Joe’s to get the chopped hazelnuts the day before we left. It was a…
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Another Cauliflower Thing…
I have been trying to use seasonal vegetables more and cauliflower keeps jumping into the grocery cart. I like it raw, dipped in something preferably. I did like it fried. It’s good covered in cheese sauce, but what isn’t? I tried a sort of healthy cheese cauliflower thing tonight and will probably not repeat it.…
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Yellow Squash with Pepperoni
I was looking for a side dish that would get a few vegetables in with our pepperoncini beef sandwiches tonight. We’ve had asparagus, spinach, and carrots this week so I wanted something of a different color. I settled on some yellow squash from Recipes from a Kitchen Garden, although I didn’t have any fresh basil…