Vegetables & Fruits

Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 2.5 qt. Baking dish. Cut the squash into 1/2-inch slices. Cook in boiling water until tender (5 min). Drain. Puree in food processor. Melt 6 T butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and peppers and cook until just tender. Meanwhile, crumb the toast in a food processor, melt…

Heat grill to high. Mark zucchini and cook half way, 10 min. Place in aluminum pan. The heat from the zucchini will make them continue to cook. Heat oil in small saucepan on stove with the lemon zest and garlic until hot; then take off the stove and let cool five min. Season. Drizzle oil…

In buttered 2 qt baking dish, arrange half zucchini around sides and over bottom of dish. Add half of other vegetables and 4 slices of cheese. Sprinkle w salt and pepper. Dot w half of the butter. Repeat process. Cover tightly w foil. Bake at 375 for 45-60 min or until tender. Arrange remaining 4…

Heat the oven to 350 degrees and brush an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with olive oil. Line pan with parchment paper, leaving 2 inches overhanging on the sides of the pan. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add leek, and cook until softened and golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in…

Prepare vegetables and finely chop. Place with all remaining ingredients except oil in food processor and process for a couple of seconds just until blended. Add oil to heated skillet or wok. When oil is hot, spoon in 3T of batter to make a pancake about 4 inches wide. Fry 2-3 min until golden on…

Heat 1 T oil in 12″ heavy skillet over medium high heat until it shimmers, then cook pine nuts with 1/4 tsp salt, stirring, until golden, about 2 min. Transfer w slotted spoon to small bowl. Add remaining T oil to skillet, then saut� garlic, coriander, red-pepper flakes, and S&P until spices are fragrant, about…

Start w 1/2 c grated carrot, grated zucchini (salted 30 min and squeezed dry), corn kernels, OR peeled and grated beets. Stir with 3 T flour, 1/4 c grated Parm, 1 T grated Vidalia onion, and 1 pinch Kosher salt. Warm 1 T olive oil in large cast-iron or non-stick skillet. When it’s hot, stir…

Peel onions and put in crock pot. Cook apples in butter 5 min and add to onions. Add stock and port. Cook on low 12 hours. Steam beans until crisp. Add to pot. Stir gently and serve topped w sautéed almonds. Onion 4 lb tiny whiteApples 4 large, unpeeled, sliced & quarteredButterStock 1 cWine, Port…

Preheat oven to 450°. Slice tomatoes into halts or quarters, depending on size. I sliced mine into quarters, having larger-sized Roma tomatoes. In a medium-sized bowl, toss tomatoes lightly in oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and one of the garlic cloves. Spread on a baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes. Toast the bread…

Preheat oven to 350°. Toast pistachios on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 5–8 minutes. Let cool, then finely chop. Reduce oven temperature to 325°. Slice about ½” off the top of each tomato; reserve tops. Using a spoon, scoop out the center of each tomato (save for making sauce). Season insides…