Vegetables & Fruits

Wash spinach well and drain in colander. Put half , with water clinging to its leaves, in heavy 6- to 8-quart pot and cook over moderate heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until slightly wilted, about 1 min. Add remaining spinach and continue to cook over moderate heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until wilted, but still bright green,…

Preheat oven to 425. Coat a shallow 1 qt baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside. Sauté 1 T onion in butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook until onion is soft, 5 min. Add flour and stir to coat onion. Cook about 1 min. Gradually whisk milk and cream into onion…

Heat oven to 400. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta according to package direction until 2 min. short of al dente. Drain and reserve. Heat oil in large skillet over medium. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add spinach little by little until wilted,…

Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Halve squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Season generously and place, cut-side down, on lined baking sheet. Roast until tender, about 25-30 min. Meanwhile, set a medium skillet over med-lo heat and cook bacon until fat renders and bacon crisps, about 10-15 min. Fill med…

Preheat oven to 325. Peel parsnips, carrots, celery root and potatoes and cut them into 1″ cubes. Slice celery and onion. Leave garlic whole in their skins. Put vegetables in one layer in 1 or 2 large baking dishes) and toss in oil so they are thoroughly coated. Sprinkle them w herbs and season to…

Arrange vegetables in 3 layers, dotting each w 2T butter. Pour in heavy cream. Cover and bake 45 min at 350. Uncover and sprinkle w bread crumbs and cheese. Dot w more butter and bake till crusty. Cabbage 1 med. head, slicedPotato 3 large slicedApples 3 slicedOnion 1 slicedButterHeavy Cream 1 cCrumbs, Bread 1.5 cCheese,…

Sprinkle salt over cabbage; mix thoroughly. Let stand 30-60 min to wilt slightly. Firmly pack cabbage into clean pint canning jars, leaving 1.5-2″ headspace. Fill w cold water till cabbage is covered, leaving .5″ headspace. Put on lid, screwing band down tight. Place jars on a pan as the brine may overflow during fermentation. Keep…

In a saucepan, cover cabbage w cold water. Bring to boil and cook 2 min. Drain well. Stir in 2 T butter, salt and pepper. Add tomato sauce, sour cream, onion, and liquid from mushrooms. Place half of cabbage mix in well buttered 1.5 qt casserole. Top w mushrooms and dill pickles. Add remaining cabbage.…

Layer vegetables in a 3 or 4 qt casserole and sprinkle each layer w a little salt. Heat hot sauce, stock, olive oil and garlic. Add to casserole. Sprinkle dill over top and bake at 350 until all vegetables are tender, about one hour. Serve lukewarm or hot. Potato 1 dicedCarrots 1 slicedEggplant 1 pared…

Drop 1 tsp oil into bottom of shallow glass or ceramic dish and rub around with paper towel. Arrange half the onion slices on the bottom. Combine the remaining ingredients in bowl (except the onions and oil); season with salt and pepper and spread over onions. Spread the remaining onion rings over the top and…