Vegetables & Fruits

Heat oven to 500. Sprinkle the inside of the pumpkin w s&p OR brown sugar and nutmeg. Spoon 1/4 c applesauce into each pumpkin. Dot the top of each with butter, if desired. Top w reserved “lids”. Bake until pumpkins are tender and the filling is hot, 50-60 min. If desired, serve w a dollop…

Preheat oven to 425 and lightly oil a large shallow baking pan. Halve bell peppers lengthwise and discard seeds & ribs. Arrange peppers, cut sides up, in baking pan and lightly oil cut edges and stems. Mix tomatoes, onion, and chopped basil. Finely chop garlic and toss w tomato mix and 2T oil. Divide among…

Boil pearl onions in salted water 15 min and drain in colander. Rinse under cold water, then peel. Cook scallions and sugar snaps in large pot of boiling salted water 1 min. Add shelled peas and pearl onions and cook 1 min more, or until all vegetables are crisp-tender. Drain vegetables and toss w pea…

Cook fresh peas 3-5 min, then drain. Briskly simmer cream w 1/4 c mint in 1-1.5 quart saucepan until slightly thickened and reduced to about 1/2 c, 4-5 min. Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on and discarding mint. Cook celery and onion in butter in 4-5 qt heavy saucepan over…

Halve pears vertically, remove core with a melon-baller, then slice, face down into thin pieces about dime-sized. Mix walnut oil, lemon juice, and maple syrup. Bruch pear chips on both sides. You want them to be coated, but not soaked. Put in air-fryer basket and cook at 400 until crisp. You will need to moitor…

Preheat oven to 400. In a roasting pan, toss the parsnips w olive oil and season w s&p. Add stock, cover w foil and roast, stirring once or twice, until parsnips are tender and stock has evaporated, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, in bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Toss w warm parsnips and serve. Parsnips 1 lb,…

Peel cooked parsnips and puree in food processor w salt, sugar, melted butter, cream and Madeira, and whip together w spatula or whisk. Spoon puree into a 1 qt baking dish, dot w butter and sprinkle w crumbs or chopped nuts. Bake at 350 for 20-30 min. Parsnips 3 lb, cookedSugar 1 tspButter 0.75 c,…

Place parsnips in a large saucepan and cover w water. Bring to boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 min. Add potatoes and cook until parsnips are soft, about 15 min. Drain well and pass vegetables through a ricer into a medium bowl. Stir roasted garlic and milk into puree until…

Place parsnips in steamer or saucepan w 1/2″ boiling salted water; steam 10-12 min or until fork tender. Remove from steamer, drain. Meanwhile, in small skillet, fry bacon until lightly browned; remove and reserve. Drain fat, leaving 3T in skillet. Add sugar, simmering, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add water and vinegar; bring to boil,…

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Peel parsnips and quarter lengthwise. With a paring knife, remove and discard hard center. Cut into 3″ batons. parboil 2 min.\, then drain and spread out on a baking sheet to cool briefly. Butter a 9 x 12 shallow earthenware baking dish. Arrange parsnips om…