Category Archives: Vegetables

Amazing Jerusalem Artichokes

Click here to view recipe. I almost forgot about Jerusalem Artichokes this year – but thankfully bag after bag of these funny looking vegetables were piled on several stands at the Sunday farmer’s market here in Seattle.  And these little … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks with Cauliflower & Pomegranate Seed Salad

Click here to view recipe. This post was written following our 2012 family Thanksgiving. 23 people (including 4 toddlers) converged in the Seattle area. The stage was set… Two deep fried turkeys. Ten side dishes. Four desserts.  And this was … Continue reading

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Lentil & Squash Fall Salad

Click here to view recipe. I don’t know if I should really call this creation a “salad” – it’s  more of a vegetable medley.  All I know is that I began with an old recipe that called for asparagus and … Continue reading

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Learning to Love Eggplant Tomato Gratin

Click here to view recipe. There are very, very, very few fruits or vegetables that I don’t love and eat with gusto these days. This adoration for fresh produce, however, was not always the case. As a child I was … Continue reading

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Sesame Asparagus

Click here to view recipe. Nothing says SPRING to me like asparagus, when it finally shows itself at the farmers markets here in Seattle. As much as I love all the root vegetables available week after week during the cold … Continue reading

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Vegetable Dinner – What a Delight!

The other night I had plans to go to a 7:00 PM play with a friend, and we planned to grab a quick, inexpensive dinner nearby so that we could be at the ticket counter will-call right on time. For … Continue reading

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Perfect Picnic Potato Salad

Click here to view recipe. Since moving to Seattle thirty plus years ago, we have held a Fourth of July party almost every year without fail! We initially lived in a larger home and would invite families with kids, then … Continue reading

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Sesame Asparagus

Click here to view recipe. Let me begin by saying that this is a remarkable story, a true story about a surreal experience I had at the end of March. My friend Eileen and I planned an overnight trip to … Continue reading

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