Articles filed under Vegetables
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The best ways to cook asparagus, including roasting and broilingApr 08, 2025 5:02 am - There’s no wrong way to cook asparagus, other than maybe boiling it beyond recognition. Raw, it’s crisp and refreshing. Cooking — briefly! — brings out depth. Because of that quick-cooking nature, you have plenty of options to choose from that require little in the way of effort.
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Grated orange zest, fresh ginger add zing to sunny carrot soupApr 02, 2025 6:00 am - This Carrot, Orange and Ginger Soup is healthy, easy to make, and you can’t be in a bad mood when you are eating it. Because it’s so light, it’s a perfect soup for lunch and would also be a nice addition to an Easter brunch menu.
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Colorful cold chickpea salad a great way to get legumes on your plateMar 26, 2025 5:38 am - Chickpeas are good for so much more than hummus. Toss canned organic chickpeas with shallots, sweet red peppers, English cucumbers, carrots, fresh parsley and a sherry vinegar dressing to brighten up any plate.
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When you’ve got eggplant, ricotta and marinara, just roll with itMar 25, 2025 12:51 pm - This classic Italian dish, called involtini di melanzane in Italy, consists of eggplant slices rolled around a ricotta mixture and baked in marinara sauce. The eggplant slices are often floured and fried, but this simpler version broils them for just a few minutes per side until they soften.
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Chicken thighs with cauliflower rice pilaf is a dinner winMar 25, 2025 12:48 pm - Cauliflower rice, served pilaf-style with sauteed onions, earthy spices, crunchy pistachios and juicy bites of orange, makes a delightful and healthful companion to honey-mustard roasted chicken thighs. Using store-bought riced cauliflower makes the prep especially quick and easy.
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Jalapeño poppers are great. These shishito popper tacos are better.Mar 18, 2025 5:22 am - Inspired by jalapeño poppers — a popular bar and game-day snack — these shishito pepper tacos are well-suited for a crowd. Mild shishitos turn silky when they’re stuffed with a savory cream cheese mixture, topped with shredded cheese and baked on top of tortillas.
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This chicken soup with peanut butter channels West African stewsMar 11, 2025 5:51 am - Seasoned with onion, garlic, ginger and a touch of cayenne pepper, this fragrant chicken soup gets its flavor cues from West African peanut stew.
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Mushrooms, spinach, egg and cheese take this oatmeal in a savory directionMar 04, 2025 5:55 am - Pantry staples come together in this pot of savory mushrooms, oats and eggs. Dried mushrooms create an almost-instant mushroom broth. Toasting the oats in butter deepens their flavor.
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Move over, croutons. Add Parmesan crisps to this wintry salad instead.Mar 04, 2025 5:44 am - This wintry salad features baby spinach, chicken, orange, almonds and a toasted sesame dressing. The combination is nutty, savory and sweet. But the revelation for me in this salad was store-bought Parmesan crisps.
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Not just for Tuesdays: Shrimp, pork tacos with homemade tortillas are good any day of the weekFeb 19, 2025 5:30 am - Penny Kazmier grew up on tacos made with ground beef seasoned with a packet of taco seasoning served in store-bought shells. Today’s tacos have all kinds of creative fillings, such as her Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Lime Slaw and Pork Tenderloin Tacos with Pineapple Salsa and Pickled Red Onion.