Vegetables

Seared Turnips and Parsnips

Here in the Northeast, winter has fully settled in. It’s often in the 40s F during the day – sometimes higher – but it freezes at night, and it has been down to 2 F, even here in the city, and much colder North of …

Winter Salad – Pickled beets and Endive

When I was a baby, we lived in Denmark for a little less than a year – my father was there on business. We were there for my first birthday, and the first Christmas that I was paying attention (I’d been a newborn the year …

Waterless Cooked Carrots

My grandmother had a pan called a waterless cooker. It was a heavy cast aluminum, with a tight fitting lid, that held heat beautifully. The concept was that you could use it to cook food with very little energy (gas was expensive, when she started …

Pumpkin, and Planning Thanksgiving

Back when I wrote about microwaving winter squash I mentioned that I really prefer it baked, but sometimes microwave to save time. Well, I had a nice little pie pumpkin that I wanted to cook – so I baked it. The natural moisture in the vegetable has …

Brussels Sprouts – a Basic cooking Method

We’re finally getting cool Fall weather! (In fact – yesterday we had just a dash of snow…) So – Fall Vegetables are coming in. Most of us usually get Brussels Sprouts in a little cardboard tub, covered with cellophane held on by a rubber band. …