vegetables & sides

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shredded brussels sprouts with lemon and poppy seeds

November 12, 2012

After that caramelized browned butter butternut squash number I tried from Martha Stewart, I was feeling extra friendly toward vegetables and wanted to try another of her recipes. This time, I went green with brussels sprouts. Stay with me. I’m of the opinion that all adults should give brussels sprouts another try if they remember [...]

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my favorite sweet potatoes

November 7, 2012

Updated from the archives Although it may not be popular, I’m just going to say it: turkey is my least favorite part of Thanksgiving. I really get into the carbohydrates. We typically dish up our plates buffet-style, then sit down to eat together. It usually goes about like this for me: Turkey? Nah. A touch [...]

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caramelized browned butter butternut squash

November 5, 2012

Oh, you guys! YOU GUYS! You. Guys. This is the best butternut squash I’ve ever eaten in my entire life. I mean it. I don’t know if it’s just that I’d been nauseous and eaten only cereal and fruit for 3 days before eating this, but this squash was heaven in my mouth. Every little [...]

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oven-roasted tomatoes

September 5, 2012

The end of summer means the end of tomato season. Sigh. I’ll miss it. Thankfully, there’s a delicious way to use up the last of your tomatoes, or to turn your lamest winter tomatoes into something tasty. The answer is roasting.

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green bean, corn, and potato salad with lemon brown butter sauce

August 1, 2012

 I’m not much for traditional potato salad (I usually find it too mayonnaise-y), but this is a delicious salad that happens to have potatoes in it. Better yet, it makes use of some of summer’s tasty produce and the lemon finish keeps things light and bright.

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parmesan broccoli mashed potatoes

May 16, 2012

Oh, sweet Suzie. I hope you didn’t look at these and think “uh, are those mint?” Because, I’ll admit, that’s sort of what it looks like to me. In my defense, broccoli is green. Also in my defense, I was snapping photos in between giving Sophie bites of chopped broccoli and spoonfuls of these mashed [...]

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slow-cooker refried beans (df, gf, v)

May 7, 2012

I don’t know why, but something about cooking dry beans seems intimidating. I suppose it could have something to do with the whole, soaking, draining, cooking for a few hours, and then hoping they’re not crunchy in the end thing. But, turns out, it’s not scary. I’ve only done it a few times before now, [...]

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fruit salad with honey lime sauce

April 4, 2012

Last weekend, Michael and I made breakfast for dinner. It’s one of my favorite things. (I just. love. brinner.) Since Easter weekend is the perfect opportunity for brunch (which is similarly wonderful), I thought it was a great time to share the delicious fruit salad we just tried.

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