Jerusalem artichokes, also known as sunchokes, are a root vegetable that some people love to hate. They have two things going against them, one being that they can completely take over your garden, the other that they have been known to cause gastric distress in some people. They didn’t get the nickname “fartichokes” for no…
Side Dishes
Find inspiration for preparing simple, flavorful side dishes with fresh vegetables.
Among these you'll find many fermented vegetables recipes as well as learn the back-to-basics of cooking vegetables simply to bring out their best flavor and texture. Recipes such as Beets and their Greens, Fermented Cranberries, and even some unusual healthy side dishes you may not have tried before like Burdock Root.
How to Cook Burdock Root
Burdock root is a terrific garden vegetable full of vitamins and minerals amazing medicinal properties – it’s also delicious if you know how to cook it properly! It’s perfect when simply roasted in olive oil with salt and pepper – the flavor is nutty with a slight chew. Learn how to cook burdock root with…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Maple Pecans
Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and maple pecans are a family favorite! Tender oven roasted Brussels sprouts are tossed with crispy bacon and maple pecans and make the perfect fall side dish recipe. These sprouts are so flavorful, and perfect for holiday dinner, or just a regular weeknight supper. Even the pickiest eater will love…
How to Make Fermented Cranberries
These fermented cranberries are the perfect way to get some gut healthy probiotics into your diet for the holidays! Lacto-fermented cranberries are delicious and so easy to make. Lacto-fermented Cranberries for the Holidays The holiday season is here and it makes me so happy! I really do love this time of year, and Thanksgiving is…
Fermented Green Tomatoes: preserving the harvest
Green tomatoes are an inevitable part of homegrown tomato plants, as there always seem to be some that haven’t quite ripened before it gets too cold. While you can pick them green and bring them inside to ripen, sometimes there are so many green ones it makes sense to utilize them as they are. Of…
Fermented Dilly Beans
I love all kinds of pickles, always have. I was one of those kids who would eat dill pickles and briny olives straight out of the jar. Dilly beans, however, are somewhat new to me. My Mom has been growing green beans for the past few years in her garden and making dilly beans out…
CSA Box Veggies: Grilled Corn Salad with Fresh Herbs
Hey my friends! Here’s the next post in my “What to do with your CSA Box Veggies” series, if you’d like to see the first two posts in the series check out How to Cook Beets and Their Greens and What to do With Cabbage. This one is all about corn, how to make grilled…
CSA Box Veggies: What to do With Cabbage
Well, hello there! Here we are in the middle of the growing season, and it’s time for a second round of how to prepare your CSA box (or farmer’s market) veggies! In the first round we talked about how to cook beets and their greens, and today we’re going to talk about what to do…
CSA Box Veggies: How to Cook Beets and Their Greens
Hello and welcome to summer! I don’t know about you, but I’m sure loving it. The start of each new season is always exciting for me as it brings new and wonderful things in the garden and subsequently to the kitchen. Summer produce is always so fun and bountiful that it’s a great time to…
