Caponata Agrodolce Grande
Agrodolce for short. Sweet and sour eggplant made crunchy with celery and salty with capers. A perfect appetizer OR a […]
Patty Pan Squash Stuffed with Corn, Squash and Tomatoes
Aliens landed in the squash patch. Yellow and green gnarly star-shape flying saucers, about 4 inches across, are amazingly little […]
Summer Corn, Squash and Pepper Pie
This is such an August treat. Fresh sweet corn combined with cubes of summer squash and colorful peppers, and baked […]
Curried Zucchini Soup
What am I doing cooking out-of-season vegetables? There have been dark days of winter when I challenged myself to cook […]
Summer Squash and Tomato Tian
As summer winds down, the oven goes on. A Provence-inspired tian is perfect for the season. Neat layers of sliced […]
Potato, Zucchini and Pepper Tian
That’s just a fancy name for scalloped potatoes. Except that these really are special. I didn’t know what to call […]
Zucchini, Corn and Red Pepper Pancakes
A quick meal on a hot summer night, vegetable pancakes whip up in no time. Zucchini pancakes are of course […]
Zucchini, Peas and White Fish in Thai Red Curry Sauce
We were hot and hungry. We wanted quick and simple comfort food in the stunning heat of summer, something seasonal […]
Springtime Pasta and Beans Two Ways: Zucchini with Lemon, and Spinach with Spring Onions
These are not your mother’s pasta fazool. But true to the peasant origins of the traditional Italian dish, they both […]
Peppers Stuffed with Corn, Zucchini and Basil
The weather at the end of September has been warm enough for me to continue to appreciate the late summer […]
Waste Not Want Not – Getting the Most from your Food: Corn Broth
“Waste not want not” is an old proverb, a drop of conventional wisdom that occurs to me frequently when I […]
Summer Squash, Chard and Leek Tian
The hot, humid, seemingly unbearable cloud of oppressive summer weather makes us seek simple and light vegetarian dishes that use […]
Zucchini and Noodles in Green Curry Sauce with Thai Basil
Long strands of yellow and green zucchini lighten up a pasta dish, whether combined with spaghetti seasoned with lemon juice […]
Roly Poly Zucchini Baked with Vegetable and Basil Filling
Those chubby, spherical summer squash called Roly Poly can be simply sliced and steamed when they’re small, but when they […]
Spring Zucchini Salad: First Harvest, Simply Served
The cross section of the first zucchini from my garden reveals a pattern of its life: nascent seeds on graceful […]
Spring Vegetable Lasagna
Light and fresh are not typical descriptors of lasagna, but made with strips of oven-roasted zucchini, ricotta seasoned with spinach […]
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