I love squash. I would make stir-fry for my kids. In chicken stock, yellow squash, zucchini, onions and peppers. Half lb or good handful tortellini or gnocchi and shredded cheese. My kids would eat it 7 nights a week if I let them.
Growing up, my Gram made fresh soup alot. Vegetables were whatever was available at time. Slice of fresh baked bread topped it off.
At this point in the summer I can't bear to turn on the oven. Every vegetable gets cooked very lightly on the stovetop in as little water as possible or in a little bit of oil. Or raw in a salad.
But ratatouille is my summer go-to. I love eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes (and onions and peppers). Sometimes I throw in mushrooms and yellow squash, too just because. I have to watch carbs so I serve it on cauliflower "rice." Top it with feta, kalamata olives and glug of olive oil. Oh my yes. Come to mama.
Roasting okra is something I enjoy a lot. Accidently I discovered a brilliant recipe of roasted okra. Make a slit length wise (don't separate it in half) and stuff with certain spice mix. The magical spice to mix here is the spice sachet in Maggi packets. Although I don't advocate eating Maggi at all (especially after reading the ingredient list) but this discovery is game changer for me😁
Good ideas! Looking forward to the zucchini recipes. Canned vegetables were the norm at my house when I was growing up. When I got married in 1984 I discovered wonderful cookbooks by people like Mollie Katzen and Jane Brody and learned to cook vegetables in wonderful ways. A favorite is Jane Brody's Eggplant Cheese Pie with Zucchini Crust: http://geminiriver.blogspot.com/2012/08/eggplant-cheese-pie-with-zucchini-crust.html
Thanks for such engaging family tales about vegetables and for some delicious-sounding recipes. My husband is like a child when it comes to eating his veggies, turning up his nose at almost all except peas, beans and corn. I’m curious to see if I might get him to try okra or squash if I prepare them in your suggested manner. If not, there’ll be more for me!
I love squash. I would make stir-fry for my kids. In chicken stock, yellow squash, zucchini, onions and peppers. Half lb or good handful tortellini or gnocchi and shredded cheese. My kids would eat it 7 nights a week if I let them.
Growing up, my Gram made fresh soup alot. Vegetables were whatever was available at time. Slice of fresh baked bread topped it off.
Great post, Anne, loved hearing about how your Mom cooked vegetables ‘with reverence’, wonderful. Excited for your book!
At this point in the summer I can't bear to turn on the oven. Every vegetable gets cooked very lightly on the stovetop in as little water as possible or in a little bit of oil. Or raw in a salad.
But ratatouille is my summer go-to. I love eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes (and onions and peppers). Sometimes I throw in mushrooms and yellow squash, too just because. I have to watch carbs so I serve it on cauliflower "rice." Top it with feta, kalamata olives and glug of olive oil. Oh my yes. Come to mama.
Roasting okra is something I enjoy a lot. Accidently I discovered a brilliant recipe of roasted okra. Make a slit length wise (don't separate it in half) and stuff with certain spice mix. The magical spice to mix here is the spice sachet in Maggi packets. Although I don't advocate eating Maggi at all (especially after reading the ingredient list) but this discovery is game changer for me😁
For some reason, I'm not keen on zuc. One recipe I do like is for ratatouille. Please, oh please . . . I'd like just one more to like!
Good ideas! Looking forward to the zucchini recipes. Canned vegetables were the norm at my house when I was growing up. When I got married in 1984 I discovered wonderful cookbooks by people like Mollie Katzen and Jane Brody and learned to cook vegetables in wonderful ways. A favorite is Jane Brody's Eggplant Cheese Pie with Zucchini Crust: http://geminiriver.blogspot.com/2012/08/eggplant-cheese-pie-with-zucchini-crust.html
Thanks for such engaging family tales about vegetables and for some delicious-sounding recipes. My husband is like a child when it comes to eating his veggies, turning up his nose at almost all except peas, beans and corn. I’m curious to see if I might get him to try okra or squash if I prepare them in your suggested manner. If not, there’ll be more for me!