Vegetables

Long English Cucumber Variety

June 28, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
Long English Cucumber Variety

Have you ever seen those long cucumbers in the grocery store that are wrapped in plastic?  This variety of cucumbers is called English cucumber.  English cucumbers are long and narrow.  They are usually sold on an individual basis, with a price per cucumber as opposed to a price per pound.  English cucumbers are usually...

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How To Make Roasted Asparagus Recipe

May 13, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
How To Make Roasted Asparagus Recipe

Roasted asparagus is a very elegant and flavorful asparagus recipe.  When you roast the asparagus in the oven, it comes out with the appetizing roasted appearance.  Roasted asparagus makes a perfect accompaniment to a main dish – it goes well with all kinds of meat and fish. Ingredients For The Roasted Asparagus Recipe: 1...

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Roasted Beets Recipe

May 2, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
Roasted Beets Recipe

Do you usually not eat beets?  Were you traumatized by trying the beet rounds from the can?  Do you wonder who on Earth buys beets at the grocery section?  If that’s the case, you haven’t tried roasted beets! Roasting is the best way to bring out flavor in most vegetables, including beets.  Roasted beets...

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Steamed Asparagus Recipe

April 17, 2011
By Melanie Mendelson
Steamed Asparagus Recipe

Steamed asparagus makes a very elegant appetizer or side dish. To steam the asparagus, you need a pot fitted with a steamer basket.  Put an inch of water in the pot and bring to a boil.  Meanwhile, wash the asparagus and cut off the bottom inch of the stems (discard that bottom inch, as...

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Roasted Broccoli Recipe

November 3, 2010
By Melanie Mendelson
Roasted Broccoli Recipe

Roasted broccoli is my favorite way of cooking broccoli.  Roasting the broccoli brings out the best flavor in this vegetable.  Even broccoli haters often gobble up roasted broccoli. There are 3 things that make roasted broccoli so flavorful: 1) Roasting itself 2) Extra-virgin olive oil 3) Salt Ingredients For Roasted Broccoli Recipe: 1 head...

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How To Cook Shiitake Mushrooms

September 5, 2010
By Melanie Mendelson
How To Cook Shiitake Mushrooms

I really like shiitake mushrooms.  They have so much more flavor than white button mushrooms! The caps of the shiitake mushrooms have a soft tender texture, while the stems are tough and chewy.  I don’t like the stems, so I discard them before cooking. Here’s the picture of whole shiitake mushrooms: When I cut...

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