Vegetables

The collard greens and fiber-packed black-eyed peas are great in this nutritious soup.

The most basic way to enjoy an artichoke is to steam it. You steam them whole after cleaning them carefully. When you eat the artichoke you start by peeling off the leaves and scraping off the flesh inside the leaf with your teeth. You can enjoy the leaves with mayonnaise, melted butter, lemon juice or even different types of vinaigrette. After eating the leaves you will have uncovered the heart, which is covered in the fuzz, which you gently scrape off with a spoon and discard. Then you can enjoy the heart.

The warm honey brie with the salty pistachios and cranberry orange dressing is truly decadent.

These rich and hearty enchiladas are the perfect meal after a day of playing outdoors.

These tiny quiches are a great and flavorful bite-sized appetizer. You can experiment with different filling combinations, making exciting little appetizer options for your party guests.

This is a fun and festive way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or to add a little spice to everyday entertaining and family camping meals.

This is a great make ahead recipe. And since the flavors get better the longer they sit, this is a fabulous recipe to make in bulk for a potluck.

This is a great recipe to use leftover veggies.

This is a recipe based on an original chinablue sauce created by Richard Wong.

This is a wonderful filling dish, eaten across Spain. You can eat this dish warm, or cold. It is great in wedges warm, but it is also great served in thin slices on a fresh baguette. You can serve with cheese or sausage to add a little protein, or enjoy plain.

This makes a great, fresh tasting salad that is simple to prepare and can be a great picnic dish. The recipe for this dish is very flexible, if you enjoy some flavors more than others you can adjust the recipe however you see fit.

This Middle Eastern favorite is made of ground chickpeas.  Falafel tastes great combined with cucumber, yogurt, red onions, tomatoes, and beans of any kind.  You can make your falafel from a mix or follow the recipe below for homemade patties.

This simple recipe is a great side dish for most fall meals and it is fresh and seasonal during the fall. If you don't have pumpkin, but you do have other types of squash in your house, like acorn squash, you can substitute those for the pumpkin.

This traditional Irish dish serves four and is perfect on a chilly winter evening. 

Serve with a fried or poached egg on top and place a patty on a bed of veggies to turn this into a entree.