Vegetable Recipes
Everyone's been lectured about eating their vegetables, but it shouldn't be a chore. With quality produce and the right recipes, you'll be skipping the steak for the greens in no time.
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Cucumber salad
I used to work in a kiosk in a mall and I ate sometimes at this little italian place. They had a salad dish that I really liked. …
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Spinach and Rice (Spanakorizo)
This is a Greek side dish that our family loves. Add a little Feta cheese and fresh lemon after it's cooked and you are in heaven.…
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Roasted Greek Potatoes
This is an adapted combination of several recipes that simply had too many ingredients, or too many steps, for my taste.…
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Asian Coleslaw
This recipe was used by Chef Kevin Bozis and Chef Jennifer "JR" Statz for a Stirring Things Up in Chicago Event at the Old Town sh…
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Lentil and Feta Cheese Salad
I came up with this recipe because I like food with a Middle Eastern twist and I wanted to find another way of using lentils besid…
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Wasabi Tots
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Lake Shore Drive Grilled Potatoes
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Ratatouille from Ina, the Breakfast Queen of Chicago,
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Asparagus with Saffron
This recipe is an adaptation of one I found in a medieval cookbook. It is an unusual, but tasty, way to serve asparagus.…
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Cucumbers with Sour Cream
My mother loved cucumbers and had several different side dishes she made with them.
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Roasted Carrots with Moroccan Spices
This is a modification of a recipe in a book on Morocco.
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Jerri's Pumpkin Soup
Originally this was my friend Diane's recipe, but I altered it a bit. I've often made this soup in very large quantities, when fe…
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Potato Collops
This is a traditional Irish dish, perfect for cold days. A collop is a small portion of any food.
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Mediterranean Salad
One day while making a tomato-basil-mozzarella salad, I decided to give it a bit of a Greek twist. This is the result.…
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Thai Vegetable Curry
This recipe was prepared by Chef Kevin Bozis for our "Stir It Up in Chicago" event at Kendall College, entitled "A Spicy Asian Jou…
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Risotto with Portabello Mushrooms
This recipe is courtesy of John Thorne and Matt Lewis, two people we have the utmost respect for. People serious about, and dedica…
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Greek Veggie Casserole
One of my daughter's students gave me this recipe. I just changed some of the ingredients a little by adding tomato sauce, instead…
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New Green Bean Casserole
My family kept complaining about the same old string bean casserole at holiday meals. I found the basis for the recipe in a magazi…
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Ratatouille
This recipe come to us courtesy of Ina Pinkney, one of our favorite Chicago chefs and chef/owner of Ina's in the West Loop. She s…
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Spiced Sweet Potatoes
This recipe comes to us courtesy of The Junior League of Chicago. It is from their cookbook, "Celebrate Chicago! A Taste of Our …
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Pumpkin Soup
This recipe comes to us courtesy of The Junior League of Chicago. It is from their cookbook, "Celebrate Chicago! A Taste of Our …
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Those Onions!
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Easy Curried Red Potatoes
This is a variation of a Robert Carrier cookbook recipe I picked up while living in London, England. This recipe has since become…
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Iron Beans
This is a new personal favorite!
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Oven Fried Potatoes
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Chard with Pine Nuts and Raisins
This recipe for chard was a runaway hit at my house, even when the kids were little. I don't remember its' exact provenance, in p…
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Fasoulakia Salata (Green Bean Salad)
This recipe comes to us from the authors of several fascinating books on food philosophy, John Thorne and Matt Lewis Thorne. You …
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Roasted Pepper and Eggplant
This recipe comes to us from the authors of several fascinating books on food philosophy, John Thorne and Matt Lewis Thorne. You …
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Marinated Zucchini and Red Pepper
This recipe comes to us from the authors of several fascinating books on food philosophy, John Thorne and Matt Lewis Thorne. You …
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Potato Satay
This recipe is courtesy of John Thorne and Matt Lewis, two people we have the utmost respect for. People serious about, and dedica…
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Vegetarian Sloppy Joes
Created it once I bought your Maple Sugar Seasoning. My Friend is a vegetarian, I am not. I am always trying Yves Veggie Ground R…
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Ashley's bean soup
This recipe came from Ashley, my daughter's childhood friend. My daughter, who is all of 21, can even make this to perfection. …
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Spiced Lentils
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Paprika Potatoes
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Pickled Cauliflower
Nepal is a landlocked country. Villagers frequently have no electricity or indoor plumbing, so they are very ingenious in devising…
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Rice, Lentils and Fresh Corn
This is a typical summer treat I make, made better because I picked up some spices to experiment with.…
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Spicy Potatoes
This is a family camping favorite.
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Spicy Vegetarian Grind
This is a hearty vegetarian dish that is easy to whip up and is great over hot steamed rice, pasta, or noodles. If you're vega…
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Argentine-Style Grilled Eggplant
This recipe came from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Nepalese Meal
This is a typical Nepalese meal modified for the Western kitchen. Meat is very seldom eaten, but this vegetarian meal is high in p…
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Chipotle Vinegar and Sea Salt Roasted Potatoes
This is my own recipe.
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Broccoli Bacon Salad
This is my mamma's recipe. We have it at most every family function.
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Wasabi Shiitake Mashed Potatoes
I was supposed to make this for a rooftop work party the other day, but then I thought, "Hey, I'm not punched in, why should I bre…
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Edamame with Spicy Peppercorn Salt
Edamame makes a healthy low-calorie snack that's filling and delicious. The buttery taste of edamame is decadent. It's low in fa…
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Saffron Curry Marinade
This recipe was used by Chef Kevin Bozis and Chef Jennifer "JR" Statz for a Stirring Things Up in Chicago Event at the Old Town sh…
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Mustard Greens, Nepalese-style
It can't get any easier to make greens with a kick.
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Roasted Tandoori Acorn Squash
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Lake Shore Lentils
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Ratatouille, Bayou Style
This recipe come from the fantastic Spicy Food Bible by Dave DeWitt, who has been nice enough to hold book-signings in our store. …
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Ratatouille - Madame Saucourt's Fabulous Ratatouille
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German Style Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage
This is a Family Heirloom Recipe from my German Grandmother Agusta
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Sauteed Asparagus with Fleur de sel
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Grown-up Baby Peas
This will get your kids to eat the little goobers!
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Moroccan Roasted Veggies
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Fresh Asian Salad
Very fresh tasting salad. Delicious with grilled meats
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Savory Provencal Vegetable Tart
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Moroccan Carrot Salad
This crunchy, healthy salad provides a counterpoint to grilled fare, especially chicken or fish. The rose water gives the dish a b…
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Roasted Root Vegetables
A fall favorite for my family, and a great way to use the rest of the garden.
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Zucchini Ribbons with Tarragon
I saw a dish in a newspaper that had ribboned both carrots and zucchini. I had never seen that before and had some Zucchini on han…
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Sugar Snap Salad
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Sugar Snap Peas with Radish and Scallion
This isn't a family heirloom but is tastes suprisingly good and is very easy to prepare. I honestly don't know where I got the ori…
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Curried Cauliflower with Black Mustard Seeds
This recipe was given to us by a customer whose Pakistani mother says the Maharajah Curry Powder makes it taste just like she reme…
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Farmer’s Market Roasted Vegetable Salad
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