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How to Eat Garden to Table
Eat fresh from your own backyard! The words “garden fresh” appear on food labels and menus for a reason: There’s nothing more appealing than the idea that the produce you eat (and feed your family) was just picked from your garden. Here's how to put your (or someone else's) garden to good use in the kitchen.
All About Artichokes
Artichokes are strikingly flower-like with an olive green and sometimes purple color which makes them stand out among other vegetables in the produce section. They may look intimidating, but they’re very easy to cook. Here's how to prep and cook artichokes.
All About Arugula
While arugula may get passed off as just some fancy lettuce, beneath its mundane exterior lies a plethora of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants just waiting to do a body good. Here is everything you need to know about arugula, from what it is and how to prep and store it to the health benefits of this leafy green.
All About Asparagus: Growing, Buying, Storing, and Cooking With Spring's First Veggie
Although it's now available year-round, asparagus is one of the first fresh vegetables you’ll see in the spring. Here's everything you need to know about asparagus, from how to grow and buy it, to storing and prepping tips, and some of our favorite asparagus recipes.
Vegetable Love: The Indispensable Vegetable Cookbooks in Our Kitchens + Cuisine at Home's Cook the Book Cookbook Club
Want to eat more vegetables or make them in new and exciting ways? Check out our list of the best vegetable-focused cookbooks full of thousands of delicious and creative vegetable recipes. Then join our new cookbook club to find new inspiration, learn and grow as a cook or baker with our community.
Tips
How to Clean & Prep Green Onions
Don't let cleaning vegetables hold up the rest of your prep. With this tip, your scallions will be ready in a snap.
How to Easily Squeeze Spinach Dry
Frozen spinach contains a ton of excess liquid that must be removed before it's used. Here are a few simple tips to get a better handle on drying spinach.
Cleaning & Keeping Morels
Handy Tips For Steaming Vegetables
How to Pick Out the Best Sweet Corn to Buy
How-To's
Canning with Confidence: How to Can with a Water Bath
Vegetable season is ending, so take advantage of your garden-fresh beauties or farmers' market finds through the process of canning. Canning seems to get a bad rap. And to some people it’s intimidating. But not anymore! We’re going to walk you through the simple process of water bath canning, and debunk the seemingly daunting steps that come with this craft.
How to Make Homemade Stock
Stocks are the foundation of classic cooking — they won't dazzle you with their good looks, but surely will with what they bring to your cooking endeavors. Simply follow our fundamental guidelines, including our six principles for making from-scratch stock, and you'll soon be creating amazing soups, stews, and more.
How to Flavor & Tenderize Meat and Vegetables with Marinades
Look around your kitchen, and you’ll see everything needed to add extra layers of flavor or to tenderize your favorite meal — vinegars, juices, milk, vegetables, spices, even wine. In this step-by-step tutorial we explain all that you should know about marinades and how they work . . . while you relax.
How to Preserve and Save Summer Tomatoes
Don’t let summer’s bounty shrivel on the vine. Learn how to preserve the season in this quick tutorial on slow-roasting or freezing summer’s sweetest tomatoes. It’s a surefire way to keep their fresh flavor alive all winter long.
Learn All About Indirect Grilling
What is indirect grilling? It's bascially a technique that turns your grill into an outdoor oven so you can cook big items, like whole chickens, pork loins, pizzas, etc. So the next time you fire up the grill, follow these four simple steps, and take the indirect route to perfectly cooked meats, vegetables, and more.
How to Make Quick Pickles
For an easy, detailed guide on how to make from-scratch quick dill pickles, look no further.
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Recipes
Grilled Summer Squash with Basil Oil
Grilled summer squash gets a fresh herbaceous boost from a homemade basil oil in this easy side dish. Throw it on the grill with fish and your "summer on a plate" dinner can be on the table in 15 minutes. Don’t pitch any leftover basil oil — it tastes great drizzled over pasta, garlic bread, or grilled shrimp.
Creamed Mustard Greens
If you're looking for a Southern-inspired side dish to accompany any grilled meats, look no further than this recipe for creamed mustard greens. Eating your greens is a lot easier when they are cooked until tender, then coated with a simple velvety cream sauce.
Smoky Tomato Sauce
This hickory-smoked tomato sauce is a seasoned step up from classic marinara. This is an all-purpose sauce that picks up a smoky flavor and aroma from the wood chips. Try it with any recipe calling for tomato sauce.
Pinto Bean Salad with Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette
A simple bean salad with radishes and corn freshens up the meal. With all the crunch and flavor, you’ll find yourself reaching for more.
Orzo & Summer Squash with Ranch Dressing
For an easy summer side dish, combine orzo pasta and summer squash with creamy ranch dressing.
As an excellent source of manganese and a good source of vitamin C, summer squash provides antioxidant nutrients. And when it comes to your eyes, don’t just think carrots — summer squash promotes eye health, too.
Butter Bean Salad with Herb Vinaigrette
Butter beans are an underutilized bean in the kitchen. They're creamy and neutral, the perfect pairing for a zesty herb vinaigrette in this side salad.
Warm Vegetable Salad
Round out a steak menu with a hearty, warm roasted potato, green bean, and tomato salad. Its simple yet elegant flavors pair well with the steak and won’t disappoint.This isn’t the same old tossed salad — it’s warm, hearty, and fresh. And it will quickly be added to your weeknight rotation.
Haricots Verts with Lemon & Apricots
French for green beans, haricots verts tend to be smaller and sweeter than regular green beans, plus they have no strings to remove. This is a great side dish for a light fish dinner.
Cheesy Broccoli-Cauliflower Casserole with Rye Crumb Topping
Everyone has that favorite dish — the one we wait in anticipation for all year because it only graces the table that one special day. This variation on the traditional broccoli-rice casserole adds cheese and cauliflower to the mix, along with a rye crumb topping.
Spicy Creamed Corn
Few side dishes are as crowd-pleasing and easy as creamed corn. Half-and-half and cream cheese add the creaminess, while scallions, garlic, and jalapeño provide a little punch and heat.
Sautéed Swiss Chard with Raisins & Almonds
Sautéed Swiss Chard is a quick and easy — not to mention healthy — side dish that you can throw together on weeknights in 15 minutes or less. Golden raisins and toasted almonds add a bit of sweetness and crunch to the final dish.
Roasted Autumn Vegetables
Roasted fall root vegetables are an earthy — and healthy — side dish for any meal.