Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

Pumpkin Custard Baked In A Pumpkin & The First Thanksgiving

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We’ll soon celebrate Thanksgiving, a remembrance of a harvest feast that took place 394 years ago. Pumpkin may have been served at the Pilgrims’ first harvest feast, but it wasn’t pumpkin pie. The pumpkin pie we know and love first appears in cookbooks in the early 19th century. After a horrific first winter that saw…
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Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe For National Acorn Squash Day

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[1] Whole acorn squash (photos #1 and #2 © Good Eggs). [2] Halved and seeded acorn squash.   Last night we were out with a group of friends, the majority of whom ordered healthy roast vegetable plates for dinner. Roasting vegetables at home arose as a topic, and surprise: While most of us roasted sliced…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Raw Brussels Sprouts

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At this time of year, Brussels sprouts are in season and many people are debating how to prepare them for Thanksgiving. Our nana and aunt disagreed to the extent that each brought her preferred preparation (one a gratin laden with Gruyère and pancetta, one with a honey balsamic sauce). But you don’t have to cook…
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Celeriac, Celery Root, Knob Celery, A Root By Any Other Name…

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[1] Call it celeriac or celery root: It’s not a beauty, but you’ll be hooked by its delicious, distinctive flavor (photo © The Chef’s Garden_. [2] Use the tops as garnish and in salads, soup stocks and stir frys (photo © Good Eggs).   If you were asked to name root vegetables, you probably would…
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