Vegetable Dishes & Sides

I love the silky smooth texture of ichiban, the deep, dark, long and slender Japanese eggplants.Try this recipe to serve...

I bet I know what you are thinking. Minestrone, a thin watery, tomatoey soup, with limp overcooked vegetables. Not this...

This sweet and salty salad adds a touch of seasonal fall color to the table. I like to think of...

I think that I have finally outgrown baked sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping that is served at our family table...

Dirty Rice is not your typical Thanksgiving dressing. My family did not ever serve cornbread dressing or any other kind...

Thanksgiving, New Orleans style, always includes my mom’s stuffed mirlitons, sometimes known as vegetable pears, stuffed with shrimp and a...

Wondering what to do with the abundance of zucchini and yellow squash? On a recent visit to Austin, I ordered...

The perfect afternoon snack. Guacamole with crudités, fresh raw vegetables, or corn tortilla chips. I like my guacamole chunky, and...

Black beans may be my favorite of all the legumes. The rich dark silkiness achieved by slow cooking black beans...

Bags of freshly picked tender baby kale greeted me last weekend at the Covington Farmer’s Market. How could I resist?...

I guess if you add garlic, lemon, olive oil, and oregano to anything you could fairly state that it has...

Outside of traveling and tasting throughout the Mediterranean region over the years, I learned much of what I know about...