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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 Buy & Store Garlic in Bulk
Can't get enough of those warehouse store deals? Here's how to make sure at least one bulk item doesn't go to waste.
All About Tofu
Not all tofu is created equal, and it's more versatile than you think. Here are the types you'll find and how to use them.
How to Easily Butter Sweet Corn
Cut down on the mess of buttering sweet corn with this tip. It's quick, easy, and fun for cooks of all ages!
How to Refresh Cauliflower With Brown Spots
Don't toss all your cauliflower for a few brown spots on the outside — here's how to quickly and easily remove them.
How to Prepare Asparagus
These basic steps ensure your asparagus is prepped and ready for whatever way you prefer to serve it.
All About Ginger
Ginger is a favorite flavor all over the world, and for good reason. Here's what you need to know about selecting and using it.
Natural Cutting Board Cleaner to Remove Stains
Have trouble getting rid of stubborn stains left by certain foods (such as beets)? Here's an unbelievably simple trick!
Tip for Stain-Free Cutting Boards
Beets and other dark, juicy foods can leave stains behind on cutting boards. Here's how to prevent that from happening.
Have "Instant" Mashed Potatoes by Freezing Leftovers
Mashed potatoes keep OK in the fridge, but to make them last longer and so you can enjoy some any time, here's what to do.
All About Hominy
You may have heard of hominy, but do you know how it's made? Here's a quick rundown on the puffy corn kernel.
Cut Onions Safely by Using Corn Holders
It can be challenging to keep hold of an onion when slicing and dicing. Here's a simple way to get a better grip.
How to Properly Store Spinach to Keep it Fresher, Longer
A couple bad spinach leaves can ruin the whole bag. Here's how to store it to keep the leaves crisp and fresh longer.
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
Roasted Broccoli with Cheese Sauce
The whole family — even the pickiest of children — will suddenly love a side dish of this broccoli when it’s doused in cheesy goodness like this!
Green Beans with Bacon & Mushrooms
Green beans and bacon are always a winning combination. Here, sautéed mushrooms add a little more heft to this easy side dish.
Asian Broccoli with garlic
This simple broccoli side dish is not only super easy to whip up, but it packs a major flavor punch from sesame oil, garlic, and soy sauce. Just 20 minutes and five ingredients is all this side dish takes.
Roasted Marinated Peppers
Authentic Greek cuisine emphasizes freshness, so it’s no surprise that many traditional dishes showcase the seasonal vegetables and herbs that thrive in the country’s sunny, temperate climate.
The four great culinary loves of the Greeks are olives, grapes, herbs, and garlic, all of which grow in abundance. A drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, a splash of red wine vinegar, and a sprinkling of aromatic garlic and herbs can transform almost any ingredient—from lamb to seafood to bell pep…
Spinach Salad with Red Peppers
Cap a Spanish meal with a spinach and red pepper salad with a zesty orange vinaigrette ... and maybe even a glass of Rioja wine.
Vegetable Pearl Couscous
Steer your eating habits in a healthful direction by bulking up pasta with loads of fresh vegetables. This makes a great vegetarian dinner or easy side dish for a Mediterranean-inspired meal.
It’s easy to eat healthfully — and stay full — with this couscous dish. The trick to getting it on the table quick is chopping the vegetables into small pieces. Virtually any vegetable will do. Produce like broccoli, carrots, and grape tomatoes are available yearround, but for bigger impact, add …
Caprese Gratin
A gratin [GRAH-tn] is any dish that’s covered with cheese or bread crumbs, then browned in the oven. This one features fresh tomato and mozzarella slices dressed with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and fresh basil — the staples of Italy’s caprese [kah-PREH-seh] salad.
Although a caprese salad isn’t traditionally baked, the idea of turning it into a gratin really isn’t that far-fetched — just cross the border from …
Summer Squash Gratin
Just because you’re assigned “vegetables” for the potluck doesn’t mean your contribution can’t be a hit! Bring this gratin side dish starring fresh yellow squash and zucchini. Enhanced with Parmesan, sage, and cayenne, the flavor is good through and through. Still, everyone’s favorite part will inevitably be the toasted topping, so use a larger-than-necessary dish for more surface area, ensuring there’s plenty in every serving.
Grilled Green Beans
Foil pouches are a great way to get perfectly steamed, crisp-tender vegetables. This quick and easy side dish grills right alongside the rest of the meal.
Grilled Parmesan Asparagus
A side of asparagus tossed with olive oil, salt, and black pepper, then quickly grilled, proves that even the simplest recipes can be sophisticated.
Cool Broccoli Salad with Lemon-Buttermilk Dressing
Broccoli salad is classic picnic fare. This version has a cooling and bright lemon-buttermilk dressing, golden raisins, and sunflower seeds for crunch.
Asparagus with Rémoulade
If you take your party on the road, these spears are just as delicious served at room temperature, but keep the sauce chilled. Rémoulade [ray-muh-LAHD] is a classic French mayonnaise-based sauce that’s particularly good with crab cakes.