Vegetables
Vegetable recipes
Ditalini’s Chiles Rellenos
Ditalini and I recently joined a produce co-op. Every Saturday we pick up two good-sized baskets of seasonal vegetables and fruit. This Saturday we found eight big green chiles mixed in with our haul, and Ditalini decided to make chiles…
Braised Beef Short Ribs w/Fingerling Potatoes & Green Beans
The deMenthes dined tonight on braised beef short ribs with fingerling potatoes and sautéed green beans. Cooking the ribs is an all-day affair, but not really all that much work. If you put the ribs in the oven first thing in…
Crouton’s Smashing Potatoes
There are plenty of smashed potato recipes on the net. Here’s how we make them in Crouton’s kitchen:
Fresh Hatch Chiles
This entry isn’t a recipe, though it’s closely related to one, Crouton’s New Mexico Green Chile Stew. I wanted to share a bit of local color with you, namely the Hatch green chile roasters who set up shop in front…
Crouton’s Fried Okra
I bought some catfish at the market yesterday and saw they had fresh okra in the produce section. Hmmm, I thought, fried okra to go with the fried catfish? Sounds southern! Notes Fried okra is the perfect side to go…
Fried Catfish with Dirty Rice & Sautéed Spinach
If you find yourself with some catfish, you can’t go wrong dredging them in cornmeal and frying them. Served up with dirty rice and sautéed spinach, catfish makes a great dinner. Notes Browning the sausage and preparing the dirty rice…
Jerusalem Artichoke Gratin
When Ditalini told me she’d picked up Jerusalem artichokes at the co-op last Saturday, I pictured something … well, artichokey, maybe a smaller version of the California artichokes I was familiar with. But Ditalini’s Jerusalem artichokes turned out to be…
Crouton’s Garlic Fries
Crouton’s Grilled Salmon w/Potatoes & Green Beans
This is easy, and always good. It’s a dinner a husband can cook and a wife will love.
Ditalini’s Fried Potatoes & Onions
These are the thinly-sliced potatoes and onions Ditalini serves with paprika schnitzel. Naturally, they will go well with almost anything.