Delicious Fall Cooking

The cool fall weather causes me to turn to roasting, stewing and "souping". I hope you are all enjoying cooking in season as much as I do. Here are a few things I have prepared recently.

Peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes, herbs - made a large batch of stuffed peppers - they turned out delicious and the good news is that I have some in the freezer for enjoying down the road.

Potatoes, leeks, garlic, peppers, carrots, beets - I roasted a large sheet pan of mixed veggies. I roast them at about 400 degrees, although it can go higher or lower if you are cooking something else in your oven at the same time. Trick is to cut everything the same size so that they are all tender at the same time. I toss with olive oil, salt and pepper and then I add some sprigs of thyme or rosemary. I always make a lot of this because leftovers are delicious as a part of a grain salad, or in frittatas (yum!).

Winter squash, onion, arugula - made a delicious fall salad - I roasted the squash until tender and cut it into cubes. Made a salad dressing of apple cider, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, onion, salt and pepper. Placed arugula on a platter, drizzled with a bit of the dressing, mixed the squash cubes with dressing and placed on top of arugula. Topped with shredded parm cheese - really yummy and leftovers were great too.

Bok Choy, Swiss chard, turnips, carrots, cilantro, onion - made the Asian Style Cole Slaw that is on this site. Note the mix of veggies is somewhat different than the recipe.