It's easy to let yourself sink a boring-side-maker when it comes to dinner. The "main" entree is supposed to get all of the effort right? Wrong! These Rosemary Roasted Beets will both surprise and delight at dinner. To add extra color to the side dish, I used both red beets and golden beets. You …
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Kale Apple Shitake Risotto
Approximate cooking time: 30 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small white onion, diced 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice shitake mushrooms 4 cups of vegetable broth 2 large leaves of kale, de-stemmed and chopped 1 small apple, chopped 1 tablespoon …
Coconut-Vegetable Curry
Approximate cooking time: 25 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 10 tablespoons Butter, divided (see recipe) 12 pearl onions, blanched 1 minute, peeled 10 fresh okra pods 6 Indian eggplants (each about 3 inches long) or 4 Asian eggplants, trimmed, each quartered lengthwise 2 large carrots (about …