Oven roasted potato wedges mimic deep-fried ones. Prepare these Rosemary Roasted Potatoes when you need something with flavor and crunch to accompany roasted and grilled fish, meat or poultry. They are perfect with Pan Grilled Steak au Whiskey, pictured here. Omit the rosemary if you like or substitute sprigs of fresh thyme. Soaking the cut potato wedges in cold water removes some of the surface starch so that the potatoes don’t stick together. Be sure

Quinoa is the Mickey Rooney of grains, small in stature but big on texture and taste. Slices of squash are the perfect portion control for the nutty grain in this recipe for Roasted Squash Rings Stuffed with Quinoa Mushroom Salad. You can even include it on your Thanksgiving buffet. Cook the squash rings and make the quinoa salad a couple of days ahead and you can serve it on your Thanksgiving buffet. Jump to Recipe

Looking for ways to reduce food waste? Is your compost bin always full?  If root-to-tail cooking appeals to you, consider the carrot top. It’s potent color and rich chlorophyll flavor balance the sweetness of the roots below. In this recipe for Honey-Glazed Carrots with Coriander and Black Pepper, a few tablespoons of the minced greens balance the honey and spices in the dish itself. You can serve these honey-glazed carrots as part of a mezze

Peak tomato season means a grilled Shelburne Farms cheddar sandwich with a few pickles on the side. I made these puckery sweet sour pickled purple baby onions a few months back to serve with pork roast.  But now that its peak summer, I realize they go with many summer favorites, including a tomato cheese sandwich. And I use this liquid to make quick refrigerator pickles with the kind of tart sweetness reminiscent of bread and butter

Marketers use the term “ancient grains” to describe grains and seeds that are untouched by plant breeding. Grains such as faro and spelt or such seeds as quinoa and teff for example.  Preparing a webinar for culinary educators on how to introduce such unfamiliar grains into their kitchen classrooms,  I came up with this recipe for Barley Pilaf, Mushrooms and Aged Gouda that can be used to prepare many healthful whole grains. The average American diet lacks fiber and nutritious carbohydrates.   This