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Winter Squash Recipes ♥ Alphabet of Vegetables
That's "Pumpkin" for the Brit, Aussie & Kiwi Visitors

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . WINTER SQUASH: THE BASICS Pronounced [skwawsh]. In Britain, Australia and New Zealand, winter squash are called "pumpkin". (Some sources say that "pumpkin" is also used in Britain but a British reader corrected that notion, says that "pumpkin" applies only to the round jack'o'lantern-style pumpkins.) Common varieties include acorn squash, butternut squash, delicata squash and spaghetti squash. At a good farmers market, you might find colorful hubbard squash, buttercup squash and red kuri squash. Look especially for kabocha squash, it's great for making Homemade "Pumpkin" Purée ; commercial pumpkin purée is made with calabaza squash.

Corn Recipes – Alphabet of Vegetables

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . CORN: THE BASICS Also called Sweet Corn, Sweetcorn, Sugar Corn, Maize [maze], Miellie [mee-lee] and Maellie. SEASON The corn season is "summer". Sweet corn becomes less sweet about three days after picking, so the fresher the better. In the grocery store, watch for ears still in their husks with glossy, not dry silk. But for freshness, a farmers market or vegetable stand with locally grown, just-picked corn is a better bet for really good corn. Farmers call the first most-tender ears of corn "green corn". HISTORY Along with tomatoes, chiles and potatoes, corn originated in the Americas. The word maize means "our life" and the Pueblo people honored corn as the fifth element: earth and air, fire and water, and corn! Modern sweet corn was developed at the turn of the 19th century but only became available to home gardeners in the 1920s. CORN ANAT

Cauliflower Recipes - Alphabet of Vegetables

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . CAULIFLOWER: THE BASICS Botanically speaking, cauliflower is a member of the cabbage family of vegetables; its cousins are cabbages, broccoli, kohlrabi, turnips, bok choy, radishes, horseradish and Brussels sprouts. In the ground, a cauliflower plant sprouts tough outer leaves; growers tie these leaves together over the flower inside. Before harvest, the flower transforms into a clean, stark-white "head" of cauliflower, the edible part of the plant . To eat or cook the cauliflower, the outer leaves are cut away and discarded; a large V is often cut into the slightly woody core to speed cooking. A cauliflower's large stalks are called " large florets " and tiny bites of cauliflower are called " small florets ". Florets are aptly named: a head of cauliflower is actually the plant's immature flower. When cooked, cauliflower becomes creamy and i

Beet Recipes – Alphabet of Vegetables (Beetroot Recipes)

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . BEETS: THE BASICS Beets are called, well, "beets" in North America but "beetroot" (in English only, obviously) in the rest of the world. We think of beets as a "root" vegetable because the edible portion grows below ground; in fact, botanically, beets are the lower stem of the beet plant. (More about Root Vegetables .) Tender leafy-green beet greens are also delicious; chefs are especially fond of tiny-tiny beet microgreens, so pretty on the plate. Mostly, we humans eat what we call "garden beets" or "table beets"; in contrast, "sugar beets" are grown to manufacture sugar. Don't be startled, it's natural for beets to turn urine a slight pink color . Beets are known for their glistening claret color but specialty beets come in lovely orange and gold colors, even white; they all taste the same and cost a lot more.

Asparagus Recipes - Alphabet of Vegetables

For seasonal cooks, nothing announces spring's arrival quite like the return of fresh asparagus. When A Veggie Venture was a new blog, a reader complained about a flurry of asparagus recipes. "Do you eat nothing else?" she asked. Why yes, I thought. During asparagus season, doesn't everyone? I hope you love this collection of asparagus recipes!

Miscellaneous Vegetables ♥ Alphabet of Vegetables

BLACK-EYED PEAS BROCCOLI RAAB CELERIAC CELERY CHAYOTE DAIKON EDAMAME ENDIVE FIDDLEHEAD FERN HEARTS of PALM JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES JICAMA LEEKS LETTUCE LIMA BEANS MÂCHE MISO NOPALITOS PARSLEY ROOT PARSNIPS POKEWEED RADICCHIO RADISH RUTABAGA SOY SPROUTS TOFU TURNIPS WATERCRESS YAMS Amaranth Hello, amaranth lover! The amaranth recipes have moved, formatted to make pages load faster. Please see amaranth recipes . Top of Page Arugula Also called Rocket Hello, arugula lover! The arugula / rocket recipes have moved, formatted to make pages load faster. Please see arugula recipes . Top of Page Black-Eyed Peas THE BASICS Originating in Asia, the black-eyed pea is thought to have been introduced to the United States through the African slave trade. This small beige bean has a black circular "eye" at its inner curve. In the American South, black-eyed peas are served at New Year's for good luck. Crowder pea