IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . FAVORITE STOPS Or Just Scroll Down Perfect Summer Tomatoes Green Tomatoes Cherry Tomatoes or Grape Tomatoes Roasted Tomatoes Sun-Dried Tomatoes Tomato Juice By Course Just Tomatoes Breakfast Appetizers Drinks & Smoothies Salads Side Dishes (Hot) Casseroles Soups Sandwiches Sauces Pies, Quiche, Tarts Main Dishes Sweets & Baking Convenience Foods Jams, Pickles & Preserves Cooking Methods Grill Microwave Slow Cooker TOMATOES: THE BASICS Pronounced. I say [tuh-MAY-toh], you say [tuh-MAH-toh] ...

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . PUMPKIN: THE BASICS Large, round and often orange, the pumpkin is a member of the gourd family, which also includes muskmelon, watermelon and squash. Its orange flesh has a mild, sweet flavor and the seeds — husked and roasted — are delicately nutty. It's native to North America! Canned Pumpkin. Canned pumpkin is an economical staple, one of the few whole-food items in the middle aisles of a grocery store. Just be sure to buy "100% pumpkin" not pumpkin pie filling. Better Yet, Make Your Own. It's easy to make your own pumpkin puréee, just roast a pumpkin (see how to, below) and then scrape the flesh. But after too-many watery pumpkins, I switched to something called a Kabocha Squash , it's perfect. In fact, if you look at the labels on cans of pumpkin, it mentions the kabocha squash! Pumpkin Seeds. Pumpkin seeds are called " pepitas ". Pumpkin S

Who's tired of the same-old same-old coleslaw? If so, boy are you ever in for a treat! There are so many great ways to eat cabbage besides coleslaw. It deserves a frequent appearance in a healthy diet, whether raw (perhaps a Green Cabbage Salad ?) or cooked (think soft, luxuriant Cabbage Noodles ). And have you tried cabbage in soup? It adds this lovely sweetness, be sure to try Peasant Cabbage Tomato Soup . Or super-healthy fermented cabbage, commonly called sauerkraut? The traditional pairing is with pork such as Thick Chops with Sauerkraut & Apples but we also love a hot dish version of the classic deli sandwich, a Reuben Casserole . Here'll you find all you'd like to learn about cabbage plus well-tested, well-loved recipes for home kitchens across the world, whether green cabbage or red cabbage and even savoy cabbage, napa cabbage and even the spring specialty, cabbage sprouts. IN A RUSH? Skip Straight to the Recipes Prefer Another Vegetable? Switch to the

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . POTATOES: THE BASICS Long History. The ancient Incas were cultivating this humble tuber thousands of years ago. The potato was not readily accepted in Europe, however, because it was a member of the nightshade family and thought poisonous. In the 16th century, Sir Walter Raleigh was instrumental in debunking the poisonous potato superstition when he planted them on property he owned in Ireland. The Irish knew a good thing when they saw it and a hundred years later were growing and consuming the potato in great quantities. Today, hundreds of varieties of this popular vegetable are grown around the world. Botany Botanically speaking, a potato is a "root vegetable" – its edible portion grows below ground. (More about Root Vegetables .) Basic Categories. In America, the potato can be divided into four basic categories: russet (also called "Idaho" potatoes, thes

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . TOMATILLOS: THE BASICS Pronounced [toe-muh-TEE-yo] in the singular and [toe-muh-TEE-yoz] in the plural. Other Names for a Tomatillo. Also called husk tomato, jamberry, husk cherry, Mexican tomato and Mexican green tomato. The Season. The tomatillo season is mid to late summer. Fruit or Vegetable? A tomatillo is actually a fruit. Like the tomato, the tomatillo belongs to the nightshade family. A Tomatillo Is NOT a Green Tomato. A tomatillo does resemble a small green tomato in size, shape and appearance. However, a tomatillo isn't a tomato. It isn't even a green tomato (that is, an immature and unripe tomato). Size-wise, tomatillos can be as small as a golf ball, as large as a baseball. Parchment Covering. A tomatillo has a thin parchment-like covering which should be removed before eating or cooking. Vegetables 101. For much more information about tomatillos, inc

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . So I took a little poll about okra on Facebook today and was much shocked , I mean excited to discover so many fellow okra fans, not scientific or anything but still! I'm a recent convert myself: when Susan from Fat Free Vegan wrote a guest post here in 1996 for Chickpea Gumbo , I commented, not so wittily, that "... now maybe A Veggie Venture won't have to cook any of those slimy guys". Was I ever missing out, eating okra fresh from the garden makes such a difference! OKRA: THE BASICS Pronounced [OH-kruh]. Also called Lady's Fingers, for the bright green finger-shaped tapered seedpods. The Season. In the Midwest, the okra season is "late summer" when home gardens spit out okra like bullets. In the South, fresh okra is available year round. Good news, however, frozen okra is excellent, although best used in dishes where the okra its

IN A RUSH? Prefer Another Vegetable? Skip Skip Straight to the Recipes or Switch to the A-Z of Vegetables . KOHLRABI: THE BASICS Pronounced [kole-RAH-bee]. Also called Cabbage Turnip, German Turnip. Kohlrabi is part of the cabbage family, its cousins are kale, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and turnips. The often-tough outer skins are usually pale green (there are also purple-skinned varieties) and strange tentacles emerge from the top of the "bulb" (actually, it's the plant's swollen stem). The interior white flesh and the kohlrabi greens are edible. Kohlrabi tastes like the mild, sweet broccoli stalks, just wetter and crisper, especially when fresh and young. It's wonderful raw! The kohlrabi growing season is "summer" into "late summer". KOHLRABI NUTRITION INFORMATION Per 1/4 pound raw kohlrabi : 30 Calories; 0g Tot Fat; 0g Sat Fat; 0mg Cholesterol; 22mg Sodium; 7g Carb; 4g Fiber; NetCarb3; 3g Sugar; 2g Protein. WEIGHT W