Caponatina - Sicillian Summer Vegetable Medley by Laura Pazzaglia

Caponatina is a lighter and easier version to make than its cousin Caponata – which requires frying three ingredients separately. With this recipe, you lightly brown all of the vegetables together and give them a quick spin in the pressure cooker for only four minutes! You can make a complete meal of this dish by serving it with…

Ratatouille by Casey Angelova

For me Ratatouille encompasses all the best that August/September has to offer. It's delicate essence balances harmoniously with simple grilled or roasted meats. The subtle layers of flavor create a symphony that will make your mouth sing. For those of you who haven't experienced Ratatouille, I suggest that this be your maiden…

Minestrone d'inverno by Luna's Recipes

There is nothing better on a cold winters day than a nice, hot bowl of authentic minestrone. It's a very forgiving and versatile dish, you can adapt the vegetables to suit seasons, preferences, occasion or just simply what you have in the fridge. For the winter version of minestrone, I personally tend to just change the pulses and the…

Zucchini con Anice by BearNakedBaker

Creamy spring onion soup by Sharemykitchen

This simple soup is our latest discovery – from the moment we tried it first (two weeks ago) we’ve already had it 3 times. It makes the perfect light lunch at the end of the winter. We lately buy lots of spring onions maybe because the first sunny days remind us of the coming spring or perhaps because at this time of the year we…

Rosenkohn In Bier Gedunstet (Brusselsprouts In Beer) by Ann Cook

One of the only ways I can get my husband to eat his Brussels sprouts.

CCB Salad by sunil k.nayar

with cucumber carrot and beetroots this is one healthy and easy to make salad

Zuccini (courettes) in wine dough by Korinna

This is a recipie from Austria, my mom send it to me yesterday (28th of july 2007) :-) thanks mom!

Fried cauliflower. by Helenscooking

You know that I love cauliflower, I had the whole day dedicated to cauliflower in my ***good food*** section on Helen’s Cooking Facebook fan page. Cauliflower is very nutritious, easy to work with and Surprise! Surprise! It’s delicious. This is a signature recipe of my Mom, she cooks cauliflower this way very often. When I was a kid…

Fried zucchini with mayo-dill sauce and tomato by Helenscooking

This is a traditional recipe in my family, as well as in pretty much any Ukrainian family fried zucchini with tomato and mayo-dill sauce. It’s resembles a lot the eggplant recipe, but, zucchini, as a base component gives it a different twist.

Simple to Make, Very Versatile and Deliciously Skinny, Roasted Ratatouille by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Rata­touille is a sim­ple and healthy veg­etable dish usu­ally loaded with suc­cu­lent Mediter­ranean veg­eta­bles. We love how many ways to serve this glo­ri­ous veg­etable dish. Once roasted, you can scram­ble with eggs, stuff a baked potato or serve…

Italian Greens - Utica Style by Joanne

This is the ever popular dish that you won't find anywhere but in Utica, NY unless the cook/chef has originated from Utica. There is even an annual Greens making contest which draws folks from all over to taste test and vote for the areas best greens.

Spinach & Artichoke Pierogi (Polish Dumplings) by ChaCha Can Cook

I use my Aunt Pearl's Dough recipe and I decided to make a filling different from the norm (Potato & Cheese or Cabbage). I they taste great and go very well with the potato. The bite from the artichoke plays nicely against the cheese and garlic mixture.

Squash Souffle (pudding) by Donna Cohen Avery

This is a wonderful recipe from my Grandmother that she got from her mother from the "old country", e.g. Lithuania. It is a staple on our holiday table and anyone who tries it loves it. You don't even have to like squash. If you are having lots of other side dishes, this goes quite far. You can make this with summer squash…

A Sauerkraut like no other! by Nick Roche

Although Sauerkraut is a very German dish, this preparation is certainly out of the norm; however, it is guaranteed to delight all guests, even those not too keen on the dish. By all means, try it before you decide. It's a wonderful preparation!