54 bright Recipes

carrots, unsalted butter, melted, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, freshly grated gingerroot, salt, ground cumin

butter, fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar , to taste, sweet onions, salt , to taste, white pepper , to taste, chicken broth or 4 (14 1/2 oz) cans vegetable broth, sour cream, to garnish, grated parmesan cheese, to garnish

all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, vegetable oil, egg, blueberries, all-purpose flour, white sugar, ground cinnamon, margarine

roasted garlic, kosher salt to taste, fresh ground pepper, chicken broth, olive oil + a few tbsp for drizzling, heads fresh broccoli (could use frozen but won tsp have as much texture), penne (or your favorite pasta- rigatoni, bowties, etc), fresh basil , chiffondaded (optional), parmesan cheese (optional)

roasted garlic, kosher salt to taste, fresh ground pepper, chicken broth, olive oil + a few tbsp for drizzling, heads fresh broccoli (could use frozen but won tsp have as much texture), penne (or your favorite pasta- rigatoni, bowties, etc), fresh basil , chiffondaded (optional), parmesan cheese (optional)

extra-virgin olive oil, grated orange zest, red pepper flakes, head broccoli, cut into small pieces with stalks peeled, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, freshly squeezed orange juice

grape tomatoes or 4 cups cherry tomatoes, halved leaving some whole for texture, ripe avocados, seeded, peeled, and diced, red onion, sliced thin, capers, minced jalapeno pepper, seeded, lemon , juice of, lime , juice of, dijon mustard, kosher salt, ground black pepper, garlic cloves, minced, fresh cilantro, chopped 1/3 cup (or parsley)

cold not from concentrate orange juice (even better if you use 1 like simply orange with pineapple), bananas, halved, fresh strawberries (medium sized), lime or half a lemon, good scoop (1/3 cup or so) vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt, sparkling water , club soda, etc

sugar, buttermilk, butter, corn syrup, baking soda, vanilla

sugar, fresh lime juice, natural-style chunky peanut butter, minced seeded red thai chiles (about 2 chiles), salt, green beans, trimmed and halved crosswise, diced pineapple, julienne-cut peeled jicama, diced peeled mango, fresh bean sprouts, fried tofu , cut into 1/2-inch strips, english cucumber , halved lengthwise and cut into (1/4-inch-thick) slices (about 1 1/2 cups)

all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the lord god made them all., but what we never mention , though goodness knows it s true, lo , when he made the goodies, he made the baddies too., all things spray and swattable, disasters great and small, all things paraquatable , the lord god made them all., greenfly on the roses , the maggots in the peas, manure that fills our noses - he also gave us these, fungus on the goosegogs , the club root on the greens, slugs that eat the lettuce , and chew the aubergines, drought that kills the fuchsia , the frost that nips the buds, rain that drowns the seedlings , the blight that hits the spuds, midges and mosquitoes, the nettles and the weeds, pigeons in the green stuff , the sparrows on the seeds, fly that gets the carrots , the wasp that eats the plums, how black the gardener s outlook , though green may be his thumbs., but still we gardeners labour, midst vegetables and flowers, pray what hits our neighbour s will somehow bypass ours, all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful - the lord god made them all., dalone peel : chronicle of st. barnabas, autumn 1997.

green creme de menthe, white creme de cacao, light cream, crushed ice, grated chocolate (optional) or mint sprig (optional), green creme de menthe, white creme de cacao, soymilk (make sure it s bright white in color) or 3/4 oz vanilla rice milk (make sure it s bright white in color), crushed ice, grated chocolate (make sure it s dairy-free) (optional) or mint sprig (optional)

ears corn, tomatoes, red onion (or 1/2 small), jalapeno, basil leaves, cilantro, sea salt or 1 tbsp kosher salt, limes , juice of

sugar, cornstarch, dark sweet cherries (about 2 1/4 lb.), rinsed and pitted, almond extract, ground cinnamon, refrigerated pastry for double-crust 9-inch pie

reduced-fat margarine, sugar substitute equivalent to 1 cup sugar, eggs, honey, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, fresh or frozen blueberries

vanilla custard powder (no bake), vanilla, milk, pineapple pie filling, cream cheese, softened

butter, chopped fresh chervil or parsley, chopped fresh chives, chopped shallot, baby artichokes (trim and discard tough outer leaves; quarter artichokes and steam until tender); broccolini (trim stem ends; steam until bright green); baby carrots (leave tops on; peel if desired); baby fennel (trim and discard stem end and stalks; slice fennel 1/4 in. thick); radishes; sugar snap peas; or baby zucchini (halve lengthwise)

baked apples, by anne campbell, baked apples in a pan of blue, all syrupy and golden brown, cinnamon and nutmeg, too, drifts of sugar , melted down., upon the kitch table stood, i detected in the air, a scent so wholesome and so good, i could not match it anywhere, i remember how i stood , a little child, beside the cheery kitchen fire ., these homey things my heart beguiled, simple joys 1 does not tire, old home seemed so near today, because a little girl of mine, came rushing in from school to say, baked apples! my , they smell so fine, baked apples, core as many apples as desired and place in a shallow baking dish., fill the cavities in the apples with brown sugar, a few raisins or nuts and a small piece of butter., add boiling water to about 1-half inch depth and bake uncovered in a 375 degree oven until the apples are tender., serve either warm or cold with cream., end, by mary fink, lights go on , 1 by one, when darkness falls and day is done, send a greeting, cheery , bright, across the fields to neighbors near . . ., whispering low, good night, good night