4 fall garden Recipes

carrots , cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces, fresh beets, peeled and cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces., sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces, onions, peeled and quartered, water, salt, pepper, dried thyme, olive oil, fresh parsley or dried parsley flakes, optional

principal use of grandma s apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven., it was wonderful for drying children s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears., chicken coop , the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven., when company came , those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids., when the weather was cold , grandma wrapped it around her arms., those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow , bent over the hot wood stove., chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron., garden , it carried all sorts of vegetables. after the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls., in the fall , the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees., when unexpected company drove up the road , it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds., when dinner was ready , grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

olive oil, sliced leek (about 2 large), cubed baking potato, water, divided, sliced kale, uncooked long-grain rice, sea salt, dried thyme, freshly ground black pepper, garlic clove, minced, vegetable-flavored dry bouillon cubes, grated asiago cheese