8 fresh veggie loves Recipes

beet, peeled and coarsely chopped, carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped, fresh green beans, ends snipped and cut in half, garlic cloves, whole, peeled, sweet potato, coarsely chopped, brussels sprout, onion, diced, fresh parsley (to taste), fresh baby dill (to taste), parmesan cheese, roughly (to taste), extra virgin olive oil or 1 -1 1/2 tbsp regular olive oil or 1 -1 1/2 tbsp melted butter

fresh spinach, olive oil, minced garlic, serrano pepper, minced, broccoli florets, mushrooms, sliced, yellow squash, sliced, zucchini, sliced, green pepper, sliced, red onion, sliced, monterey jack cheese, shredded

dozen eggs, milk or half and half or cream, asparagus, tips only (just save the rest for stock or a dinner side dish or soup, shallots, sliced into rings, fresh mushrooms, chopped, tarragon pepper blend (i buy mine from myspicesage.com and love it!) or sub fresh or dried tarragon, a lil sage, dill, and fresh ground black pepper, or fresh of the above ingredients, olive oil, gruyere, shredded, kosher or sea salt, butter

unbaked pie shell (i love the refrigerated roll-up type), cornmeal (or dry bread crumbs), gruyere cheese, shredded, flour, vegetables, chopped, sauteed and drained (we like mushrooms, red pepper, onion), baby spinach, fresh, chopped, milk, eggs, bisquick baking mix (i use low-fat ), salt and pepper, to taste, diced tomato, green onion top, about 2 tsp. chopped green part only

basmati rice, cleaned,washed ,soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained (i use the super kohinoor india s premium basmati rice), pure wesson canola cooking oil, fresh green bell pepper, washed,de-seeded and finely chopped, stalks of fresh celery, washed,ends trimmed and finely chopped, whole black peppercorns, green cardamom pods (available at any asian grocery store such as laxmi plaza on obt), onion, peeled,washed and chopped, maggi vegetable broth with onions, garlic, peeled,washed and finely chopped, hot sauce (i use smoky flavour! louisiana the perfect chipotle ), spring onions, washed,ends trimmed and chopped (both white and green portions)

refrigerated whole wheat pizza dough, crushed tomatoes, part-skim mozzarella cheese, pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano cheese, whole red or green bell pepper, thinly sliced, whole yellow onion, thinly sliced, baby spinach leaves, button mushrooms, sliced, fresh basil for garnish, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, cornmeal for sprinkling, flour for dusting, olive oil for coating pan