by teresa | Jul 4, 2021 | Recipes, Vegetables
A dear friend has been living on Orcas Island, just off the coast of the PNW, for the past eight months. Combine a ferry ride, an island and a pandemic and we haven’t seen each other much in the past year. About a month ago I made the trek to visit him for the...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jul 25, 2019 | Children and Vegetables, Vegetables
As a child I had a confusing relationship with green beans. Every summer, as soon as the green beans were ready I would sit in my parent’s garden and snack on them raw. It’s still one of my favorite ways to eat them. However, at the dinner table, often...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jun 1, 2019 | Main Dish, Recipes, Vegetables
Sometimes, we crave pizza. It just happens. Often, I see families compromise and end up out to dinner, with a full-on pepperoni and cheese pizza, when really the craving can easily be satiated at home with plants and without nearly as much harm to your health....
by teresa@sweetveg | Sep 30, 2014 | Recipes, Vegetables
Often, just changing the way you cut a vegetable can add variety and interest to a simple dish. One cutting technique, which I learned as the jewel cut, is actually my favorite way to cut root vegetables. I think it’s kind of fun. Lay the root...
by teresa@sweetveg | Sep 13, 2014 | Recipes, Vegetables
I have been making simplified versions of Carrot and Coriander Fritters for over a year. By now, you probably know that I simplify almost every recipe I come across. Personally, I have found that if I use a really good sea salt and organic, fresh vegetables, I...
by teresa@sweetveg | Nov 30, 2013 | Recipes, Vegetables
I haven’t met very many children who don’t like lotus root. With its neutral flavor and fun almost-crunch, it’s fairly kid-friendly if you can get them to try it. Plus, it has a super neat wagon wheel shape unlike any other vegetable I know. Some...