Green Bean Cssserole

340 g frozen French cut green beans, thawed
10.5 oz can Cream of Mushroom soup
1.5 C Fried onions - 1 C + 1/2 C ... plus maybe more ...

Oven to 350

Than the beans and drain well. Mix with the cream of mushroom and at least 1 C of fried onions and put in casserole dish.  Bake 30 min - remove from oven and top with at least 1/2 C fried onions, bake additional 10 min and remove 

~fin~

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

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Grilled Eggplant

Peel and slice eggplant in 1/2" rounds - sprinkle both sides with salt and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Rinse out the salt and give the eggplant a squeeze to remove as much moisture as you can. Toss slices with balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper and a little olive oil and preheat George Foreman grill. Grill slices in batches, turning once while cooking - they should take a minute or two on each side, just long enough for grill marks.

Baby Carrots

Put baby carrots into a pot and cover with water by 1/2" - bring to a boil over high heat, then drop to medium. Simmer until fork tender (3-6 minutes). Drain, return to cooking pot and add a few pats of butter to melt - you can also add fresh parsley or other herbs - toss to combine.

Roasted Asparagus

I simply washed a bunch of asparagus, broke off the woody ends of the stalks, tossed in olive oil and baked on a parchment lined cookie sheet in a 400 oven for about 20 minutes - tossing and turning twice.

Brussels Sprouts

There were no fresh available in the store, so I used frozen. Call my a philistine, but I actually prefer the frozen. I thawed and lightly cooked with water on the stove top and then drained and moved them into a skillet already hot with bacon grease and bacon bits (another snow day project makes good!). I moved them in the pan to make sure they were coated in the bacon and then gave them a stir every few minutes. They caramelize and turn a bit sweet. They are awesome!

Acorn Squash

Squash (acorn) should be spil in half, de-seeded, drizzld with honey and a pat of but and put in 375 oven for 1 hour.

Boiled Kale

Put on a large pot of water to boil
Rinse Kale well and tear/cut into bite sized pieces, removing heartier stems
Place Kale into boiling water, once boil has resumed, cook for 5 minutes (or to taste)
Drain water and serve!

Zucchini sauteed in Butter

Wash and slice zucchini into 1/8" thick rounds. Melt some butter (2 Tbsp +) in a sautee pan, add zucchini to pan, toss and cook over medium until zucchini is softened or, even better, browned a bit! Optional, but highly recommended - drizzle with lemon juice!