Taste of the Garden

What is your favorite fresh from the garden vegetable recipe? I love zucchini and asparagus. I've found that the trick to cooking asparagus is to saute them over medium/low until they turn bright green. Serve quickly. They really taste the best when they are still snappy. The rest of the menu usually goes a little something like this: baked salmon in wasabi/honey/soy sauce mix, couscous, and spring mix salad. Depending on how fancy we are feeling, we might saute the asparagus in garlic and fresh rosemary. What I like best is that none of these dishes is time or labor intensive. Line your glass baking dish with aluminum foil and clean up is a breeze too! 

Books to Make the Most of Your Free Fresh Fruits & Veggies:

• The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without Recipes and Drawings by Mollie Katzen
• Veggie Haven by Kentaro Kobayashi
• New Flavors for Vegetables Recipes by Jodi Liano
• Deborah Madison's Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Garden by Deborah Madison
• Fast, Fresh & Green: More than 90 Delicious Recipes for Veggie Lovers by Susie Middleton
  
• In Season: Cooking with Vegetables and Fruits Sarah Raven
• Melissa's Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce by Cathy Thomas

If growing your own vegetables is what you desire, the library has many books on that topic too! For more on the hottest recipes out there, and to vote on which one is the next delectable experiment, be sure to read LaurieKM's blog!