Notes about Recipes in this book

• Asparagus pastry straws

  • amanda70808 on August 29, 2022

    The guys in my family were very impressed with these. If I cook a recipe that calls for asparagus tips only, I’ll use this recipe to use the bottoms in a nice way.

• Garlic knots

  • bching on August 19, 2014

    Family liked this; I'm not sure it's any better or any easier than garlic bread, though.

• Apricot bites

  • EmilyR on June 03, 2017

    Really effortless to put together. Both beautiful and delicious.

• French radishes

  • Shelmar on September 03, 2019

    Tasty.

  • amanda70808 on August 29, 2022

    These were good, but what isn’t yummy with a pat of butter and some salt?

• Baked garlic nuts with whole garlic cloves and rosemary

  • Shelmar on September 03, 2019

    Nice

• Sage chips

  • amanda70808 on August 29, 2022

    This is the one recipe in this book that I haven’t liked, but maybe I’m just not a sage fan?

• Herb-cucumber dip

  • Schooffiecooks on March 28, 2026

    Very simpel, nice to go with some spicy dishes.

• Kale Caesar with polenta croutons

  • EmilyR on June 03, 2017

    Slightly unexpected mix, but hearty without being heavy.

• Orange-avocado salad

  • saarwouters on February 19, 2018

    This was a great fresh side-dish! Wonderfull presentation and it was not hard at all to slice the avocado in discs. We skipped the scallions. Will repeat!

• Curried crispy carrots

  • amanda70808 on August 29, 2022

    These carrots are so thin they melt in your mouth - delicious!

  • peaceoutdesign on March 04, 2024

    These were good but did not crisp up as much as I would have hoped. I think that the solution may be a bit less EVOO.

• Accordion zucchini

  • bching on August 23, 2014

    Looks great but the garlic added surprisingly little flavor.

• Cinnamon cauliflower

  • Schooffiecooks on April 05, 2026

    I added some raisins, paprika and onion to the baking tray, delicious!!!

• Corn and cauliflower tacos

  • Ozymandias on August 09, 2020

    The best tacos ever! I skip the yogurt and add more seasoning than she recommends. Takes a while to really crisp up but so worth it.

• Baked kale egg cups

  • bching on August 19, 2014

    Good. Did not take as long to cook as recipe said, and could use a bigger than 3 inch custard cup.

• Red roasted carrots

  • Aggie92 on March 02, 2015

    Yum! I really liked this. There were no instructions on how thick to slice the carrots, so I went with about 1/4 inch, maybe a tad larger. Cooked for 20 minutes and they were dark brown on the bottom and still a little crisp. The spice mix is really delicious. I was almost out of cayenne pepper so I had to cut the amount in half. That turned out to be perfect, making the dish slightly spicy, but not overwhelming so. Will definitely make again.

  • amanda70808 on August 29, 2022

    I have made these so many times that the spine of my book automatically opens to this page. I don’t use as much spice as called for, but so good and easy!

• Scallion quiche

  • anna_emqgsw on January 27, 2026

    What page?

  • anna_emqgsw on January 27, 2026

    Recipe also requires milk or cream

• Sweet potato-stuffed tomatoes

  • Queezle_Sister on November 01, 2014

    Surprisingly good! Sweet potato, garlic, cream cheese, salt & pepper make up the stuffing, and tomatoes of an unspecified size are hollowed out, filled, and baked. Just before the oven, you grate some Parmesan onto the top. I used several different tomato sizes (trying to use up the odds and ends of end-of-season tomatoes), and all seemed perfectly done after the specified 15 minute baking time. I don't think I ever would have thought to put cream cheese with sweet potatoes, but it gave the filling a really nice tang. If serving to guests, a minute under the broiler would melt the cheese and make it look a bit better. With large cherry tomatoes, this would make a nice appetizer.

• Fried banana split

  • jjankows on January 25, 2015

    Extremely delicious and simple to make.

• Chocolate ricotta mousse cups

  • danielle_7tm5qm on December 31, 2025

    Gritty. Not sweet.