Post and share your favorite Veggie recipes

Lovewins, yes it is the base for alfredo sauce as well. 

Wren44 - you and your DH will definitely have good health and prosperity in the new year!!! (At least that's what my Mama would say...)

some great recipes here Gals tks

did anyone mention turnips I did not see it

or cauliflower baked?

I must get some coconut oil

any special brand?

my goodness, Im starving as I post

LOL

Sierra:)

tks, im taking tumeric tablets

it can stain the teeth

I hear turnip is good for you

but just try to cut one open LOL

Sierra

ps I like your little bird Wren

Breakfast smoothie that I've come to love!  Original from Harley Pasternak who has some other good recipes.  Not sure how I first saw this online. I doctored it up with 1 add, noted below.  Love it.

5 raw almonds, 1 red apple (I used honey crisp), 1 banana, 3/4 cup non fat Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.  My add, 2tablespoons or so of French vanilla whey protein powder.  Blend well.  I use a Ninja blender (use it a lot to make really healthy smoothies). Makes a pretty large serving.  

If you're really adventurous, Google Kimberly Snyders Glowing Green Smoothie.  It sounds odd, but it tastes very good.  I leave out the celery as I think it ruins the taste.  I've adapted the recipe by adding other greens and a few carrots.  Makes about 60 ounces.  Gets in those much needed servings of veggies and fruit.  

I went to a lunch and learn at work about how to eat to stay cancer free (too late for me).

It turns out I mostly eat well (we garden every year and can / freeze the harvest) and we cook all of our meals from scratch. Even with that though, I am making some changes.

1. Less red meat and more fish or chicken

2. 7-10 servings (1/2 cup each) of fruits and veg

3. Add nuts and grains

Luckily our favourite veggies are in the super veggie group: cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and tomatoes. Kale belongs in this group but I won't eat it.

One thing I've been doing and enjoying is buying a bag of shredded cabbage and a jar of Renee's coleslaw dressing (Renee's is natural and not loaded with chemicals) and sunflower seeds and having that as one of the side dishes.

If you steam Brussels sprouts until tender (not gushy) then lightly butter, then sprinkle with just a few real bacon bits, you will have a very tasty side dish. You can buy real bacon bits in your spice section of the grocery store.

So, to get the 7-10 servings of veggies we have at least two veggie side dishes per meal (not including the starch side dish).

Also, I've been adding dried beans to anything I can think of. You really need to soak and rinse the dried beans for a couple of days. Rinse and change the water frequently to avoid the beans causing gas.

So, nothing drastic ... just small changes.

You guys are making me hungry! I roast a lot of veggies cause it makes them nuttier and sweeter tasting. Asparagus are particularly good this way. Just toss in a little olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. YUM!

Green beans with bread crumbs and parm cheese

Par boil for 2 minutes as many green beans as you like

Melt a couple of tablespoons of butter in a skillet and toss green beans in the butter and sauté for a minute or two and then add 1/4 cup of dried bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of parm cheese and keep moving them around the pan until very lightly brown. Then watch them disappear! Not the most low fat recipe but soooo yummy! You can also do this with brussel sprouts or broccoli or cauliflower!

OO NineTwelve - thanks for that recipe. I just happened to have bought some fresh dill this weekend I did not use. Sounds very yummy.