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The Ultimate Homemade Green Bean Casserole Recipe. [Photograph: Vicky Wasik.

The Ultimate Homemade Green Bean Casserole Recipe

Video: Natalie Holt] The classic Campbell's green bean casserole is a staple on many Thanksgiving tables. But there are easy ways to upgrade the out-of-the-can version. If you're intimidated by the length and number of steps in this recipe, bear in mind that you don't need to use the whole thing—try canned fried onions instead of frying your own, for instance. Or, to make it even easier, stick with two cans of cream of mushroom soup instead of making your own creamy mushroom sauce. French-Style Brown Butter New Potatoes Recipe. Oven Roasted Cabbage Steaks. Mexican green beans. Potato, Zucchini, and Tomato Gratin Recipe. Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad recipe. Tomato-Onion Casserole Recipe. Advertisement No Thanks Keep In Touch With MarthaStewart.com Sign up and we'll send inspiration straight to you.

Tomato-Onion Casserole Recipe

Martha Stewart takes your privacy seriously. To learn more, please read our Privacy Policy. Top Ten Best Vegetables for Grilling. This post written by guest blogger – Jennifer Harris I’m a year-round griller.

Top Ten Best Vegetables for Grilling

I’ll head out in the depths of a rainy Washington winter to get a little smoke on whatever I’m preparing. However, there is no denying that grilling in summer is vastly superior.

Potatoes

Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe. It’s the holidays, right?

Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

We still have time to sneak in a few indulgences? Good, just the excuse I need for these creamy garnet sweet potatoes splashed with smoky bourbon. Funny thing is, if you looked in our liquor cabinet, you would find all sorts of wonderful things to drink—vermouth, marsala, madeira, rum, calvados, JD, Maker’s Mark—yet nobody in our family actually drinks anything beyond an occasional glass of wine or beer. Or maybe a small glass of sherry or port. All those high octane bottles are for use in cooking, including the bourbon.

For those of you who avoid alcohol in cooking, I’m afraid this recipe is not for you. Ingredients 3 pounds garnet sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunksSalt3 to 4 Tbsp of bourbon whisky4 Tbsp butter (more or less to taste)4 Tbsp brown sugar (more or less to taste)2 teaspoons vanilla extract Method 1 Place the sweet potato chunks in a large (5 quart) pot, cover with water. Marinated Mushrooms Recipe. Grilled Romaine Lettuce Recipe. One of the great things about being a food blogger is that it compels you to be somewhat adventurous in your food.

Grilled Romaine Lettuce Recipe

If you had told me a few years ago that I would not only be happily eating grilled romaine lettuce, but encouraging others to do the same, I would have thought you were nuts. Why in the world would anyone want to grill lettuce? Lettuce just isn’t part of the grilling food group people! You know, burgers, ribs, beer can chicken. Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes Recipe : Patrick and Gina Neely. Leek and Potato Soufflé With Ham and Fontina - Recipe. Grilled Sweet Potatoes - Grilled Sweet Potato Recipe. It doesn't take a lot to make delicious sweet potatoes.

Grilled Sweet Potatoes - Grilled Sweet Potato Recipe

These grilled sweet potato slices get a quick blanch in hot water and then hit the grill to cook up hot and fast. Best part is that most of the preparation can be done in advance. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Yield: Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients: 4 medium sweet potatoes 1/2 cup melted butter 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Preparation: Cup sweet potatoes into 3/4 inch slices. Olive-Oil-Braised Carrots with Warm Spices. In this dish, a tiny bit of nutmeg and cinnamon and a few sliced garlic cloves complement the sweetness of the carrots.

Olive-Oil-Braised Carrots with Warm Spices

For a meatless meal, serve these carrots along with basmati rice and spiced chickpeas. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 375°F. Fit the carrots in a snug single layer in a shallow 9x13-inch baking dish. Nestle the garlic slices among the carrots. In a small bowl, whisk the broth, olive oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne, and 1/2 tsp. salt and drizzle over the carrots.

Braise the carrots in the oven until completely tender and easy to pierce with a fork, about 45 minutes. Butternut Squash with Browned Butter and Thyme Recipe. Method 1 Heat a large skillet on medium heat.

Butternut Squash with Browned Butter and Thyme Recipe

Add the butter, whisking frequently. Continue to cook the butter. Crispy Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes. These crispy sweet potatoes make a scrumptious and elegant side that’s a cinch to make!

Crispy Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes

Shallots tucked in between the layers make this dish extra aromatic and full of flavor. The perfect healthy compliment to a hearty winter meal! Yesterday was not a weeknight meal cookin’ kind of a day. It was a I’m-making-Christmas-cookies-til-I-drop-dead kind of a day, because I’m sick, and mothering while sick has to be one of the hardest. things. ever. So, I felt sorry for myself and made cookies. Want to be my friend? The night before, my savory cravings got the best of me, and I did somehow convince my husband to risk life and limb while working these sweet potatoes on the mandolin.