Preheat oven to 400. Lightly grease a cookie sheet with olive oil, then place about 25 Brussel sprouts, halved and cut side down, on the sheet. Lightly spray sprouts with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Roast for 10 mins, then turn over (increase temp to 425 if first side is not… Continue reading Oven-roasted Brussel sprouts
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Oven-roasted broccoli
Preheat oven to 400. Lightly grease a cookie sheet with olive oil, then place broccoli (cut into 2"x 1" pieces) in a single layer. Spray the broccoli with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Roast for 10 mins, then turn over pieces and roast for another 10-15 mins (if the first side… Continue reading Oven-roasted broccoli
Simple roasted acorn squash
Preheat oven to 375 (see Note below). To prepare the squash, microwave for 2 minutes (to soften the rind), cut it in half vertically, and remove seeds. Place each squash half cut-side down on a cutting board, and then cut into ¼ inch slices. Place on a olive-oil sprayed cookie sheet (we used two). Drizzle… Continue reading Simple roasted acorn squash
Roasted pears
Preheat oven to 400. Place four halved and cored pears, cut side down, on a 9x13 baking dish. Split a vanilla pod and place the pod halves among the pears. Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the pears, then sprinkle generously with sugar - about 1 mounded tsp per pear half (here, vanilla-infused sugar).… Continue reading Roasted pears
Greek roast lemon chicken and potatoes
Delicious and straightforward recipe from Greek.food.com. Unfortunately, the recipe is no longer available at the original link (http://greek.food.com/recipe/greek-lemon-chicken-with-potatoes-59469), so I’ve summarized it as follows: Ingredients: 5-6 Idaho potatoes (or 2 lb fingerling potatoes - see Note below); one whole chicken (4 to 4 1/8 lb - see Note 2 below); 2 large lemons; ½ cup… Continue reading Greek roast lemon chicken and potatoes
Slow-roasted spiced strawberries in balsamic vinegar and red wine
I replaced red wine with pomegranate molasses. Keep a close eye on the dish so that it does not reduce too much (as it did here). Details here: http://www.eatthelove.com/2011/04/slow-roasted-spicy-strawberries-in-balsamic-vinegar-and-red-wine/ (Aug. 2015)
Couscous with roasted cauliflower and dates
We followed this Food Network Kitchens recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/cauliflower-couscous-recipe-2105437.html?soc=itksocialshareSMS%7Cios%7Cp However, we made substantial modifications: first, instead of sautéing the cauliflower and shallots (which we increased from 1 to 3 shallots), we seasoned them with olive oil, salt, and black pepper and oven-roasted them at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes (we increased heat to 450 for… Continue reading Couscous with roasted cauliflower and dates
Oven-roasted s’mores
Preheat oven to 450. Melt 1 tsp butter in a 6 inch cast iron pan, then place a single layer of semi-sweet chocolate chips, topped by a single layer of mini-marshmallows. Bake in oven until marshmallows are toasted (about 4 mins), then serve with graham crackers. Recipe athttp://www.thrillist.com/recipe/nation/skillet-s-mores-dip-thrillist-recipes (June 2015)
Oven-roasted broccoli
Amazingly, we made this from frozen broccoli. The recipe is here: http://lifeonthefoodchain.blogspot.com/2013/05/yes-you-can-roast-frozen-vegetables-yes.html?m=1“>http://lifeonthefoodchain.blogspot.com/2013/05/yes-you-can-roast-frozen-vegetables-yes.html?m=1 (May 2015)
Japanese pari pari style chicken
Marinate 1.5 lbs of chicken thighs (bone removed, skin lightly scored) in 1 Tbsp each sherry and light soy sauce, ½ Tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp minced garlic, and some freshly ground black pepper. After 15 minutes, bake in a preheated 425 oven, skin side up, for 20 minutes (warning: at this point, our smoke… Continue reading Japanese pari pari style chicken
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