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Broccoli Di Rabe Recipe star
If you have not tried this peppery vegetable you are missing a real treat. Broccoli rabe or broccoli di rabe is generally served unadorned; just garlic, onion and hot pepper flakes are added. Try it made this way, you are sure to become a rabe fan. Make an easy to make broccoli rabe and pasta salad.

Christmas or Mexicali Corn Recipe star
This dish is called Christmas corn because of the red and green peppers. Not only do the peppers add color, they add additional flavor. Serve with creamy mashed white potatoes and meatloaf, for me this is soul food at its best. Serve with collard greens. See quick greens recipe.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes star

Good News About Peppers star
You already know that peppers provide a variety of heat levels and flavors to your cooking, the good news is they may also be good for your health.

Green Peas with Garlic and Red Peppers Recipe star
A slightly different way to serve sweet green peas. Tasty and pretty enough to serve for company dinner. This is good with a few chopped fresh mushrooms also.

Hot Peppered Broccoli Rabe Recipe star
Hot peppered broccoli rabe is great over fusilli or rotini pasta, both have a spiral shape and will hold the slightly thickened sauce well. You don't want a delicate pasta for this vegetable because broccoli rabe is not a 'shy' or subtle vegetable.

Raw Vegetables With Dipping Sauce star
Raw fresh vegetables served with Roasted Red Pepper Dip, Cucumber Dill Dip will make you wonder why you don't have them more often.

Roasted Asparagus with Garlic Recipe star
Roasting asparagus preserves its flavor and color. The garlic and olive oil makes it tasty. Serve as a main dish, side dish or appetizer.

Roasted Peppers In Olive Oil Recipe star
Roasted bell red or green peppers are great with beef, pork, veal, chicken, other vegetables and pizza. These peppers are not spicy but have a lot of flavor.

Savory Baby Carrots Recipe star
Spiced carrots are often served with Mediterranean dishes and are delicious. This easy recipe is less complicated and is almost as good.

Sichuan Style Vegetables Recipe star
I am using broccoli, cauliflower, red bell peppers, carrots and string beans for this Sichuan style vegetables recipe because I like the combination. However, you can use green peppers or any other fairly quick-cooking vegetable when making this dish.

Spicy Dicey Onion Rings Recipe star
I had these delicious onions many years ago. I don't recall what they were called on the menu, but to me they looked like deep fried chrysanthemums.

Spicy Golden Slaw with Raisins Recipe star
This spicy cole slaw is good was a side dish or with baked chicken or baked fish.

Spicy Green Beans star
Here is an easy casserole type green bean recipe. The bread to serve with this dish is corn bread or corn muffins.

Spicy Hot String Beans star
These hot and spicy string beans pair nicely with thinly sliced steak. Spicy hot string beans also makes a good side or buffet dish.

Spicy Japanese Style Cabbage Slaw Recipe star
Japanese steak houses often serve a spicy slaw rather than green salad as a first course. This recipe whets your appetite for the main course.

Spicy Sauteed Mushrooms Over Toast Recipe star
Wonderful for late breakfast or brunch. These spicy sauteed mushrooms can be elegant over toast triangles. Serve with poached or scrambled eggs and broiled tomatoes.

Spicy Stuffed Cabbage Recipe star
As a child I always ate my vegetables and sometimes left the meat. But when my mother made stuffed cabbage (without the heat), I cleaned my plate and asked for seconds. Some people call this dish “stuffed cabbage leaves”, but it was simply called “stuffed cabbage” at our house.

Spinach and Bell Peppers Recipe star
This garlicy wilted spinach with peppers recipe is a nice change from your everyday spinach. Serve with crabcakes.

Tricolor Ribbon Salad Recipe star
Try this unusual salad recipe with sliced steak served medium rare. The soft creaminess of Romaine lettuce is a perfect match for the sweet Vidalia onion.

Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe star
This vegetable stir fry is quick, healthful, tasty and a bit spicy. Serve over brown or white rice.

Vegetables star[offsite link]
Some good and interesting Veggie recipes. Not complete but enough to help you decide what to serve for dinner.

Warm Sliced Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs Recipe star
Warm sliced potatoes with garlic and herbs served with green beans makes a lovely light meal. Add crusty bread or cut vegetables for dipping in warmed herbed olive oil. Make this at the first sign of Spring.

Warmed Sliced Tomatoes Recipe star
Warmed Sliced Tomatoes are good as a side dish or served over thickly sliced bread drizzled with olive oil

Wilted Spinach Salad Recipe star
If you have not had an authentic wilted spinach salad you have missed a real treat. Flavorful hot bacon fat is poured over fresh spinach and thinly sliced red onion. The heat wilts the lettuce.

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