25 Days of Glorious Vegetables from The Vegetable Butcher — The Vegetable Butcher

Who do you call when you have a vegetable question? The Vegetable Butcher, that’s who! Cara Mangini was our guest this month, lovingly featuring 20 of her favorite vegetables, with fresh ways to slice, dice, and cook them in the kitchen, and surprising new ideas to honor them at the table. From radishes to fennel, and turnips to garlic, turn to the Butcher for your vegetable needs and wants. In case you missed any of her pieces, here’s a look back. Bookmark the collection page for reference later, and don’t forget to visit Cara online at Little Eater or Instagram.

  1. 1. Introducing The Vegetable Butcher
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  2. 2. The Vegetable Butcher Wants to Guide You to Your Radish Soul Mate
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  3. 3. Cauliflower Hummus Is the Dip You Need in Your Life
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  4. 4. The Vegetable Butcher Answers the Most Important Asparagus Question
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  5. 5. 7 Reasons Celery Leaves Deserve Far More Attention
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  6. 6. The Vegetable Butcher Explains Why You Should Always Wash Your Produce
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  7. 7. Jicama Is Probably the Most Exciting Vegetable You’re Not Eating
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  8. 8. Sorrel Is the Lemon of the Vegetable World
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  9. 9. The Vegetable Butcher Really Wants You to Give Fennel a Chance
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  10. 10. The Vegetable Butcher’s Favorite Way to Eat Leeks All by Themselves
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  11. 11. Are You Eating the Best Part of Broccoli?
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  12. 12. A Better Way to Get Your Beet On
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  13. 13. 10 Tips to Give Your Vegetables a Long and Happy Shelf Life
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  14. 14. The Vegetable Butcher’s Top 10 Ways to Make Cooked Carrots Irresistible
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  15. 15. 3 Reasons to Drop That Lettuce and Meet Escarole
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  16. 16. The Vegetable Butcher Shows You How to Break Down Romanesco
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  17. 17. The Vegetable Butcher Explains Why Swiss Chard Is the Sweetest and Sexiest of the Greens
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  18. 18. The Vegetable Butcher Banishes Your Fear of Celery Root
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  19. 19. The Vegetable Butcher’s Favorite Tool for Ribbons and Noodles
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  20. 20. The Vegetable Butcher Offers You 10 Ways to Make Zucchini a Main Dish
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  21. 21. What to Do with the Smallest, Most Beautiful Eggplants of All
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  22. 22. If You Hate Turnips, Sweet Baby Turnips May Surprise You
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  23. 23. Your Cast Iron Pan Is Begging for Shishito Peppers
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  24. 24. Garlic Confit Is the Magic Secret to Loving Any Vegetable
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  25. 25. 15 Vegetables to Instantly Improve Your Vegetable Platter
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Recipe: Homemade Cornbread Mix — The Baking Aisle

Whether you need a quick side to go along with a lunch salad or something warm and tasty to bring along to a BBQ, keeping a jar of this cornbread mix around will always come in handy. Made with only a few, common dry ingredients, this mix is easy to use and even easier to put together. Say “so long” to store-bought mixes, and start making your own cornbread mix this summer!

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Grilled Marinated Flank Steak

Flank steak is a lean, somewhat tough but flavorful cut of beef that benefits from the tenderizing effects of a marinade. It is best cooked medium rare and thinly sliced at an angle across the grain of the meat.

Prepared this way, marinated, cooked quickly at high heat, thinly sliced, flank steak practically melts in your mouth. This recipe calls for grilling the steak, but if you don’t have a grill, you can prepare the steak on a large cast iron frying pan as well.

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15 Vegetables to Instantly Improve Your Vegetable Platter — The Vegetable Butcher

I love that I can find a platter of vegetables at every birthday, barbecue, and holiday gathering. But let’s face it — carrot sticks, celery sticks, and sliced cucumbers are not the only candidates to arrange on a platter and serve with a dip. (I’m not judging; I get myself into that rut, too.)

There are tons of vegetables that would love an opportunity to shine on a platter, to serve as a vehicle for a pesto, salsa, vinaigrette, vegetable puree, cheesy dip, or hummus.

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Treat Yourself to One of These 12 S’mores Recipes — Recipes from The Kitchn

Second to frozen desserts, like ice cream and popsicles, s’mores (in any and all forms!) are a summertime staple. Graham crackers, chocolate, marshmallows — no matter how you arrange those three simple ingredients, this dessert is a treat.

Whether you go for the standard toasted marshmallow and wedge of chocolate sandwiched between two graham crackers, prefer a more creative filling, or transform this sweet treat into something baked or frozen, you’re on track for a delicious summer.

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Your Guide to Loving Zucchini and Summer Squash All Season Long — Guides from The Kitchn

It’s easy to love zucchini and summer squash when they first appear on farmers market tables in vibrant stacks of green and yellow — trickier once we move deeper into the summer and zucchini seems to be stalking us at every turn. This summer, let’s establish some new favorites early on and keep the party going as long as we possibly can.

Here’s your guide to choosing, cooking, and loving zucchini and summer squash, from first blossom to the final garden harvest.

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