Recipe: Braised Radishes with Shallots & Bacon — Recipes from The Kitchn

For a long time I avoided radishes, thinking they were only meant to be eaten raw. I was a little put off by their sharp heat, too. But then, one spring a few years ago, inspired by a bunch of lavender and scarlet Easter egg radishes, I rebelled a bit. Why not cook radishes? In fact, why not braise them?

This tangy, bacon-laced recipe was the result, and when it comes to cooking radishes, I’ve never looked back.

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Recipe: Rainbow Vegetable Spring Rolls — Recipes from The Kitchn

I have to confess that I’m a rather reluctant salad eater. I blame a childhood of sad lettuce side salads topped with gloppy ranch dressing and cherry tomatoes as hard as rubber balls.

But wrap that salad up and call it a spring roll? And add a rainbow of crunchy fresh vegetables? Then give it a spicy sauce instead of sad dressing? Oh, I’m all over that. And I think any reluctant salad eaters at your table will be too.

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