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Simple Panzanella Salad. Baked Asparagus Fries recipe. Did you all have a good super bowl or puppy bowl? Madonna is scary, no? I’ve been seeing pictures of her from the Super Bowl, and it literally scares me. Nightmare scary. Anyway, asparagus fries are actually pretty neat. They are surprisingly crispy. Baked Asparagus Fries with Three Dipping Sauces Makes 1 pound Directions: 1. Baked Parmesan Tomatoes Recipe.

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Potatoes. Sweet Potatoes. Cauliflower. Recipe for Spinach, Arugula, Cranberry and Walnut Salad at Life. Southwestern Black Bean Salad. Mashed Potatoes. Fries. Zucchini Parmesan Crisps. Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Garlic, Parmesan, Buttered Breadcrumb Topping ~ The Garden of Eating - a sinfully good blog about food. There was no love lost between me and the vast majority of vegetables when I was growing up. But even as a child, I adored Brussels sprouts. And my passion for these cruciferous cuties continues unabated in my adult life (wait, when did I become an adult?!) They're good so many ways - pan seared, roasted, etc., But after my friend, Marc introduced me to the idea of slicing them in shoestrings and roasting them with garlic, whole grain mustard, white wine, and Pecorino cheese a few years ago, I pretty much stopped making them any other way.

I was stuck in a Brussels sprouts rut and very happy about it. It was not until I was asked to bring Brussels sprouts to the lovely Thanksgiving gathering of family and friends we attended this year that I felt it was time to try something new. So I pulled one of my very favorite cookbooks, Andrea Chesman's excellent, Recipes From The Root Cellar off the shelf and started thumbing through it for ideas. Ingredients Directions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Baked Eggplant Sticks. Strips of eggplant, breaded and baked until golden and served with a quick marinara sauce. Serve these as a snack, appetizer or side dish. I'm making these tonight with an eggplant I bought at the farmer's market and figured I would revive the recipe from the archives. Enjoy! I can vividly remember the day when my picky daughter, who was in middle school at the time, told me she liked eggplant. Eggplant? Really? Eggplant is probably not for everyone, but if you like eggplant, or want to try introducing them to your family and don't know how, this is a good place to start. Baked Eggplant SticksSkinnytaste.com Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1/4 • Old Points: 1 pt • Points+: 1 ptCalories: 86.9 • Fat: 2.9 • Carbs: 0.7 g • Fiber: 2.9 • Protein: 4.3 g • Sugar: 0Sodium: 202.4 Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 450°.

Cut ends off the eggplant. Place eggplant strips in a bowl and season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl, and egg whites in another. Baked Zucchini Sticks. I guarantee even picky eaters will love these! Serve them as an appetizer or as a side dish. They are healthy and low in points and guiltlessly delicious! My daughter loves, loves, loves these. It's her favorite way to eat zucchini and her only complaint is that I don't make enough. Baked Zucchini Sticks Gina's Weight Watcher RecipesServings: 3 • Size: 1 zucchini (sauce extra) • Old Points: 1.5 pts • Points+: 3 ptsCalories: 121.9 • Fat: 2.4 • Carbs: 21.0 g • Fiber: 6.0 • Protein: 6.7 g Ingredients: 3 medium zucchini sliced into 3" x 1/2" sticks1 large egg white1/3 cup seasoned whole wheat bread crumbs2 tbsp grated Pecorino Romano cheesecooking spray1/4 tsp garlic powdersaltfresh pepper Directions In a small bowl, beat egg whites and season with salt and pepper.

Dip zucchini sticks into eggs then into bread crumb and cheese mixture, a few at a time and shake to coat. Preheat oven to 425°. In a medium pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Recipe for Crispy Parmesan Onion Rings at Life. Vegetable Gratin Recipe.