Works For Me Wednesday: Higher Temperatures
November 19, 2008
It’s freezing so I’m putting everything in the oven. Chickens, sure, but mostly vegetables and even some fruits: carrots, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, grape tomatoes, parsnips, apples, pears. I’m going to try roasting a pumpkin this weekend.
I keep it really simple with the veg, using olive oil, salt and pepper. A little garlic never hurt anybody, though, and you could definitely experiment with herbs and spices, Colonel-Sanders-style. For apples, I like to go with melted butter and brown sugar. Just give it a rough chop, toss all the ingredients together, spread everything out on a baking sheet and stick it in the oven at 400 for 20 minutes to half an hour, flipping halfway through. The roasting brings out the natural sweetness of the vegetables, until they’re almost caramelized and completely delicious: even the much-maligned Brussels sprout becomes a thing of ecstasy.
Easy. Tasty. Good for you.
That works for me.
November 20, 2008 at 10:12 am
I love roasted veggies! I love cauliflower, but it becomes 10 times more delicious when you roast it with a little bit of garlic and salt =)
November 20, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I couldn’t agree more. Everything should be roasted in the oven this time of year. Honestly, doing so is probably the only way our home becomes completely heated.
And brussel sprouts roasted in the oven…sublime! I think I make them for my family probably about once a week. Tossed with olive oil and kosher salt, the resulting toasted leaves come out of the oven are pure green goodness.
November 21, 2008 at 2:22 am
We’re putting lots of things in the oven, too. Yesterday I even did a batch of cookies at 7:00 in the morning to warm the house for the boys. Getting a warm cookie with breakfast was just a bonus.