Eating What We Grow
Eating What We Grow is a publication designed to help you select, store, prepare, and enjoy the abundance of produce grown locally in Vermont. The resource includes general information and specifics about fruits and vegetables, nutritional information, and recipes. By purchasing Vermont-grown produce, we can all contribute to the future success of Vermont agriculture.
Recipes in the guide represent a variety of fruits and vegetables, are simple to prepare and aim to keep total fat, saturated fat and sodium (salt) content down, as well as the cost of ingredients. We hope that you will be inspired to try a new fruit or vegetable, and find some new favorites!
Browse Publication by Section
- Introduction7 Pages
- Why buy foods produced locally?
- Where to purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables
- When local produce is available
- Fruits and vegetables: Nutritious options
- Fruit and vegetable storage and safety
- About the Recipes and Nutrition Facts Label2 Pages
- About the recipes
- Understanding the Nutrition Facts label
- Recipes and More (All Recipes)1.08MB, 65 Pages
- References
- Acknowledgements
Recipes and Nutritional Info by Fruit/Vegetable
Preparation under 30-minutes
Easy to freeze
- Apples
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Blackberries and raspberries
- Blueberries
- Broccoli
- Brussel sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Green beans
- Greens for cooking
- Herbs
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Melons
- Peas
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Rhubarb
- Root vegetables (ie: parsnips, turnips, etc.)
- Salad greens
- Spinach
- Strawberries
- Tomatoes
- Winter Squash
- Zucchini/summer squash
Recipe Index - Fruits and Vegetables by Recipe
Preparation under 30-minutes
Easy to freeze
- Apples
- Cranberry-apple Crunch
- Cabbage Salad
- Three-grain Apple Muffins
- Ugly Ducklings
- Asparagus
- Asparagus Guacamole
- Citrus-dressed Asparagus
- Beet greens
- Confetti Salad
- Beets
- Harvard Beets
- Red Beet Chocolate Cake
- Roasted Rooties
- Berries (all kinds)
- Blackberry Barbeque Sauce
- Fruit Vinegar
- Jane's Blueberry Cobbler
- Strawberry Surprise Smoothie
- Strawberry Yogurt Popsicle
- Stuffed Cantaloupe
- Very Berry Bread Pudding
- Blackberries
- Blackberry Barbeque Sauce
- Blueberries
- Jane's Blueberry Cobbler
- Very Berry Bread Pudding
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Casserole
- Pasta Vegetable Salad
- Quick and Healthy Veggie Lo Mein
- Brussel sprouts
- Brussels Sprouts Salad
- Brussels Sprouts with Walnut Vinaigrette
- Butternut squash
- Curried Squash and Mushroom Soup
- Cabbage
- Cabbage Salad
- Ground Beef Soup
- Cantaloupe
- Stuffed Cantaloupe
- Carrots
- Broccoli Casserole
- Brussels Sprouts Salad
- Cabbage Salad
- Confetti Salad
- Corn Chowder
- Ground Beef Soup
- Indian Vegetable Dish
- Quick and Healthy Veggie Lo Mein
- Roasted Rooties
- Ugly Ducklings
- Cauliflower
- Cauliflower and Peas with Curry Cream Sauce
- Pasta Vegetable Salad
- Corn
- Corn Chowder
- Summer Vegetable Stew
- Cucumber
- Cucumber Raita
- Pickled Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Eggplant and Rice
- Eggplant and Tomatoes
- Endive lettuce
- Mushroom, Endive, and Watercress Salad
- Green beans
- Green Beans in Tomato Peanut-curry Sauce
- Three-bean Salad
- Greens for cooking
- Confetti Salad
- Kale, Tomato, and Bean Casserole
- Lentils with Spinach
- Pasta with Greens and Feta
- Spinach and Bean Burrito
- Herbs
- Herb dip
- White Flaky Fish
- Honeydew melon
- Melon Salad with Figs
- Jerusalem artichokes
- Baked and Dipped Sunflower Roots
- Brussels Sprouts Salad
- Mashed Jerusalem Artichoke
- Kale
- Kale, Tomato, and Bean Casserole
- Kohlrabi
- Confetti Salad
- Herbed Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Brussels Sprouts Salad
- Lentil and Leek Risotto
- Spring Soup
- Melons (all kinds)
- Melon Salad with Figs
- Stuffed Cantaloupe
- Parsnips
- Confetti Salad
- Ugly Ducklings
- Patty pan squash
- Stuffed Patty Pan Squash
- Peas (all kinds)
- Bow-tie Pasta with a Trio of Peas
- Cauliflower and Peas with Curry Cream Sauce
- Garlic Stir-fried Snap Peas
- Peppers
- Cabbage Salad
- Dot's Chili
- Lentil and Leek Risotto
- Pizza Roll-up
- Quick and Healthy Veggie Lo Mein
- Stuffed Peppers
- Summer Vegetable Stew
- Potatoes
- Baked Potato Sections
- Corn Chowder
- Hot German Potato Salad
- Indian Vegetable Dish
- Mashed Jerusalem Artichoke
- Roasted Rooties
- Spring Soup
- Pumpkins
- Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Pudding
- Raspberries
- Fruit Vinegar
- Rhubarb
- Rhubarb Crisp
- Rhubarb Spritz
- Romaine lettuce
- Pear Balsamic Salad
- Root vegetables (rutabagas, turnips, parsnips)
- Confetti Salad
- Finnish Turnip Casserole
- Ugly Ducklings
- Salad greens
- Mushroom, Endive, and Watercress Salad
- Pear Balsamic Salad
- Snow peas
- Bow-tie Pasta with a Trio of Peas
- Spinach
- Lentils with Spinach
- Spinach and Bean Burrito
- Squash - summer
- Family Favorite Lasagna
- Stuffed Patty Pan Squash
- Summer Vegetable Stew
- Squash - winter
- Curried Squash and Mushroom Soup
- Squash with Maple-ginger Butter
- Strawberries
- Strawberry Surprise Smoothie
- Strawberry Yogurt Popsicle
- Sugar snap peas
- Bow-tie Pasta with a Trio of Peas
- Garlic Stir-fried Snap Peas
- Tomatoes
- Asparagus Guacamole
- Dot's Chili
- Eggplant and Rice
- Eggplant and Tomatoes
- Green Beans in Tomato Peanut-curry Sauce
- Indian Vegetable Dish
- Kale, Tomato, and Bean Casserole
- Pasta Vegetable Salad
- Stuffed Peppers
- Summer Vegetable Stew
- Three-bean Salad
- Tomato Bisque Soup
- Turnips
- Finnish Turnip Casserole
- Zucchini
- Family Favorite Lasagna
- Summer Vegetable Stew
Last modified April 11 2013 09:17 AM