Vegetables

Homemade Tomato Paste

In summer, there are plenty of tomatoes, and it is easier to find tomatoes at the market that are meant for sauces and paste. And in general, ju...

Roasted Kabocha Squash (Japanese Pumpkin)

A simple and incredibly easy recipe that lets the natural, wonderful flavor of the squash shine. Roasting it in the oven creates a beautiful, melt-...

Creamy Lettuce Soup

We usually think of lettuce as a vegetable best suited for salads or eaten raw. But lettuce can also be roasted and, as you will see in this recipe...

Nettle Soup

Nettle is a versatile wild plant that works beautifully in cooking. Both stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) and Roman nettle (Urtica pilulifera) are s...

Cucumber and Yogurt Tzatziki

Tzatziki is originally a Greek recipe, somewhere between a cold soup and a dip or spread, based on cucumbers and yogurt. You can make it with da...