St Valery Carrots grow up to 10 inches (25 cm) long. They will be up 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7 1/2 cm) broad at the top, and tapered. Above ground, the fine leaves grow up to 20 inches (50 cm) tall. The carrot itself is orangey-pink, with a fine texture, and a complex…
Carrots
Carrot Pudding
Carrot puddings are steamed puddings, like plum pudding. Their featured ingredients are grated raw carrot and dried fruit. Steamed Carrot Pudding became popular in Canada at Christmases during the First World War as a substitute for Plum Pudding and all its rationed ingredients such as sugar. Many Canadian families, particularly on the West Coast, have…
Vichy Carrots Recipe
And you thought boiled, sliced carrots were another word for boring? Not these ones: very good, very sweet, even the older ones that have been stored a few months.
Vichy Carrots
Vichy Carrots © Denzil Green Vichy Carrots is a glazed carrot dish. To make Vichy Carrots, thinly sliced carrots are placed in a pot with a small amount of Vichy water, butter and sugar, then covered and simmered over low heat until tender, drained, then garnished with minced parsley. No salt is used. You can…
Lima Beans in Tomato Sauce Recipe
This is a Greek recipe. They will use the large lima beans called gigantes.
Spicy Thyme Carrots Recipe
You’re on your own for proportions. Basically, cook up as many frozen carrots as you figure you want to serve per person.
Braised Carrots and Peas Recipe
This is a very colourful, and tasty vegetable side dish, and very easy to prepare, with a flair of a traditional French to it with the braised lettuce. Cooking lettuce might seem a jarring idea, but the French do cook lettuce as well as eating it fresh.
White Belgian Carrots
White Belgian Carrots are pure white, except for the top poking above the soil, which is pale green.They grow 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) long, and do well even in poor soils, 75 days from seed. They have a mild carrot taste, and can be eaten raw or cooked. White Belgian Carrots…
Quick Summer Pickles Recipe
Admittedly, the work Quick in the title refers more to them being ready right away to eat — there’s just no way to avoid the vegetable prep that has to be done. But this is a fabulous homemade pickle, and you just can’t buy tastes like this.
Walnut and Carrot Salad Recipe
A gorgeous looking and gorgeous tasting salad. Allow your guests to dress it themselves with the salad dressing served separately.
Planet Carrots
Planet Carrots are called round, but aren’t really. They are short, with very broad tops, tapering sharply after that to almost nothing. They mature early. One variety of Planet Carrots is called “Thumbelina.” Cooking Tips Planet Carrots don’t need peeling; just scrub them, and top and tail. They are good for steaming, stir-frying, poaching and…
Danvers Carrots
Danvers Carrots are short carrots, though longer than Chantenay carrots. They will be about 7 to 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) long. They are broad at the top, tapering to a thin bottom point. They are a deep orange, sometimes with greenish blushes. Danvers Carrots are sold both fresh to consumers and to manufacturers…
Imperator Carrots
Imperator Carrots are 8 to 11 inches (20 to 28 cm) long, about 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) thick at the top. They are deeply orange coloured, with a somewhat coarse core, and are not as sweet as other carrots. But, they store well, and because of that are one of the most common carrots…
Nantes Carrots
Nantes Carrots are almost perfectly cylinder shaped, almost the shape of a sausage. They are rounded and blunt at the top and bottom, and don’t taper as other carrots do: they are pretty much the same width their entire length. They will be 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) long, about 1 1/4…
Chantenay Carrots
Chantenay Carrots are short, blunt, thick carrots. There are several different varieties. American varieties are longer than UK ones, about 5 to 7 inches (12 1/2 to 18 cm) long, about 3 inches (7 1/2 cm) wide, and less sweet. They also tend to be coarser, and somewhat dry, but won’t become tough or woody….
Carrot & Pine Nut Relish Recipe
This is a cross between a relish and a salad. The balsamic vinegar gives it a mellowed, only slightly-sharp taste.
Lentil, Apple & Bacon Soup Recipe
Even those who think lentils are boring will be after second bowls of this soup.
Beef and Guinness Pie / Stew Recipe
This is a simple beef stew with an incredible sauce. We often turn it into a pie by covering the cooked stew with a pastry crust and baking a bit.
Root Veg & Mushroom Savoury Pudding Recipe
A good hearty, economical winter veg dish. Delicious served with some kind of gravy, especially mushroom gravy.
Carrot and Lentil Soup Recipe
Nice served with dollops of yoghurt or creme fraîche in the soup bowls.
Sausage and Carrot Pasta Sauce Recipe
You can serve this warm or piping hot. Use whatever kind of sausage you please, mild or spicy, but do use big ones — not breakfast size sausages or Chipoltas.
Bean Chowder Recipe
A hearty chowder.
Winter Veg Soup Recipe
A good vegetable soup with complexity of flavour.
Savoury Bread ‘n Butter Pudding Recipe
This is very tasty with the leeks, but you can use sliced onions instead if you have onions to hand.