https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:08:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-289881 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:43:28 +0000 yoursilverlining 289881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the winter we roast the following a lot: potatoes, parsnips, turnips, asparagus, onions, yams, winter squash.</p> <p>In summer, we grill a lot. Usually: summer squash varieties, eggplant, asparagus, green beans, fennel (OMG soooooooo good!!), corn, sweet peppers, onions, mushrooms, hot peppers. Love chard and kale.</p> <p>Our salads (which we have almost every day) are not lettuce salads, they are a mix of 10+ different greens (stuff like mustard greens, baby bok choy, spinach, kale, chard, and other “greens”). Also love spinach salad. Sometimes we eat lettuce too, but not too often – usually romaine. </p> <p>We eat a ton of avocado, but I’m not sure if they are a veggie or not! We also try to avoid using butter, and use olive oil instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-289869 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:29:14 +0000 MsMini 289869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mushrooms, onions, peas, broccolli, brussels sprouts, yams, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes are always on hand in our house. Depending on what others are in the house I roast (usually the root vegetables) with olive oil and herbs (we usually have fresh basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary and chives on hand).</p> <p>DH loves asparagus and bell peppers, but the smell of asparagus makes me nauseated, and I can't tolerate peppers, so if we cook them with whatever else we are eating I just pick them out.</p> <p>Otherwise most are good steamed with butter and sea salt, or sauteed with olive oil or butter. </p> <p>We are just harvesting from our garden now, so we are making lots of our "garden veggie pasta sauce" which uses tomato, shallots, carrots and herbs from our garden, with mushrooms, zucchini, and sometimes ground beef. The sauce is kind of an all-day affair though (we start by oven roasting our tomatoes with garlic, shallots and herbs with olive oil for several hours at low heat). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-289863 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:20:47 +0000 MegWag 289863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook a ton a veggies since my hubs is a pescaterian and we regularly eat vegetarian. I regularly cook: aubergine (eggplant), courgette (zucchini), peppers, sweet potatoes, potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, green beans, peas, sugar snap peas, mange tout, onions, spinach, mushrooms, and baby corn. (That's all I can think of right now.<br /> The easiest way to cook most of them is to roast them. Drizzle with olive oil or coconut oil, add some garlic, and pop them in the oven for awhile. Easy and delicious!<br /> I made some cauliflower fritters the other night that were so yummy. Steam the cauliflower for 4 mins, coat in flour, dip in a tempura batter and fry. Drizzle with capers and lemon juice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-289843 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:14:22 +0000 prettylizy 289843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Zucchini (roasted, or julienned and sauteed to replace pasta noodles), asparagus (steamed or roated), broccoli, bell peppers (roasted) onions (roasted or cooked into things) protabello mushrooms (roasted or cooked into things) green beans, corn on the cob, sliced raw tomatoes. Whenever we are roasting veggies, I just toss them in a ziploc bag with some sort of salad dressing or oil/vingear/spice blend to marinate them for a while. Always a hit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-289828 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:08:35 +0000 LuLu Mom 289828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Green beans, corn on the cob, broccoli, bell peppers, snap peas, edamame, onions &amp; mushrooms I try to hide into foods from DH! He's a big potato guy, but I don't like them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-289753 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:24:31 +0000 blackbird 289753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We oven roast or saute everything. Mostly oven roast. </p> <p>Potatoes (reg and sweet), broccoli, onion, cauliflower, asparagus, peppers of all colors, sometimes corn....i like balsamic and olive oil on mine, sometimes a bit of parmesan. </p> <p>As kids, we would only eat the veggies if they were soaked in some gooey cheese sauce =\. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-289739 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:16:16 +0000 mrsjyw 289739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>zucchini, bell peppers, mushroom, asparagus, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287686 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:59:24 +0000 hilsy85 287686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>broccoli, spinach, onions, green beans, asparagus, zucchini are our most common. Either roasted or sauteed with some olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287586 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:57:55 +0000 chrispygal 287586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love to roast vegetables. Olive oil, salt and pepper is my go to seasoning. Brussel spouts are fantastic this way. Cut off the little stem, quarter, and then roast up. The leaves that fall off get nice and crispy and have a really good taste to them. Just make sure you roast until the veggies start to brown, that's when the best flavor comes out. Our other favorites to roast are asparagus, zucchini/summer squash, onions, and peppers. </p> <p>Spinach I like to cook in a pan with butter and garlic. It wilts quickly and is delish.</p> <p>Also, I love spaghetti squash. You cut it in half, bake in the oven for 40 minutes or so, shred the inside with a fork and then either eat like that, or you can make a "casserole" with it. Saute up some mushrooms, tiny diced onions, some garlic, and some drained diced tomatoes then mix with the squash, add some grated parmesan cheese, and then bake in the oven another 15-20 minutes. It's very yummy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287525 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:49:35 +0000 Meridian 287525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BoogieBea: Taiwanese cabbage is different from napa cabbage (which I like too!) the leaves are firmer and a bit sweeter, and the cabbage itself looks short and squat. You should google it and look for it at the Asian grocers! I actually find it at the Mexican grocers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287513 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:33:39 +0000 autumnlove 287513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans and spinach! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287507 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:26:32 +0000 lovehoneybee 287507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Roasted asparagus, either with just olive oil, salt and pepper, or drizzled with either lemon juice or a browned butter balsamic dressing.</p> <p>I put spinach in pretty much everything I can but usually only serve it on it's own in a salad...spinach, dried cranberries or fresh strawberries, crumbled bleu, feta or gorgonzola cheese, walnuts and a balsamic honey vinaigrette.</p> <p>Squash and zucchini...usually just sliced and sauteed on the stove with garlic and a few other spices. In the fall and winter I go nuts making huge pots of butternut squash soup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287499 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:15:37 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 287499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love fresh green beans in our house. We sautee them with a little bit of butter and sweet onions. They are soooooo good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287483 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:46:56 +0000 regberadaisy 287483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat a lot of veggies depending on the season.<br /> Broccoli, spinach, asparagus, squash, zucchini, green beans, baby bok choy, Chinese broccoli, kale, Chinese eggplant etc.<br /> Asparagus is really yummy on the grill wIth balsamic vinaigrette.<br /> We grill veggies or do a quickly savory or Chinese stir fry. I only roast veggies in cooler weather otherwise the house gets too hit!</p> <p>I'm hoping M will eat everything because my husband and I pretty much do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287469 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:21:58 +0000 sorrycharlie 287469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so vegetable picky. Corn, broccoli, carrots and peas. Haha. And salad :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287467 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:16:38 +0000 ScarletJwl 287467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now we are just feeding me and my DH, so I don't know how this would go over with kids, but we love leeks roasted with a little olive oil and salt. Generally, we are a big fan of roasting veggies. Yams/sweet potatoes are also great since they are sweeter than other veggies. I also love cauliflower and brussel sprouts. They are awesome roasted, steamed or boiled - depending on what texture you prefer - and served with melted butter and a little salt and pepper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287433 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:41:37 +0000 IcebergMom 287433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep wanting to try new things but I blank out at the grocery store and get the old regulars. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287360 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:43:02 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 287360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wonder if Charlie and Olive would like carrots and cauliflower and sweet potatoes if they're roasted with some olive oil and salt - they get soo delicious. We sometimes add parm cheese to cauliflower when we roast it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287354 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:39:41 +0000 chopsuey 287354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I steam broccoli, I used to roast carrots (yum!)<br /> Lo eats steamed broccoli and I usually chop mushrooms, carrots, onions into small pieces, add chicken peas and egg, and make fried rice for her.. Or jook </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287298 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:15:24 +0000 Sweet T 287298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook with mushrooms and zucchini a lot! I also cook spaghetti squash all the time when it's in season! It's my favorite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287205 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:19:00 +0000 BoogieBea 287205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son only eats peas, corn, stewed to very soft carrots. He used to eat broccoli and spinach on a regular basis but now he'll eat broccoli depending on his mood and no spinach at all. I can get him to eat kale when I make baked kale chips. He'll eat cauliflower from this one favorite restaurant of his but it's unfortunately deep fried. I've made the baked version of it and he'll eat it sometimes. Meanwhile, my daughter will eat any veggie I give her, but she's still the one who suffers from constipation.</p> <p>@sweetchic: Is that the same as napa cabbage? Love napa cabbage in noodle soup, makes the soup base so tasty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287188 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:48:01 +0000 Meridian 287188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Taiwanese cabbage! (google it, it's different than regular cabbage). I first saute some chinese sausage and then throw in the cabbage and saute it with garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar... until soft. Yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287175 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:25:52 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 287175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>kale, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beets, parsnips, grilled corn on the cob, beans sometimes.</p> <p>I dunno, my kids eat whatever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287147 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:50:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 287147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugmama: good idea on spinach!! I add spinach or kale to my smoothies and it's a wonderful way to add it in without tasting it.</p> <p>I make a big veggie stir fry at least once a week; bell peppers, zucchini, onion, mushrooms, carrots, chard and beans. More/less depending on sales and what looks good. I serve it over sauteed cabbage so that I have a full veggie meal. I like to make a "sauce" with toasted sesame oil, red wine vinegar, amino acids, garlic, ginger and a little wine.</p> <p>I use kale or spinach everyday in my green smoothies.</p> <p>I cook a lot of broccoli as well, butter salt and pepper.</p> <p>I've started cooking a lot of artichokes too - I saute them with butter or grapeseed oil, put some salt, pepper and parmesan on them.</p> <p>I love corn on the cob too and have been getting some from the farmers market, I just boil it, lather on some butter and shake on some salt. Yum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287142 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:44:15 +0000 junebugmama 287142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Surprisingly asparagus is a big hit in our house. Plus our oldest (4) just eats them with his fingers. We grill them with some olive oil and sometimes shave parmesan on top.</p> <p>I also make lots of things with eggplant. I use it instead of pasta in lasagna. I make eggplant parm and rollatinis with goat cheese and pesto on the inside. Our guy likes this too.</p> <p>I also hide spinach in things. I put it into the food processor with cheese and then put it into grilled cheese. It's fun because it's green :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-veggies-do-you-cook-regularly#post-287124 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:29:05 +0000 Mrs. Bee 287124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only veggies I cook are broccoli, onions, mushrooms, squash, zucchini, and peas since those are the only veggies the kids eat. Well Charlie eats broccoli and peas only. I'd love to add a little more variety but don't know where to start.</p> <p>What veggies do you cook regularly? How do you prepare them? </p>