Vegetables Archives - Little Coastal Kitchen

Lemon and Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Salmon with Vegetables

Good news! I’ve given up long-winded blog posts for Lent. Hahahahaha! I’m kidding, of course. Lent or not, we all need a goodly number of easy and delicious seafood recipes, and I have a few words to say about that. Let’s dive right in, shall we?...

Fried Chicken Cobb Salad

When the weather turns toward spring, I start craving salad. Especially meal-worthy salads. You know, the ones with crunchy greens and enough meat and cheese that you don’t have to make anything else for dinner? Well, this Fried Chicken Cobb Salad is a house...

L.A. Caviar

L.A. (Lower Alabama) Caviar is a regional treat I’ve probably made a thousand times. It’s simple to toss together. It’s inexpensive to make. You probably have everything you need to make it in your kitchen right now. And all those are good things because L.A....

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Need a holiday side that seems fancy, yet is easy to make, and travels well? And pairs beautifully with turkey OR ham? I know you’re planning now, and I’ve got you covered. This is a job for Stuffed Acorn Squash. I’ve served these delicious Stuffed Acorn...

Sausage, Eggplant, and Peppers

Eggplant deniers, listen up! A week or so ago I got a text from my mom. She had a recipe that belonged on the blog. She told me about a sheet pan dinner she’s been making for a while now that my dad LOVES. And after hearing what she does, I can certainly see why....

Cucumber and Carrot Salad with Ginger Dressing

Cucumber and Carrot Salad with Ginger Dressing is a staple in our house. It’s one of our go-to salads year-round, and we’re especially fond of having it with all sorts of Asian-American dishes. Princess Persnickety is a sushi fan, and Cucumber and Carrot Salad with...

Summer Squash Gratin

I love summer squash, and if you've clicked in here on purpose, I suspect you do, too. I like it sautéed, roasted, breaded and fried. I also REALLY like squash casserole. It's squashy and cheesy with a lovely crunchy cracker crust. I don't make squash casserole...

Fresh Tomato Tart

I was at my parents’ house recently, and my mom was making me take home tomatoes from their garden. (That makes it sound like a bad thing--it’s not.) I guess we were talking about what to do with tomatoes when she announced that a gentleman they know has the best...

Sweet Potato Hummus

I haven’t made Sweet Potato Hummus in a while, and I made it last weekend for a party. It’s one of those things I forget about, and then when I do make it I think, “Why am I not making this all the time?!?” There’s nothing authentic about it, and I don’t care. ...

Fresh Corn Salad

We’ve talked before about how seasonally-dependent we all are on fresh-picked, local, Silver Queen corn. Well, last week my favorite fresh corn dealer let it be known that she’d be back in business on Friday at her usual spot--the side road next to the liquor store. ...

Cauliflower au Gratin

I’ve been told that Cauliflower au Gratin is a southern thing. Does anybody know if that’s true? Can somebody from the Midwest or someplace like that weigh in here? Did y’all have Cauliflower au Gratin growing up? (EDIT: An English friend says they have it in England,...

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas with Lime Crema

I’m a child of the South--Baldwin County, Alabama, to be exact--and as such, I’m a big fan of sweet potatoes. We grow them here. Well, not me personally, but the sweet potato growers grow them. In the fall you’ll see big, happy, beautiful, piles of them in local...