Fresh & Tasty: Wild for Spring Vegetables

Baby Spinach and Watercress Salad With Roasted Beets

Once a maligned vegetable, sweet-tasting baby beets have changed the way people think about them. Roasting beets makes them taste sugary and keeps their colour (and vitamins) intact. Here’s how to prepare this wonderful sidedish.

Leek and Fennel Risotto

Risotto is a dish that must be made just before serving so that is has the proper texture. It should be luscious and creamy, with each grain of rice distinctive. Keep your menu simple so this dish is the only last-minute task you have. Read on to find out how to make this elegant meal.

Spring Vegetable Stir-Fry

This beautiful-looking spring stir-fry can be served as a side dish, or made into a main course by adding shrimp, chicken or chunks of tofu.

Bonnie Stern has been teaching people to have fun in the kitchen, to eat more healthfully and to nourish their families since she started her cooking school in 1973.

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