Julienned carrots -- very thin carrot sticks -- in a white bowl sitting on a blue napkin.

Jane’s Kitchen: Moroccan Sweet Carrot Salad

from Paula Wolfert’s classic cookbook, Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco Servings: 8 7 large carrots (1 1/2 pounds) OR purchased shredded carrots, peeled 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 cup honey, preferable citrus flower 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon orange blossom water Grate the carrots with a julienne blade of a processor […]

Stuffed beet leaves in a white bowl.

Jane’s Kitchen: Hotzakeh

Ukrainian beet leaf rolls, stuffed with cornmeal and dill.   1 large bunch of beets with leaves 1 cup cornmeal 3 1/2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup onion (1/2 medium), chopped 1 Tablespoon oil 1 Tablespoon fresh dill, chopped Sour cream (omit to make Vegan) Remove leaves from beets, saving beets and stems […]

Sliced carrots in several colors sitting in a green sauce and topped with parsley on a white plate.

Jane’s Kitchen: Zaatar Carrots with Green Carrot-Top Tahini

from Jamie Geller    for Green Carrot-Top Tahini: 1 cup rough chopped carrot greens, soft carrot tops (the greens, save the tough stems for making vegetable broth) 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley 1/2 cup fresh mint (OR use mint jelly, sauce or syrup and omit honey) 1 Tablespoon honey 3 garlic cloves or 2 tablespoons […]

Jane’s Kitchen: Chilled Thai Melon Soup

2 cups seedless watermelon, diced  2 cups cantaloupe, diced  2 cups crenshaw or honeydew, diced  1 tablespoon sriracha sauce  1 tablespoon sweet chile sauce  1 cup unsweetened coconut milk  2 tablespoons lime juice  1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated  1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped  2 tablespoons fresh thai basil, chopped 3 tablespoons fresh mint, minced  1 […]

Jane’s Kitchen: Sweet Potato Sunshine Salad 

By Laura Wright, The First Mess   1 1/2 pounds mini sweet potatoes  2 medium carrots, peeled + small diced (I used some heirloom purple ones for color contrast)  2 orange or yellow bell peppers, seeded and diced into 3/4 inch-ish pieces  1/2 cup cherry tomatoes any color, cut in half  1/2 small red onion, […]