Melt the butter in a casserole dish over a low heat. Place the fennel into the butter cut-side down, and scatter around the trimmings. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and increase ...

Meanwhile, for the leeks, melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the blanched leeks and fry for 2-3 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Remove the green part of the leeks (keep aside for use in stocks and soups). Chop the rest of the leeks into 1.5cm rounds. Heat the oil and butter in a heavy based pan ...

Peel and top and tail the shallots. Wash the leek well and cut the white end into 3cm rounds. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the shallots and leek. Season with salt and pepper.

Leeks are a favorite in French cuisine, where they're used in vichyssoise, quiche, vinaigrette, or even just served sauteed or braised. Leeks are a great source of antioxidants ... This rich side dish ...

My fall is full of potato leek and cauliflower leek soup. Braised leeks with bread crumbs are an unexpected but memorable side dish. Growing your own onions gives you the opportunity to grow ...

Cuisines fit for Minor Cold From the perspective of dietary health care, during Minor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the invasion of cold weather — hot ...

Raw in salads, fennel has a licorice flavor; cooked, it mellows and become milder and sweeter. Leeks and potatoes join the fennel here, first sauteed, then simmered with white wine, chicken stock ...

Any combo of fish and potatoes does it for me and this is a good one. Baking the fish in between the vegetables and the crumbs means that the fish stays moist and even reheats well without drying out.

The brothy soup, originally from the port city of Marseille, combines whatever shellfish and white fish were caught fresh with iconic flavors such as saffron, fennel, tomato and garlic.

Add the fennel and apple, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes before adding the fennel seeds and stock, bring to a boil, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add thyme and season to ...

Spray 13" by 9" glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. To baking dish, add leek, potatoes, fennel, 1 table¬spoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat, then spread ...