Katie Stew

A rich, simmering blend of my favorite things

A Note on Roasting

| 644 Comments

I have an on again-off again relationship with my oven. Sometimes I like to be able to toss something in and walk away, but most often I prefer stovetop cooking. I like to see what I’m making so that I can fiddle with it as I go. It feels safer. It is hard to trust an oven sometimes.

A few years back, I believe it was a Thanksgiving, my mother presented me with oven roast carrots. They are just a wonderful thing. She used Ina Garten’s recipe. In my experience, you can never go wrong with The Barefoot Contessa. The carrots when you roast them, become sweet and brown, just salty enough to be perfect. AND, they are the easiest thing in the world.

Since discovering this recipe, I have learned I can do most any vegetables this same way. Olive oil, salt and pepper, roast. Last night I tried brussel sprouts again. I have to say, I quite liked them. First, I microwaved them for 1 minute. My friend recommended I do this to make sure they are done all the way through. Then, I roasted them in this simple manner for 20 min at 400. They were nicely browned and tasty. I would recommend you stir twice to get a nice, all over brown.

Lately, I have been following this method all the time. Tossing some marinated chicken or pork chops on a cookie sheet along with a pile of vegetables and just roasting them all together. Easiest dinner ever.

I really like zucchini or squash done in this manner with a little lemon pepper. Cubed potatoes with some rosemary. Parsnips. Fennel. You can even toss them all in a pan together. The Contessa has a parsnips, carrots, and fennel recipe similar to the one below that is killer. Try this recipe out. You’ll use it all the time.

Barefoot Contessa- Roast Carrots

  • 12 carrots
  • 3 tablespoons good olive oil
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh dill or parsley

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

If the carrots are thick, cut them in half lengthwise; if not, leave whole. Slice the carrots diagonally in 1 1/2-inch-thick slices. (The carrots will shrink while cooking so make the slices big.) Toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a sheet pan in 1 layer and roast in the oven for 20 minutes, until browned and tender.

Toss the carrots with minced dill or parsley, season to taste, and serve.

This is a super easy and healthy way to do basic side vegetables. But, when roasted in this manner, they will taste anything but simple.

644 Comments

  1. Thank you for the sensible critique. Me and my neighbor were just preparing to do some research about this. We got a grab a book from our area library but I think I learned more from this post. I am very glad to see such magnificent info being shared freely out there.

  2. What’s up to every one, the contents present at this site are in fact amazing for people knowledge, well, keep up the nice work fellows.|

  3. Normally I don’t read article on blogs, but I wish to say that this write-up very forced me to try and do it! Your writing taste has been surprised me. Thank you, very great article.

  4. Great weblog here! Also your site so much up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my web site loaded up as fast as yours lol

  5. you’re truly a excellent webmaster. The site loading speed is incredible. It sort of feels that you are doing any unique trick. Also, The contents are masterwork. you’ve done a wonderful job in this matter!

  6. Good way of telling, and fastidious piece of writing to get facts concerning my presentation subject matter, which i am going to deliver in academy.|

  7. Howdy, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam responses? If so how do you prevent it, any plugin or anything you can suggest? I get so much lately it’s driving me insane so any support is very much appreciated.|

  8. I want to voice my gratitude for your kindness giving support to folks who really want guidance on this idea. Your special dedication to getting the message across appears to be wonderfully useful and has always made employees much like me to get to their objectives. Your insightful hints and tips implies this much a person like me and even further to my mates. Warm regards; from everyone of us.

  9. My wife and i got so ecstatic that Michael managed to conclude his investigation through the entire ideas he came across out of the web pages. It’s not at all simplistic just to continually be offering tips which usually the others could have been trying to sell. Therefore we take into account we have the website owner to appreciate for that. The illustrations you have made, the easy web site navigation, the friendships your site help to foster – it’s most excellent, and it is making our son and our family recognize that that subject is enjoyable, and that’s particularly pressing. Many thanks for the whole lot!

  10. An impressive share! I’ve just forwarded this onto a coworker who has been doing a little homework on this. And he in fact ordered me lunch because I discovered it for him… lol. So let me reword this…. Thanks for the meal!! But yeah, thanx for spending time to talk about this issue here on your blog.|

  11. Howdy great website! Does running a blog such as this take a lot of work? I’ve absolutely no knowledge of programming but I was hoping to start my own blog soon. Anyways, should you have any ideas or tips for new blog owners please share. I understand this is off subject nevertheless I just wanted to ask. Cheers!|

  12. Good website! I really love how it is easy on my eyes and the data are well written. I am wondering how I might be notified when a new post has been made. I have subscribed to your RSS feed which must do the trick! Have a nice day!

  13. Your Sleek Silhouette – The Appeal Of The Girdle

  14. Wonderful blog! Do you have any tips for aspiring writers? I’m planning to start my own website soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you advise starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I’m completely overwhelmed .. Any ideas? Cheers!|

  15. Thank you for any other fantastic post. The place else could anybody get that type of information in such a perfect means of writing? I’ve a presentation subsequent week, and I’m at the search for such info.

  16. Excellent blog you have here but I was curious about if you kknew of any user discussion forums that cover
    the same topics discussed here? I’d really love to be a part of community where I
    can get responses feom other knowledgeable individuals that share the same interest.
    If you have any recommendations, please let me know.
    Cheers!

  17. Thanks a bunch for sharing this with all of us you actually realize what you are talking about! Bookmarked. Kindly also consult with my website =). We will have a link alternate contract among us!

  18. wonderful issues altogether, you simply won a new reader. What would you recommend about your put up that you made some days ago? Any positive?

  19. It’s going to be finish of mine day, however before end I am reading this
    fantastic paragraph to increase my know-how.

  20. Great article! We are linking to this great post on our website. Keep up the great writing.|

  21. Wow, superb blog layout! How long have you been blogging for? you make blogging look easy. The overall look of your web site is great, as well as the content!

  22. Valuable information. Fortunate me I discovered your site by chance, and I am shocked why this twist of fate didn’t came about in advance! I bookmarked it.|

  23. I think other site proprietors should take this site as an model, very clean and excellent user friendly style and design, as well as the content. You are an expert in this topic!

  24. It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button! I’d definitely donate to this outstanding blog! I guess for now i’ll settle for book-marking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to brand new updates and will share this site with my Facebook group. Chat soon!|

  25. Greetings! Very helpful advice within this article! It is the little changes that produce the biggest changes. Many thanks for sharing!|

  26. It is perfect time to make some plans for the future and it’s time to be happy. I have read this post and if I could I wish to suggest you some interesting things or tips. Maybe you could write next articles referring to this article. I desire to read more things about it!

  27. I wanted to compose you one little remark to finally say thanks over again for these nice solutions you’ve shared on this page. It has been simply generous of you to allow publicly all that most of us would’ve supplied as an electronic book to generate some dough for themselves, even more so given that you could have tried it if you ever desired. Those advice additionally acted to become great way to recognize that the rest have similar zeal like my own to understand a whole lot more regarding this condition. I’m sure there are many more pleasurable periods ahead for many who discover your blog post.

  28. I was just seeking this info for some time. After 6 hours of continuous Googleing, finally I got it in your web site. I wonder what is the lack of Google strategy that do not rank this kind of informative websites in top of the list. Normally the top web sites are full of garbage.

  29. Hello. magnificent job. I did not anticipate this. This is a impressive story. Thanks!

  30. Hello there, You’ve done a fantastic job. I’ll certainly digg it and personally recommend to my friends. I’m sure they’ll be benefited from this website.

  31. It is really a nice and helpful piece of information. I¡¦m happy that you simply shared this useful info with us. Please stay us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.

  32. What i do not realize is in fact how you are not actually a lot more well-favored than you might be now. You’re so intelligent. You recognize thus significantly relating to this subject, produced me in my opinion believe it from a lot of numerous angles. Its like women and men aren’t interested until it is one thing to do with Girl gaga! Your individual stuffs outstanding. At all times deal with it up!

  33. I’m still learning from you, while I’m trying to achieve my goals. I absolutely love reading all that is written on your website.Keep the information coming. I loved it!

  34. I like what you guys are up also. Such clever work and reporting! Carry on the superb works guys I¡¦ve incorporated you guys to my blogroll. I think it’ll improve the value of my website 🙂

  35. I am writing to make you know what a helpful experience my friend’s daughter encountered browsing the blog. She learned such a lot of things, including how it is like to possess a very effective giving nature to let many people effortlessly have an understanding of various tricky things. You truly surpassed my expectations. Thanks for showing such practical, trusted, revealing and cool tips on this topic to Sandra.

  36. I think this is one of the most vital info for me. And i am glad reading your article. But should remark on few general things, The site style is great, the articles is really excellent : D. Good job, cheers

  37. certainly like your website but you have to test the spelling on several of your posts. A number of them are rife with spelling issues and I to find it very bothersome to inform the truth on the other hand I¡¦ll certainly come back again.

  38. Well I really liked studying it. This article procured by you is very effective for correct planning.

  39. Wow, fantastic weblog format! How lengthy have you been blogging for? you made running a blog look easy. The entire look of your site is wonderful, as well as the content material!

  40. Wow! This could be one particular of the most useful blogs We’ve ever arrive across on this subject. Basically Excellent. I’m also an expert in this topic therefore I can understand your effort.

  41. A person essentially help to make critically articles I’d state. This is the very first time I frequented your web page and up to now? I amazed with the analysis you made to make this particular post extraordinary. Fantastic task!

  42. I am extremely impressed with your writing skills as well as with the layout on your blog. Is this a paid theme or did you customize it yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it’s rare to see a great blog like this one these days..

  43. I and also my guys were found to be checking out the good items on your site and then all of the sudden I had a horrible suspicion I had not thanked you for those tips. Those young men had been as a consequence glad to see them and have in actuality been loving those things. Appreciate your genuinely quite kind as well as for settling on variety of decent useful guides millions of individuals are really needing to be aware of. My very own sincere apologies for not saying thanks to you earlier.

  44. I have recently started a website, the info you provide on this website has helped me greatly. Thank you for all of your time & work.

  45. It’s perfect time to make some plans for the future and it is time to be happy. I’ve read this post and if I could I want to suggest you some interesting things or tips. Maybe you could write next articles referring to this article. I desire to read more things about it!

  46. My brother suggested I might like this blog. He was totally right. This post truly made my day. You can not imagine just how much time I had spent for this info! Thanks!

  47. Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wished to say that I’ve truly enjoyed browsing your blog posts. After all I will be subscribing to your rss feed and I hope you write again soon!

  48. At the moment the company manufactures 77 different models of cell booster sets, among which there are 53 designed for personal use
    and 24 for industrial application. The technical principle which is applied here
    is the principle of synchronization of computational science with physical
    science elements. ein Einfamilienhaus mit mehreren Stockwerken, in welchem das Empfangsgerät Parterre angebracht ist, der Raum, in dem gearbeitet wird, allerdings ganz oben unter dem Dach ist.
    We put forth the actual documents from Di – Geronimo to ensure which, what exactly I am telling you is they’re becoming
    disingenuous for you,Inch Wayne said.

  49. I¡¦ll right away grasp your rss feed as I can’t in finding your e-mail subscription link or e-newsletter service. Do you have any? Kindly allow me know in order that I may subscribe. Thanks.

  50. Heya i’m for the first time here. I found this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and help others like you helped me.

Leave a Reply