i roasted some vegetables yesterday

[eleny]

butternut squash
sweet potatoes
beets
red onion
white onion
peeled eggplant
asparagus
yellow summer squash
oilve oil and garlics
dry italian seasonings
black pepper

i forgot the cherry tomatoes!
added the softer vegetables in for the last 1/2 hour

p.s. at the last i sprinkled some balsamic vinegar on the whole thing and
stirred it all gently. that gave it a little bit of zing.

falling down backwards *plop* delicious.

[grasswire]

1. looks delish

And if you have some leftovers, they make great cream soup.

[eleny]

4. Wow and I do have three mid sized containers of it

I put two in the deep freeze and will make the soup when I get one of them out. We get really tired of the same old thing and a cream soup with these ingredients sounds like nothing you can find on the shelf.

[grasswire]

7. I once made a cream soup using leftover roasted root vegetables...

...for a first course for a party and it was a sensation. I put the leftover vegetables in chicken stock to simmer, and then finished it a lot of heavy cream. It was really great. I had roasted them with fresh thyme, garlic cloves and sliced lemon, and kosher salt.

Your mixture of vegs would work, too.

[eleny]

8. I like the idea of putting fresh lemon into the roasted vegetables, too

It's always on hand here in the fridge. I'll have to remember that.

I used Mediterranean sea salt yesterday. But we keep kosher salt, too.

Speaking of lemon, I dug out my herbs for the winter and have them in pots in the house. Recently I took a large sprig each of large basil and lemon basil and put them in the cavity of a chicken I roasted. Talk about good! Maybe I'll add lemon basil to a batch of roasted vegetables. Asparagus, tomatoes, sweet peppers, summer squash, onions, garlic, olive oil and a little bit of lemon basil. Yikes, I can hardly wait!

It was dismal cooking this summer. So hot and very little enthusiasm. But with cool weather sneaking in I'm feeling inspired. Guess I like using the oven more than I realized.

[kestrel91316]

2. My favorite fall roast veggie combo:

brussels sprouts
more brussels sprouts
butternut squash
onions
white potatoes
carrots
maybe some turnips

Gotta remember to throw some beets in next time; I dearly love them, too.

[eleny]

5. I'm going to try your combo

I like b/sprouts a lot. The latest I made was the recipe where you bake them with the maple syrup. I was a skeptic until I ate the first one. Oh my.

[Lucinda]

3. Looks wonderful! I loooove roasted veggies.

I usually just toss with a fruity olive oil and use salt, pepper, and garlic powder. The balsamic sounds like a nice touch!

Yummmmm

[eleny]

6. I also got a can of mandarin oranges

I planned on rinsing them to get the juice off and just use some as a sweet/tart surprise with the vegetables. Maybe next time. I think they'd be okay to complement the sweet potatoes if I don't use too many.