Famously rich in antioxidants such as beta-carotene, carrots are an indispensable ingredient for every cook, flavoring everything from soup bases to side dishes, from muffins to cake. Try them in the following delicious recipes and appreciate the versatility of this common staple vegetable.
The season’s first vegetable is also its sweetest.
Amy Traverso is the senior food editor at Yankee magazine and co-host of the public television series Weekends with Yankee, a coproduction with WGBH. Previously, she was food editor at Boston magazine and an associate food editor at Sunset magazine. Her work has also been published in The Boston Globe, Saveur, and Travel & Leisure, and she has appeared on Hallmark Home & Family, The Martha Stewart Show, Throwdown with Bobby Flay, and Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. Amy is the author of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook, which was a finalist for the Julia Child Award for best first-time author and won an IACP Cookbook Award in the “American” category.
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