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Posted: July 28 2008 at 9:54pm | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc

We ended up with a whole lot of carrots this weekend! We eat them raw for snacks, put them in salads and soups, but do not eat them as a cooked side dish (blech!) I found this new recipe and it was a hit:

Carrot Pancakes

These are loaded with carrot!

How do you like your carrots? Any favorite recipes to share? (I would love to be convinced to eat them cooked as a side.) Sweet or savory recipes? Do you sneak them into foods?

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Posted: July 28 2008 at 11:07pm | IP Logged Quote Milehimama

My favorite "unusual" use for carrots is to make enchilada sauce with them!

Vegetarian Enchiladas and Sauce

I don't intentionally hide them, but I'm not averse to throwing them into whatever dish I can (shepherd's pie, macaroni and cheese w/peas and carrots, etc.)

I personally like carrot raisin salad, but no one else in my family does.
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Posted: July 28 2008 at 11:20pm | IP Logged Quote cornomama4

If you roast them with some cut up red skin potatoes in the oven with a little olive oil, salt and Rosemary (or not) they get very sweet and flavorful, but still have a good texture from roasting instead of boiling or even steaming, which can be a little mushy or slimy

I guess you could also cook and puree them and use in a pumpkin bread type recipe, unless they'd be too watery. Or creamy carrot soup!

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Posted: July 29 2008 at 7:21am | IP Logged Quote Rachel May

I like Carrot Tofu Scramble. It's quick and the carrotty flavor is mellowed by the soy sauce and sesame oil. (I use that instead of teriyaki sauce). I bet you could stir fry in some other veg if you wanted to bulk it up.

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Posted: July 29 2008 at 7:44am | IP Logged Quote Mary G

I'm reading lots of self-sufficiency farming type books (one of those dreams of mine that I have to keep putting off ) and one, by Helen Nearing, is called Simple Food for the Good Life has tons of great carrot (and other vegetable) recipes ... for all seasons.

Her carrot juice (lb of carrots, 1/2 lb apples quartered/cored, 2 beets peeled and slice) whizzed in the juicer/blender is fabulous! And the strained pulp can be used for carrot bread, etc. We use a cup or so of seltzer water to "rinse" the blender and this gives the juice a "soda" consistency.



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Posted: July 29 2008 at 10:46am | IP Logged Quote MarilynW

Morning Glory Muffins, carrot cake, carrot bread, sneak into smoothies, steamed carrots with maple syrup and butter glaze, grated carrot sneaked into meatloaf, grated carrot and apple salad, carrot soup..

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Posted: July 29 2008 at 11:24am | IP Logged Quote Mary Chris

Angie Mc wrote:
How do you like your carrots? Love,


In a cake!

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Posted: July 29 2008 at 2:29pm | IP Logged Quote Barbara C.

We eat a lot of carrots around here. I buy the julienned ones in a bag. I put them in my rice pilaf with frozen peas. I stir-fry/sautee them in olive oil with Mrs. Dash and garlic salt and other veggies (broccoli/squash/mushrooms) as a side. I've been known to throw them in with a box of au gratin potatoes (and some broccoli and cauliflower) for a fast and easy meal. I used them in a new pasta with lentils recipe the other night.

I don't know if we would just do carrots as a side by themselves, but as you can tell we throw them into all sorts of other things. I think some people like them with brown sugar, kind of like yams. I haven't tried that, though.

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Posted: July 29 2008 at 3:47pm | IP Logged Quote Fuzzy

Mary Chris, I feel EXACTLY the same! My mom makes a delicious carrot cake with cream cheese icing. *smack, smack* so yummy!

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Posted: July 29 2008 at 11:04pm | IP Logged Quote stefoodie

we put them in stir-fries all the time:

garlic-onions-shrimp-frenched green beans-julienned carrots

carrots-zucchini-olive oil-salt and pepper

chop suey (garlic-onion-pork-shrimp-chicken stock-all kinds of veggies(carrots, zucchini, tofu, cabbage, bell peppers, green beans, mushrooms)

and i agree with the roasted. yum yum yum. toss with olive oil and herbs and sea salt. then roast until a bit caramelized.

my current favorite salad: julienned Chinese radish, broccoli stems (finally found a great use for those stems!!), and carrots -- toss with a bit of salt, then with rice vinegar and a bit of sugar.

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Posted: July 29 2008 at 11:09pm | IP Logged Quote stefoodie

maybe i'll have aisa cook you guys a side dish or two when she goes there. (although she admits she's not crazy about carrots in side dishes either )

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Posted: Aug 09 2008 at 12:18am | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc

stefoodie wrote:
maybe i'll have aisa cook you guys a side dish or two when she goes there. (although she admits she's not crazy about carrots in side dishes either )


No carrots while on vacation !

Thanks all for your recipes. I'm looking forward to putting your ideas into action.

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Posted: Aug 11 2008 at 10:24am | IP Logged Quote ~Rachel~

I like my carrots in stocks, stews, sauted, glazed, raw...
And given to the rabbit . I actually grew some this year, I just haven't USED them much!.

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I'm reading lots of self-sufficiency farming type books (one of those dreams of mine that I have to keep putting off ) and one, by Helen Nearing, is called Simple Food for the Good Life has tons of great carrot (and other vegetable) recipes ... for all seasons.


I would like to hear which books you are reading Mary. I love these books, even if my 'self-sufficieny' is just a tiny garden
Oh, and if you haven't before, you might like to read the Country Living UK Edition magazine, they are very much into promotion of self sufficiency too

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Posted: Feb 04 2012 at 4:22pm | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc

bumping this because,yep, I'm looking at a 25# bag of carrots!

Dd made this soup today: Jersey Fresh Tomato Soup. SO YUM!

How are you enjoying your carrots?

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Posted: Feb 04 2012 at 4:41pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam

Roasted with a generous amount of olive oil, coarsely ground sea salt, and a little dill. 450 degree oven for about 45 min (depending on how thick your carrots are.

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Posted: Feb 04 2012 at 6:26pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM

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Mackfam wrote:
Roasted with a generous amount of olive oil, coarsely ground sea salt, and a little dill. 450 degree oven for about 45 min (depending on how thick your carrots are.


We do roasted carrots too, sometimes with thyme instead of dill. Yummy.

Also, this dip from Ina Garten is always a huge hit and goes great with raw carrots.

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Just this week, we rediscovered an old favorite in our house:
Hawaiian Carrots

My 7yo likes them without the cashews. My husband and I love them with lots of nuts.

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