Vegetarian Recipes & Organic Gardening with Reese Amorosi

Warming Soups and Stews

This square photo shows the completed Butternut Squash and Apple Soup recipe by Reese Amorosi of GlamorosiCooks.com. The round bowl is white and the soup is pale orange. The soup is garnished with a swirl of maple creme fraiche, then topped with pecans, red currants and a dusting of nutmeg. The bowl is in closeup, but around the edges there is a a tablecloth with a black, red, orange and white printed design.

Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup

This Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup topped with maple crème fraîche and pecans is bursting with Fall flavor, but feel free to eat it year-round - we do!
This photo shows the completed recipe for Vegetable Stock by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. There is a bowl of stock surrounded by assorted vegetables and herbs.

Vegetable Stock

Homemade Vegetable Stock is an easy-to-make kitchen essential that serves as the base for homemade soups and stews, and for flavoring rice, beans, polenta and more.
Pear, Parsnip and Ginger Soup by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com

Pear, Parsnip & Ginger Soup

This Pear, Parsnip & Ginger Soup is a creamy blend of seasonal flavors that can be served hot or chilled. Perfect for every day or for your holiday feasts.
This photo shows the completed Roasted Cauliflower Soup recipe by Reese Amorosi of GlamorosiCooks.com. The soup is in a white bowl with wide, flare sides. The soup is light tan. It is garnished with roasted cauliflower florets, green pumpkin seeds, red pomegranate seeds and green basil oil. The garnish is in a right-facing crescent moon shape on the left side of the bowl. Recipe and photo copyright Reese Amorosi GlamorosiCooks.com

Roasted Cauliflower Soup Recipe

This Roasted Cauliflower Soup recipe begins with caramelized florets giving it a rich, intensified flavor. It works for both refined and rustic meals, and can be served heated or chilled.
This square photo shows the completed recipe for the Tofu and Mushroom Soup with Shiso by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The soup is in a round white bowl. The light golden brown vegetable broth contains tofu cubes, sliced mushrooms, broccoli florets, and carrots. There are green and purple shiso leaves garnishing the center of the bowl.

Tofu and Mushroom Soup with Shiso

This Tofu and Mushroom Soup with Shiso recipe results in a tasty vegetarian dish that's ready to serve in 40 minutes. It's wonderful on its own or as the soup course for a larger meal.
Vegetable Korma with Sides - Recipe and Photo by Reese Amorosi - GlamorosiCooks.com

Vegetable Korma with Coconut Milk

Vegetable Korma with creamy coconut, cashew and yogurt sauce is a warming, stick-to-your-ribs Indian stew. It is comfort food at its finest and an excellent showcase for fresh produce.

Pizza Party

This photo shows the completed recipe for Easy Flatbread Pizza by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The flatbread is topped with pesto, cheese, tomatoes, peppers and olives.

Easy Flatbread Pizza

This Easy Flatbread Pizza is made from yeast-free dough and your favorite fresh toppings, all in around 90 minutes! It's fast and delicious! Add ingredients you have on hand in your pantry and/or garden to transform the flatbreads into marvelous meals.
This photo shows the completed recipe for Classic Basil Pesto by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The pesto is a green sauce and in the photo you can see the texture of the combined ingredients. The pesto is in a brown ceramic bowl with a colorful floral edge. The bowl is centered on a freeform wood serving board, and that sits upon a dark blue tablecloth. The serving board cuts across the photo diagonally from top-left to bottom-right.

Classic Basil Pesto Recipe

Pesto is an iconic Italian sauce that originated in Genoa. Made with a minimal list of ingredients - basil, pine nuts, hard cheese, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and salt - it is culinary genius.  My Classic Basil Pesto recipe reflects the way I grew up making it with my Mom's Italian family.
Homemade Flatbread Recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com

Homemade Flatbread (No Yeast)

This Homemade Flatbread (no-yeast) is perfect for sandwiches and wraps, for dipping and scooping, and as a base for homemade pizza. This recipe can be made with all-purpose unbleached flour used alone or mixed 50/50 with whole wheat flour.

More Garden to Table Recipes

This photo shows the completed recipe for Watermelon, Feta and Tomato Salad with Mint by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The ingredients are cut small but the photo is close up. A vintage spoon containing some of the salad cuts vertically through the center of the photo.

Watermelon, Tomato and Feta Salad with Mint

This photo shows two clear canning jars filled with homemade Cucamelon Refrigerator Pickles. They are tiny fruits around the size of grapes with a light and dark green pattern that resembles watermelon. Because of their size and coloring, they are often referred to as "mouse melons." There is one jar prominent in the right foreground, and one less visible in the left background. In each jar there are cucamelons in brine with an assortment of ingredients including dill, mint and pink peppercorns. Photo copyright Reese Amorosi GlamorosiCooks.com

Cucamelon Refrigerator Pickles

This photo shows the completed recipe for Chilled Cucumber Soup by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The soup is an off-white color with green spearmint leaves in the mix. It is shown served in cocktail glasses; all four of them are garnished with round cucumber slices and a sprig of mint.

Chilled Cucumber Soup

This photo shows the finished recipe for the Cucumber, Yogurt and Mint Salad Recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The salad is shown in a blue bowl atop a floral light and dark blue tablecloth with a spoonful of the salad held above the bowl.

Cucumber, Yogurt and Mint Salad


This is a photo of Chive Blossom Butter Radish Toast. The butter is on the toast and it is topped with sliced radishes that have pink skin and white flesh. The radishes are topped with chopped green chives and pretty lavender chive flowers. The radish toast is sitting on a Jadeite plate. Recipe and Photo Copyright Reese Amorosi, GlamorosiCooks.com

Radish Toast with Chive Blossom Butter

This is a photo of the finished Chive Blossom Butter recipe. The butter is yellow and flecked with bits of purple chive blooms and chopped green chive leaves. The butter is in a round white bowl with fluted edges and there are three whole chive blooms garnishing the butter - they are in the 11 o'clock position. All of it is on a grey marble tray that fills the whole frame. Recipe and Photo Copyright Reese Amorosi, GlamorosiCooks.com

Chive Blossom Butter Recipe

This photo shows three jars of Chive Blossom Vinegar in the making (chive flower blossoms in white wine vinegar). The jars are on a granite sidewalk that fills the bottom third horizontal space in the photo. Lush green grass fills the top two-thirds. This photo was taken 24 days after I put the blooms in the vinegar, so the liquid has turned a lovely violet shade. Recipe and Photo Copyright Reese Amorosi, GlamorosiCooks.com

Chive Blossom Vinegar Recipe

This is a photo of sundried tomato, squash and spinach fettuccini. It is garnished with orange Sungold tomatoes, chopped green chives and puffy purple chive blossoms. There is also alfredo sauce. Chive Blossom Pasta - Recipe and Photo Copyright Reese Amorosi, GlamorosiCooks.com

Chive Blossom Pasta Recipe


This photo shows the completed recipe for Classic Basil Pesto by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The pesto is a green sauce and in the photo you can see the texture of the combined ingredients. The pesto is in a brown ceramic bowl with a colorful floral edge. The bowl is centered on a freeform wood serving board, and that sits upon a dark blue tablecloth. The serving board cuts across the photo diagonally from top-left to bottom-right.

Classic Basil Pesto Recipe

This square photo shows the completed recipe for Roasted Eggplant Dip with Yogurt, Walnuts and Mint by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The dips is yellow (due to containing turmeric) with light brown chopped walnuts, and there is a whole walnut in the middle. The dip is in a round, red bowl on a pink marbled 50s Formica dinette.

Roasted Eggplant Dip with Yogurt, Walnuts and Mint

This square photo shows the completed Roasted Squash Seeds recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The squash seeds are in a round formation in a red bowl. The photo is taken close so the red goes all the way to the edges of the frame. From a distance it looks like a light yellow circle in a bright red square. Up close, the seeds are oval with a pointy end and a rounded end. They are pale yellow tinged with orange and caramel brown from being roasted. They look spotty due to being seasoned with smoked paprika.

Roasted Squash Seeds Recipe

The photo shows the completed Salsa Verde with Avocado recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. It is a close-up shot of a blue ceramic bowl of Salsa Verde. A wooden spoon with a rainbow pattern contains salsa verde and is held above the bowl.

Salsa Verde with Avocado


This photo shows the completed recipe for Tofu Jerky with Peanut Sauce - Dehydrator Method by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. There is a rectangular piece of tofu that has been marinated in peanut sauce and then dried in a dehydrator - it is still in the appliance and the slotted drying trays are visible.

Tofu Jerky with Peanut Sauce ~ Dehydrator Method

This photo shows the completed Roasted Grapes recipe by Reese Amorosi of GlamorosiCooks.com. The seedless red grapes are charred on purpose, as that is part of what makes the flavor so good. The grapes are in a shallow bowl that is barely visible due to how close the photo was taken. The grapes were roasted with sliced garlic that has turned a slightly pinkish hue from the juices released by the fruit during cooking. More of that juice is visible in the bottom-right corner. Fresh rosemary was roasted with the grapes, too - one of the sprigs cuts across the photo in a downward diagonal position from left to right.

Roasted Grapes Recipe

This photo shows a close-up of the completed recipe for Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Herbes de Provence by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The Brussels Sprouts are on a blue ceramic plate. They are cut in half and are crispy and caramelized from being roasted. The Herbes de Provence spice blend is visible on the vegetables, and some has fallen off onto the plate.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Herbes de Provence

This photo shows the completed Roasted Shishito Peppers with Honey and Smoked Sea Salt recipe. The peppers are green and slightly charred, and they are glossy from the honey glaze. They are in a white bowl on a rattan charger, and there is a brown bamboo fork reaching into the food. Photo and Recipe copyright Reese Amorosi of Glamorosi Cooks

Roasted Shishito Peppers with Honey and Smoked Sea Salt


This square photo shows the completed recipe for Honey-roasted Rhubarb Toast with Brie by Reese Amorosi on the GlamorosiCooks.com website. The photo shows toast covered in brie cheese topped with honey-roasted rhubarb garnished with purple violas.

Honey-roasted Rhubarb Toast with Brie

This photo shows the completed Cherry Chutney recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The chutney is in a white bowl with red floral designs, and the bowl is on a matching plate next to a partially visible matching cup. All of it sits on a grey marble serving tray.

Cherry Chutney Recipe

This photo shows the completed recipe for Bourbon Soaked Cherries by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The square photo shows an overhead, close up view of the Bourbon Soaked cherries in a clear canning jar. A silver spoon containing one cherry hovers over the open jar, and a few whole cherries are next to the jar. The background is grey marble.

Bourbon Soaked Cherries

This square photo is part of the Dried Cherries - Dehydrator Method by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. It shows a close-up of whole cherries in a dehydrator.

Dried Cherries – Dehydrator Method


This photo shows the completed recipe for Banana Jerky - Dehydrator Method by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The banana slices are on a slotted tray inside of an electric dehydrator.

Banana Jerky – Dehydrator Method

This photo shows the completed recipe for Dried Strawberries - Dehydrator Method by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The sliced strawberries look like hearts.

Dried Strawberries – Dehydrator Method

This horizontal rectangle photo shows the completed Membrillo (Quince Paste) recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. There is a row of triangle-shaped appetizers made of Manchego cheese topped with the membrillo (quince paste) then garnished with Marcona almonds. The appetizers are arranged in a row on a blue abstract pottery plate that is in a vertical position through the center of the photo. The sides of the plated are a muted pink - it is a small 50's Formica dinette table.

Membrillo (Quince Paste)

This square photo shows the completed Candied Orange Peel recipe by Reese Amorosi at Glamorosi.com. It is a close-up of strips of orange peel that have been candied by cooking them in simple syrup (sugar and water). The outside of each peel is deep orange, and the pith (the inside part of the peel) is pale orange. They will be used to garnish desserts, baked good, drinks and cheese trays.

Candied Orange Peel Recipe


Showcase: Simple Syrups

This photo shows the completed recipe for Blackberry Syrup by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com

Blackberry Syrup Recipe

This Blackberry Syrup Recipe can be a mixer for beverages, a topping for desserts and breakfast foods, or combined with Tamari sauce and mustard for a glorious glaze for savory dishes.
This photo shows the completed recipe for Rose Simple Syrup by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The clear pink syrup is in a small glass pitcher on a wooden table. The base of the pitcher is surrounded by a rose and rose petals.

Rose Simple Syrup

Rose Simple Syrup is a sweetener that tastes as lovely as its fragrance. It is an elegant addition to beverages and a lovely choice for macerating berries or to enhance baked apples and pears. 
This photo shows the completed recipe for Herbal Simple Syrup, Lemon Verbena by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The clear, golden syrup is in a small glass pitcher on a wooden table. The base of the pitcher is surrounded by fresh Lemon Verbena leaves.

Herbal Simple Syrup

This Herbal Simple Syrup Recipe combines sugar, water and your favorite fresh herbs for a sweetener perfect for beverages including iced tea, lemonade, cocktails and mocktails.
Shiso Simple Syrup recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com

Shiso Simple Syrup

This Shiso Simple Syrup Recipe makes a sweetener that tastes like a mix of basil, mint, cinnamon, anise and clove. Use to flavor beverages and for macerating or baking fruit.

Decadent Chocolate Recipes

This photo is a horizontal rectangle, and shows the completed Chocolate Hummus recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The Chocolate Hummus is in a white vintage ceramic bowl that looks like half of a hollowed out cabbage, and it is garnished with peppermint leaves. The bowl is surrounded by a variety of items to dip in the Chocolate Hummus: clockwise from the bottom left there are sliced bananas, red seedless grapes, strawberries and mini hard pretzels. There are blueberries encircling the entire bowl.

Chocolate Hummus

This easy, vegetarian recipe for Chocolate Hummus contains garbanzo beans (chickpeas), tahini, cocoa powder, date syrup and vanilla. The result is a decadent, fudgy dip that tastes a bit like brownie batter. Serve with fresh fruit, hard or soft pretzels, graham crackers or even cheese. I always make double batches because it's so delicious.
This square photo shows the completed Chocolate Chai Pots de Crème recipe by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The chocolate custard is in a white ceramic pot with lion heads for handles. The chocolate is topped with homemade whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon. Three candied orange peels are in the custard on the left side. Part of a spoon is visible in the bottom-left corner, and the small white pot lid is barely visible in the bottom-right corner.

Chocolate Chai Pots de Crème

This Chocolate Chai Pots de Crème recipe delivers a velvety chocolate custard flavored with black tea and fragrant spices. I love ALL cooking, but some things make me extra happy and baked custard, especially pots de crème, is one of them. I love the process of making it, I love the rich, silky texture, I love that the flavor combinations are infinite.

Cooking & Baking ~ Tips & Techniques

The square photo goes with the article 'How to Cut Strawberries into Hearts' by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. The photo shows about a half dozen vivid red strawberry hearts in a white pots de creme vessel. It is on a white plate. At the top-left a red tablecloth is partially in the frame, and at the bottom-right a portion of a sugared mint leaf is in the frame.

How to Cut Strawberries into Hearts

By REESE AMOROSI A quick and easy tutorial on how to cut fresh strawberries into heart shapes to use as garnish for desserts, beverages, smoothie bowls, salads, cheese plates and more. For me, fresh fruit is always an excellent garnish.
This photo shows part of the process of making Chocolate Chai Pots de Crème by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. There are six pot de crème cups filled with the chocolate custard and the are sitting in a water bath inside of a white oval baking dish.

How to Prepare a Water Bath for Baking

By REESE AMOROSI This article outlines the easy steps for how to prepare a water bath for baking. Some items such as baked custard (including our Pots de Crème recipe), cheesecake and other delicate bakes require a water bath.

Grow Your Own Kitchen Garden

This photo is from How to Grow, Harvest and Divide Chives by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. It shows a mass of light purple Onion Chive Blossoms shaped like fluffy pom-poms mixed in with in with dark purple May Night salvia mixed in. Salvia has a long vertical flower made up of tiny blooms. This photo was taken in my community garden plot.

How to Grow, Harvest and Divide Chives

This photo is from "How to Grow, Harvest and Cook with Shiso" by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. It shows a closeup view of the herb called Shiso. The leaves and prominent veins and frilly edges. Shiso comes in various colors. this variety is green.

How to Grow, Harvest and Cook with Shiso

This photo is from "How to Grow, Harvest and Cook Cucamelons" by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. It shows a single Cucamelon - Melothria scabra - aka Mouse Melon - growing on a vine. It is pale green with a darker green net-like design that makes it look like a tiny watermelon.

How to Grow, Harvest and Cook Cucamelons

This photo is from "How to Grow Spring and winter Radishes" by Reese Amorosi for GlamorosiCooks.com. It shows pink, purple and white heirloom Easter Egg Radishes that were harvested from Reese's garden. The radishes are in a wicker basket.

How to Grow Spring and Winter Radishes

This photo shows what my community garden plot looked like when I first got it - it was a sunken weed-filled mess. This photo goes with my Before and After Community Garden Plot article. Photo Copyright Reese Amorosi GlamorosiCooks.com

Community Garden Plot: Before and After

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