Kitchen Parade is on holiday. But never fear, the Veggie Venture continues! We've searched our archives for the best weekly columns featuring vegetables. Here's a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes, Smashed Potatoes & Broccoli . It might also be a good way to introduce power-food broccoli to vegetable-averse children. If mashed potatoes are a bribe, so be it!

Kitchen Parade is on holiday. But never fear, the Veggie Venture continues! We've searched our archives for the best weekly columns featuring vegetables. Most supermarkets sport shelves and shelves of salad dressings these days. They're all pricey -- some are out-of-this-world-expensive. There's nothing simpler than salad dressing. Try any one (or all three!) of this trio . The first is low-cal and made with buttermilk and balsamic vinegar. The second is a traditional balsamic dressing, the second my favorite dressing, never the same twice and perfect for creative, hmmm-I-bet-this-would-be-good home cooks.

Kitchen Parade is on holiday. But never fear, the Veggie Venture continues! We've searched the archives for the best weekly columns featuring vegetables. Here's my grandmother's favorite, a veggie-loaded gelatin salad, Tomato Soup Vegetable Salad . Yes, it does include a can of tomato soup! But don't worry, it's delicious and healthful, perfect for both family summer gatherings and for keeping on hand in the frig.

Strawberry shortcake can be a true family ritual. Visit the Kitchen Parade weekly blog for light, lovely Best Shortcake Biscuits and Iowa Shortcake , the "first" way my family eats strawberry shortcake every year.

Kitchen Parade is on holiday. But the Veggie Venture continues! We've searched the archives for the best weekly columns featuring vegetables. If you find a deal on red and yellow peppers, try this pair of recipes . The first is for a Red, Yellow Pepper Relish with mustard and olives, great with grilled meat. The second is a refrigerator (or canned, if you're ambitious) pickle called Pied Pipers that was featured back on Day 57 with grilled peppers from Trader Joe's.

Kitchen Parade is on holiday. But never fear, the Veggie Venture continues! We've searched our archives for the best weekly columns featuring vegetables. Love French Fries? Now you can make fries from carrots , not potatoes. Also included is a fast, easy recipe for pork tenderloin.