FAMILY FEATURES
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hether you grow your own vegetables or shop the produce aisle in your grocery store, gardenfresh vegetables add beautiful color and great taste to the table.
Ree Drummond, known to her fans as The Pioneer Woman, is raising four active kids on a working cattle
ranch in Oklahoma and has written two best-selling cookbooks. She says she loves to find new ways to put
more delicious veggies on her family’s table.
“I get so excited about my garden — maybe a little too excited!” Drummond says. “Sometimes I literally
have vegetables coming out my ears. Fortunately, I’ve got four kids who love to pick just about anything I
plant, so everything gets harvested on time — if not a little earlier.”
“When I bring those veggies into my kitchen, nothing shows off their fresh flavor like a little bit of butter
— or, even better, Land
O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt. I love this product because it comes in pre-measured, onequarter cup sticks of butter. That makes prep easier, because so many of my recipes, like my Pasta
Primavera, call for just 2 to 4 tablespoons of butter.”
If you don’t have a vegetable garden or can’t always get fresh produce, don’t despair. Flash-frozen
vegetables retain much of their flavor and nutrient value. Thaw vegetables before using them in these
recipes, or just heat them through and toss with high-quality butter for an easy side dish.
When they taste this good, kids will be saying, “More veggies, please!”
Ree Drummond has partnered with Land O’Lakes and blogs at www.ThePioneerWoman.com.
Find more garden-fresh recipes at www.LandOLakes.com.
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