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We a serving dish and season lightly wouldn't dream of omit- with salt and pepper and cay- ting mashed potatoes (be enne and pour any pan juices sure to drain potatoes well over the asparagus. Sprinkle and mash them while with tarragon. Serve warm or at they're hot) or sweet pota- Annabel Cohen room temperature. toes (mash these, add a Food Columnist Makes 6 servings. bit of butter or margarine, salt, pepper and top them VEGGIE POT PIE with a crumbly mixture of about Y2 2 Tbsp. olive oil cup each of melted butter, brown sugar, 1'/2 cups chopped onions flour and dried oats, bake until bubbly 1 clove garlic, minced and golden, in a preheated oven 350°E). 2 cups 'A-inch diced carrots Instead, we offer some riffs on your 2 cups'/4-inch diced celery green vegetable, your corn casserole, 8 ounces mushrooms your stuffing (or dressing) and your wild 3 cups'/2-inch diced potatoes, small rice. red, gold or russet (Idaho) And if there are vegetarians in the 2 cups chopped cauliflower florets group, give them an entree (or side) 1 cup frozen peas, thawed they'll love. A luxurious Veggie Pot Pie 2 cups vegetable broth that's a meal in itself. 1 cup milk 2 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes ORANGE-ROASTED 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce, such as ASPARAGUS WITH FRESH Tabasco TARRAGON AND CAYENNE Salt and pepper to taste 2 pounds asparagus, tough-bottoms % cup corn starch trimmed (thin asparagus is preferable) u% cup water 2 Tbsp. olive oil V2 pound ('/2 package) frozen puff % cup fresh orange juice pastry, thawed and unfolded Grated peel or zest of 1 orange Ground cayenne pepper to taste Preheat oven to 375°E Kosher salt and pepper to taste Heat oil in a large saucepan over 3 Tbsp. fresh chopped tarragon medium-high heat. Add onions, garlic, carrots and celery and cook, stirring Preheat oven to 450°E If the asparagus often for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms is thick, use a vegetable peeler to peel and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring the large bottom halves (the purpose is frequently. Stir in the potatoes and cau- to make the asparagus of uniform thick- liflower. Add the broth and milk and ness). Arrange the asparagus on a baking bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer. sheet with edges. Add the parsley and hot sauce and cook Combine the oil, juice and zest in a for 10 minutes more. Add the peas and small bowl and whisk well. Drizzle this salt and pepper to taste. mixture over the asparagus. Roast the In a small bowl, combine the corn asparagus for 8-10 minutes (8 minutes starch and water and stir until corn