Easy Fixes for Kitchen Mishaps - Save Mushy Vegetables with Parmesan

clipped from www.realsimple.com Problem: Your steamed carrots suddenly went from barely tender to limp. Solution: Serve them anyway. “A little pepper and a shaving of Parmesan Butter will also do the trick. Add a pat, with a drizzle of honey, to steamed carrots, or coarsely mash sweet peas with butter and fresh herbs. Or consider making soup, Madison says: Saute chopped scallions in butter or olive oil until softened, then add the vegetables and some stock or water and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir in a can of drained white beans and you’ll have a fast minestrone. Next Time: Use a timer. 5 minutes after putting vegetables in the pan, not as a signal of when they’re done but as a reminder to check on them