Colorful oven vegetables is attractive side dish with a steak dinner or at a brunch. Our two grown sons and their families often request these fresh-tasting vegetables, too. From Grace Ammann of Richfield Minnesota.

Ingredients 

1/3 cup butter

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 cups cauliflowerets

2 cups broccoli florets

6 medium carrots, julienned

3 small onions, quartered

Method 

Place butter in a shallow 3-qt. baking dish; place in a 400° oven for 5 minutes or until melted. 

Stir in thyme, salt and pepper. Add the vegetables and toss to coat.

Cover and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the vegetables are crisp-tender. Yield: 10-12 servings.