It's great what you're doing, Mensplace! Every life needs some purpose. I second the micrdwarf idea, especially indoors in winter! Do you have grow lights? Micros give you cherries in winter and they also make good gifts (once fruit is set, they'll ripen in less light).
As for other veggies, zucchini or yellow squash comes to mind:
Zucchini and Tomatoes: Use about equal amounts of zucchini (or other summer squash) and tomatoes. Use one or two onions. Slice zucchini into ˝ “ thick slices, about bite-size. Chop onion. Put onion & zucchini into a pot with a LITTLE water and a little oil. Put on stove and simmer, covered, checking to see that there is enough liquid (it will make its own). Cook until vegetables are soft and change color slightly, or are cooked the way you like them. While that is cooking, do this: Boil a pot of water. Put tomatoes in according to the following times: full-sized tomatoes, 30 seconds, then take them out & put in cold water to cool. Cherry tomatoes: 5 seconds. Over- ripe tomatoes: about 15 seconds. You're boiling to make the skins easy to peel. Dump out the hot and cold waters. Next, peel off the skins, remove the core at the top of the tomato, and cut out any blemishes. Cut them the same size as the zucchini. Check your cooked zucchini and onions. If there's too much liquid, drain some out. Add the tomatoes. Cook a bit longer. Add salt to taste.
Nan
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