What’s among the most affordable vegetables in the produce aisle today? What’s the one vegetable whose varieties can boost the flavor of your dishes from salads to soups to casseroles and grills? And what vegetable seems to have a healing effect against colds, bladder infections, tooth aches and ear pain?

Onions!

These multi-faceted vegetables are one of the oldest known to man. The pyramid builders in ancient Egypt used onions as offerings to the Nile gods as early as 3200 BCE, according to the Oxford Companion of Food.

There are plenty of kinds of onions, as we explain here, and many wonderful ways to use them.

If you love caramelized onions, you’re going to love this easy, slow-cooker version that allows you to make and freeze plenty for everything from dips to a perfect add-in for

See Full Page