> Something very easy that I do sometimes is this:
>
> 1) preheat your broiler
> 2) take whatever veggies you have in the fridge and cut them up into
> smallish chunks.  I like to mince a shallot in with them <snip>

At the risk of being inundated with all kinds of cancer warnings - I like
to do the same thing with my outdoor grill. To me, there is nothing better
than grilled veggies to accompany a grilled steak or chicken.