Category Archives: Farmers’ market

Updates on what’s new and in season at local farmers’ markets. Recipes for vegetables and other local ingredients found in farmers’ markets. Cooking locally and sustainably. Great farmers’ market recipes.

Easy gazpacho.

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Now that we’re full-on into tomato season, I’m playing around with one of my favorite summer dishes: gazpacho. Recently, I posted a recipe for fresh and tangy white gazpacho, which is built on a base of cucumber, green apple and … Continue reading →

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Summery green pasta salad.

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

Think pasta salad is boring? (Me, too.) This fresh take on pasta salad uses summer green vegetables and a light, lemony dressing. Continue reading →

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White gazpacho.

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

This white gazpacho is the perfect summer soup: cool, flavorful and easy to make. Perfect for lunch or a party appetizer! Continue reading →

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Fun ingredient of the week: candy onions.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

You’ll find gorgeous white “Candy” onions in farmers’ markets throughout the Midwest right now; they’re super sweet and perfect for grilling. Continue reading →

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Cherry tomato salad with mozzarella and lemon.

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

No doubt you’ve had the classic tomato/mozzarella salad. But this variation adds a pop of lemon juice and it completely transforms this summer salad. Continue reading →

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Ribbon zucchini salad.

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

In spite of my garden’s current zucchini problem—I think I have a pollination issue that I hope resolves as the season progresses—the farmers at our local markets are having no such troubles. Summer squash of all kinds are showing up … Continue reading →

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On the road: Eating, cooking in Asheville.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

With our dearest friends, we spent a long weekend in Asheville recently. We had eating and drinking on our agenda—specifically, sampling some local brews, hitting a couple of casual restaurants and, most important, stocking up at the farmers’ market so … Continue reading →

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Strawberry jam (again).

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

My happy jam-making experience last summer—with homemade strawberry, blueberry and tomato jam—had me looking forward to getting out the canning pot and jars all over again. For a household of two people, we managed to go through quite a few … Continue reading →

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Cooking with garlic scapes.

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

One of the many pleasures of growing your own garlic (see here for a how-to on growing garlic) is the arrival of garlic scapes. These are the little curlicue sprouts that shoot, almost overnight, from the tops of hardneck garlic … Continue reading →

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Free-form strawberry tart.

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Some folks I know are intimidated by pie crust, thinking that it’s too difficult to handle and too easy to mess up. If you count yourself among them, then I have two suggestions: First, try my Grandmother’s foolproof, never-fail, super-easy … Continue reading →

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