The Clara Project: cream of corn soup.

As the summer corn season reaches its end here in the Midwest, grab a few ears and make this creamy corn soup.

Herb-infused salt.

Make a batch of this wonderful herbed salt now, while fresh herbs are still growing in your garden or available at farmers’ markets.

End-of-summer tomato sauce.

It’s so easy to make fresh tomato sauce, and now’s the time to do it while local tomatoes are still available.

Beautiful French salad in a jar.

This salad-in-a-jar recipe makes a beautiful dish to take for a picnic or, less romantically, to the office for lunch.

Creamy low-fat vegetable chowder.

This corn and vegetable chowder recipe is easy to make—plus it’s low-calorie, low-fat and delicious!

Improved summer corn and tomato pie.

I’ve upgraded a recipe for corn and tomato pie with an improved cornmeal-olive oil crust and an easier preparation. This is the ultimate summer supper.

Know what I’m loving right now? Fresh, ripe, juicy melon … with a ton of freshly cracked black pepper. Pepper’s spiky heat is just the right flavor to complement the funky, sweet-savory taste of the melon. …