Creamy vegetable chowder.
This vegetable soup has a sweet-corn base, with a confetti of brightly colored summer vegetables. Flavorful, low-cal and low-fat, to boot!
Category: Vegetables
Farro risotto with summer corn.
We love LOVE risotto. Love making it, love eating it. Risotto has reputation of being kind of a pain in the tuchus to make, what with all the constant stirring. It takes awhile to bubble and …
Canning summer tomatoes.
I learned a couple of new tricks when I tried canning local heirloom tomatoes from the farmers’ market this week. You can benefit from my mistakes.
10 dishes you MUST try before summer’s gone.
Here’s my Top 10 List of summer dishes I’m not ready to let go of … just yet. Make these now while ingredients are at their best.
Corn and zucchini saute.
This side dish of sautéed corn and zucchini couldn’t be simpler; it’s terrific with BBQ chicken or grilled shrimp for an easy summer dinner.
Summer tomato salad with tahini dressing.
Looking for an alternative to balsamic vinegar and basil for your sliced summer tomato salads? Look no further!
Summery basil-chevre appetizer.
I love this recipe for basil leaves stuffed with goat cheese and topped with fresh tomato. It’s a fun, finger-food variation on the caprese salad, and it just screams summer. basil leaves stuffed with goat cheese …
Preserving summer green beans.
If you find yourself with a glut of crispy-fresh summer green beans, you can easily freeze them to enjoy several months down the road. Here’s how.
Sunny day tomato dressing.
What do you get when you combine tomatoes, basil, balsamic and olive oil in a jar and let it sit in the sunshine? This perfect summer salad dressing.
