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.

A conversation about local food.

At last weekend’s Ohio Valley Greenmarket, the highly respected farmer and food advocate Paul Willis shared inspiring thoughts about local food.

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.

Summer tomato & corn pizza.

Two summertime favorites—corn and tomatoes—make perfect toppings for homemade pizza. Who knew? Check out the recipe!

Smooth and creamy tomato gazpacho.

This simple gazpacho recipe is full of tomato flavor, with a smooth and creamy texture that’s unexpected. Pair it with a grilled cheese sandwich!

Summer salad with avocado dressing and biscuit croutons.

Who’d have thought to turn day-old biscuits into croutons for a wonderful summer salad with avocado dressing? Here’s the delicious recipe!

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 …

Crostini with hummus and chard.

This is the first summer I’ve tried to grow Swiss chard in my backyard garden, and I’m amazed at its prolific nature. It grows, constantly, all summer long. I started harvesting big, tasty leaves in early …