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Tag: summer recipes

Great summer recipes, using summer seasonal ingredients. Recipes for tomatoes, cooking with corn, how to make gazpacho and other best summer recipes.

mini blueberry streusel breads | writes4food.com

Mini blueberry streusel loaves.

This recipe for mini blueberry quick breads with streusel topping came out of two recent food writing projects. Get the recipe on the blog.

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Summer tomato recipe roundup.

With tomato season in full swing, here are a few of my favorite tomato recipes that I’ll be revisiting again (and again … and again) this summer.

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recipe for summer corn and tomato pie

Improved summer tomato-corn pie.

They’re back: summer corn and tomatoes. Time to make tomato-corn pie (and don’t skip the super-easy pie crust). Get the recipe on the blog.

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recipe for zucchini and bacon pie in savory no-roll pie crust | writes4food.com

Summery zucchini, bacon and ricotta pie.

I can’t get enough of savory pies made with fresh summer vegetables. This one features zucchini, onion … and bacon. Get the recipe on the blog.

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Must-make appetizers, sides and desserts for your Fourth of July menu.

Yay for the Fourth of July! Here’s a roundup of great recipes for appetizers, sides and desserts for your July 4 menu.

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recipe for honey roasted seasonal fruit compote | writes4food.com

Honeyed summer fruit compote.

Take advantage of seasonal local fruit with this easy recipe for honey roasted fruit compote. Great on ice cream, cereal or pound cake. Get the recipe on the blog.

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The Clara Project: Spanish cream with fresh berries.

This old-fashioned dessert recipe is called Spanish Cream–a feather-light mousse that’s perfect with this season’s fruit.

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creamy corn soup recipe | writes4food.com

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.

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how to make quick fresh tomato sauce

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.

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