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Where did the summer go? At least the beets are finally ready to eat. Beets take ages to grow, not as bad as the parsley, but it feels like a lifetime! Next year I’ll be buying them from the farmers market, as the ones from our garden only got to golf ball size! :( So [...]

I harvested my first green peppers this weekend from my garden! After contemplating our stock-pile of tomatoes (my apologies to east coasters suffering from blight!), we finally decided on Roasted Pepper Soup and Roasted Tomato Soup with Serrano Cream. The recipe was originally from a 1993 Gourmet magazine, but it is online at Epicurious. For [...]

I never tire of summer — or summer food! I snagged some Oregon cherries in July and made a fresh cherry tart. This was the second time I’ve made cherry tart and it was equally delicious. The recipe is from an old Martha Stewart Everyday Food magazine (you can find the recipe online). The base [...]

We just harvested our first summer squash this week! This is my first time growing squash — so I was all squeals when I found it hiding out under all the squash canopy leaves. I’ve been dying to make Pasta with Roasted Summer Vegetables and Basil — my favorite squash recipe three summers running!  To [...]

Not to be obsessive over arugula – last week I wrote about making Arugula & Goat Cheese Pasta Salad – but when arugula wants to bolt there’s no stopping it! Since one of our arugula patches is on its way out, we’ve been using it like crazy. After searching for more uses for arugula, I [...]