What to Plant Now
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To get the most out of your garden, it’s important to plant each vegetable at the right time. Find what planting zone you live in and find out what to plant now and throughout the year.
Designing Your Own Vegetable Garden
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Many gardeners like having a main vegetable garden area to concentrate their food production. When designing your own vegetable garden, it’s important to understand the basics.
Eat Your Vegetables
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Smooth black eggplants, juicy red tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and mixed greens of myriad varieties and flavors: getting your daily minimum veggie requirements is easy when they’re fresh and bursting with flavor!
Balsamic Vinaigrette and Zingy Green Bean Sauté
Robin Asbell
Balsamic vinegar is the most popular vinegar these days, thanks to its sweet, deep flavor–and it makes a fine dressing
Classic Chopped Salad
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A delicious salad that’s healthy and satisfying. Most green salads are extremely flexible and this one is no exception. Add your own toppings to make it your own or bulk it up to turn it into a meal.
Grilled Vegetable Antipasto
Lynne Vea
It’s amazing how delicious seasonal, organic vegetables can be with a splash of olive oil and a dash of sea salt when they are caramelized over a bed of bright red coals (or your glistening gas grill!).
Roasted Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplant over Soft Polenta
Lynne Vea
The late summer harvest offers up such treasures! This dish, with its roots in Mediterranean fare, takes advantage of some of the best.
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
Lynne Vea
Sticky and tart-sweet, these deeply caramelized tomatoes are fabulous served with the Mediterranean Chèvre Torta.
Individual White Corn and Chèvre Puddings
Lynne Vea
These succulent little puddings are so easy to put together, and they make a perfect quick brunch, lunch or light dinner entrée.
Heirloom Tomato and Basil Panzanella
Lynne Vea
This salad definitely is one of the darlings of summer! Great rustic bread is toasted in olive oil and tossed with juicy heirloom tomatoes and a sassy vinaigrette.
Candied Heirloom Tomatoes
Lynne Vea
Heirloom tomatoes, while not always picture perfect, offer diverse and excellent flavors. Caramelized from the tomato’s own natural sugars, candied tomatoes are just one way to enjoy these gems.
Rustic Gazpacho
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Gazpacho is the quintessential summer soup. This chunky, flavorful version is easy to prepare and easy to love.
Sun-Dried Tomato Puttanesca Sauce
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Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 1 cup onions, chopped 3 tablespoons fresh minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) 8 sun-dried tomatoes, softened and chopped 1 tablespoon capers 1 (23-ounce) can diced tomatoes 1/3 cup kalamata olives, pitted and quartered Preparation In a small saucepan, sauté the onions until…
