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    How to Freeze Ripe Tomatoes

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    Freeze the bounty of tomatoes you don’t eat fresh this summer for use in cooking next winter. How to freeze a tomato Freeze tomatoes whole or cut them into wedges. Wash and dry tomatoes for freezing and cut out any bad spots or bruises. Place whole or sliced tomatoes on a baking sheet and put […] More

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    Shell Beans Serving Tips

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    Shell beans are any members of the legume family that are shucked or shelled. All beans grow in pods. Shell beans are cooked and served after they have been shelled. The pod is not eaten. Shell beans include black-eyed peas, cranberry beans, fava beans, and lima beans. Shell beans are also called shellies, shellouts, shelly […] More

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    How to Cook Asparagus with No Recipe

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    Cooked asparagus has a subtle sweet grassy flavor. It is a perfect match to salty dairy ingredients such as butter, Parmesan cheese, and hollandaise sauce. Asparagus also is well matched to slightly sulfurous-tasting foods: eggs, shellfish, and garlic. There are three types of asparagus: green asparagus which can be both sweet and slightly tart flavored, […] More

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    Summer Garden Salad with Tarragon Dressing

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    Every vegetable in this salad should be available fresh and local from mid to late summer. This salad would be tasty alongside fresh trout, striped bass or salmon or tuna or swordfish (choose the body of water closest to where you live). The tarragon in this light dressing is a perfect match for both the […] More

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    Vegetable Stew Made Simply

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    Here is an easy to make vegetable stew that you can cook up any time of the year. The combination of vegetables in this stew can vary with the season and harvest. Choose two or three vegetables from the longer-cooking list and two or three from the shorter cooking list. If you want to add […] More

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    Sliced Cabbage Salad Simply Made

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    Print Sliced Cabbage Salad   Author Steve Albert Here’s an easy to make salad. All you need is  thinly sliced green or red cabbage–or both. Instructions Toss the sliced cabbage with ½ teaspoon of salt and any of the following also thinly sliced–Chinese cabbage, celery, spinach, chard, turnip, carrot, parsnip, parsley, green onion, zucchini, cucumber, […] More

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    Chard Soup Made Simply

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    Print Chard Soup Author Steve Albert Ingredients Chard soup, like cabbage or lettuce soup, can be made from nothing more than chard, water, and salt, But this recipe is a bit fancier—it adds a couple of eggs, a small onion, and some pepper. Instructions Cut the chard leaves (a bunch or about 1 pound) once […] More

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    Roasted Root Vegetables

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    Roasted root vegetables make for a sweet and savory side dish. Roots great for roasting are carrots, turnips, celery root, rutabagas, parsnips, kohlrabi, and fingerling potatoes. To these you can add garlic bulbs and thick slices of butternut squash if you like. Toss root vegetables with a bit of olive oil and salt and set […] More

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    Glazed Carrots Simply Made

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    Print Glazed Carrots Author Steve Albert Don’t miss out on this simple carrot recipe. It’s delicious! Instructions Peel the carrots and cut them into rounds or sticks. Be sure the pieces are about the same size so that they cook evenly. (If you use baby carrots, don’t bother to peel them.) Put the carrots in […] More

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    Potato-Leek Soup Simply Made

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    Print Potato-Leek Soup Author Steve Albert Potato-leek soup is simply made with potatoes and leeks from the garden. You can leave the skins on the potatoes if you like. Ingredients 3 parts finely sliced potatoes; use boiling or Yellow Finn potatoes, scrubbed well. 2 parts sliced leeks (or onions); use only the white parts. Milk […] More