Two Peaches
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A Tale of Two Peeled Peaches

There are two ways to peel peaches. What are they? When do you choose one way over the other? What are the results? This post will give you the quick lowdown.

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Melted Zucchini Grilled Cheese Sandwich
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Melted Zucchini Grilled Cheese

How do you cram a quarter pound of veggies into a delicious grilled cheese sandwich? “Melted” zucchini has a creamy texture which pairs so nicely with gooey cheese for a veggie loaded grilled cheese sandwich.

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Fresh Tomato Cream of Tomato Soup
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Fresh Tomato Cream of Tomato Soup

What’s better than Campbell’s cream of tomato soup to go with your grilled cheese? It’s homemade cream of tomato soup using fresh garden or market tomatoes!

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Peach Risotto Topped with Crispy Prosciutto
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Peach Risotto with Crispy Prosciutto

Peaches are obvious choices in sweet preparations, but I love to use them to bring their tangy sweetness to savory dishes. This recipe is a great example with peaches playing with a background of aromatics, side by side with basil and Parmesan, and topped with crumbled prosciutto “chips.”

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Melted Summer Squash Pasta with Sausage and Lemon
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Melted Summer Squash Pasta with Sausage and Lemon

Do you have more zucchini coming out of your garden than you know how to use? This recipe is a great option. It uses a full two and a half pounds of summer squash. All that squash reduces to a creamy concoction perfect for coating pasta.

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CSA 2021, Week 15 - Tomatoes, Zucchini, Shishito Peppers, Japanese Eggplant and a Yellow Onion
What's Growin'

CSA 2021, Week 15

Summer is rolling on. Tomatoes every week! And zucchini, Japanese eggplant, shishito peppers and a yellow onion.

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Southern Tomato Pie as a Rustic Galette.
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Southern Tomato Galette

A mashup of Southeastern U.S. and French traditions. A tomato pie in the form of a galette. Tomato pies are an homage to summer and the bounty of garden and farmers’ market tomatoes that summer brings. This recipe takes an investment of love to pull off, which will be fully appreciated by family and friends.

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CSA 2021, Week 13 - Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Shishito Peppers, Red Onions and Purple Carrots
What's Growin'

CSA 2021, Week 13

By the calendar, summer is officially here. Tomatoes, cucumbers and shishito peppers are summer staples. We also got some red onions and purple carrots.

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Zucchini, zephyr, yellow, golden zucchini and patty pan summer squash with market onions
Recipes

Caramelized Summer Squash and Onions

Onions aren’t the only thing you can caramelize. And some things are better caramelized along with onions. This recipe takes the Southern classic dish of summer squash and onions, but reduces it all to a spreadable flavor bomb.

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