Category Archives: Recipes

What To Do With Perfect Peaches

Sweet and Savory Summer Salads This summer’s crop of peaches seem to be the most succulent ever. Courtesy of kind friends, we’ve been eating August Pride peaches by  the boxful, and I’m happily exploring new ways to enjoy them. I … Continue reading

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When Summer Simply Does Not Behave

Kind of a Bummer Summer What a crazy summer this is being. Temperatures dip into the 40’s at night, then rise into the 80’s by day–some days. Other days are cold and grey, with sullen wind but no rain. This … Continue reading

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Bringing Beets to the Table

What To Do With A Bounty Of Beautiful Beets Our beets are doing very well this year and we are happily adding them to soups and pastas. I especially love beets in hot or chilled summer salads and recently enjoyed … Continue reading

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Picnic Pleasures

Summery Sandwiches and Salads Here in the Northwest, the old joke that says summer starts on July 5th and ends July 6th. Though we’ve enjoyed some sunbreaks, the rainy and/or cloudy days are so far outnumbering the warm sunny ones … Continue reading

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