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I've been on a caprese binge.

I'm getting ready for apple pies!

Right now I'm loving quick refridgerator dill pickles we made from some summer cukes from our organic farmers market, and big heirloom tomatoes simply with a little salt and pepper!

I don't want to give up the summer yet!

Mmmm, apple pies are sounding really good right now but I'm still stuck on some of the last good peaches for peaches and cream. So yummy! I agree with steffie, I can't let go of summer quite yet!

This week, I've cooked up an Italian plum flognarde, made an heirloom tomato cream sauce as a topper for baked polenta, and plan on making sweet dumpling squash bread then grilling peaches with a fresh basil-garlic butter and slicing nectarines and pluots into green salads over the weekend. Next week, I'm hoping to use the last of the summer's melons in a chilled minty melon and tomato soup. It's a great time of year in the Pacific NW!

basic tomato sauce! I love making homemade pizza!

I am absolutely obsessed with heirlooms. My favorite in season dish right now is either homemade tomato pasta sauce with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms and peppers OR a little sandwich made of two slices of roasted eggplant with a slice of heirloom and a slice of mozz cheese on the inside. Bake for a few minutes, and you have cheesy, eggplanty, tomatoey goodness.

Beet chips. I slice up some beets really thin and toss them with olive oil and salt+pepper (with misc. spices depending on my mood) and toast them in the oven until crispy. My not-so-guilty pleasure of the season.

Everything from my garden has gone into myriad pasta dishes, for sure. Penne with just basil and tomotoes, zukes with everything, including grilled and used as a surprise layer in lasagna.... num num num.

I've been making a pasta sauce out of gypsy peppers, and it is divine!

quick pasta with tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant and fresh basil

Apple Pie! Eggplant Parmesan! Butternut squash soup!

Beet Soup! mmmm. :)

Anything with heirloom tomatoes!! I recently tried the Tomato Tart Tatin that was featured in the NYtimes food section. It was sooooooo delicious!

This is a weird in between season in my homeland. I'm a a loss for inspiration right now.

With all these vegetables available and the days getting cooler, I'm looking forward to making a big pot of chili filled with all different kinds of vegetables and ingredients. Yum!

Fresh tomato sauce and Heirloom Tart Tatin.

My tomato plants are just now giving my ripe tomatoes, so I say they're still in season. And we're gobbling them up in simple salads - sometimes with basil and burrata, sometimes just with salt and pepper.

zucchini pickles with my bumper crop -- a delicious recipe passed along from a friend, made bread and butter style (sweet and vinegary) with sliced onions, mustard seeds and turmeric. yum.

I just made probably my last heirloom tomato/mozzarella dish of the summer -- bring on the apples and the squash!

applesauce! and I'm still clinging to banana/peach/strawberry smoothies.

tomatoes and mozzarella with EVOO and fresh basil...lightly toasted on fresh bread. YUM!

I love to make roasted butternut squash.......I sprinkle a little goat cheese and sage on top. Yum!

Last weekend we made a delicious pizza with swiss chard, goat cheese, lots of garlic, and red onion.

I was just there a few weeks ago! I miss it something awful. Great food.

yummy!

We are still drowning in peaches. To minimize the inevitable rotting of some of our CSA produce, we poached a bunch of them in some wine and now have a great ice cream topper!

Just made couscous with balsamic roasted vegetables. Cornbread on the side. Very Tasty!

Roasted delicata squash with brown sugar and butter

Ratatouille. Hands down. I can't even describe how little I needed to ponder that.

Baked butternut squash with cinnamon, butter and brown sugar. Lots of brown sugar.

Simple ~ Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream!

Roasted eggplant with ketchup!

salsa

My favorite seasonal dish at the moment is Pastitsio with local eggplant, tomatoes and lamb. YUM!!!

Big spinach leaves filled with sauteed late-summer-squash and brown rice in peanut sauce!

My favorite thing to make with seasonal produce is a large salad. That way I can throw on everything I like!

A salad of chopped heirloom tomatoes, avocado, and mozarella, dressed with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and some salt and pepper

Anything with tomatoes, just been getting them. I also am looking forward to apples.

for cucumbers.. a simple cucumber sandwich.. toasted bread with a little bit of mayo and salt and pepper.. one of my favorites..

Apples and plums for cakes and pies.

Lots of (foreman) grilled zucchini. Pasta with zucchini, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, and obscene amounts of garlic.

Actually everything will be made with garlic.... I can't wait to go to the garlic fest next weekend!

Roasted squash

i've been doing a lot with tomatoes as the summer's winding down - marcella hazan's bolognese (one of my favorites), and marinara sauce for thin crust pizza, both with fresh dry-farmed early girls and san marzanos.

My favorite right now is a tomato mayo sandwich. Two slices of homemade no-knead bread spread with mayo and a one-inch thick slice of heirloom tomato (especially Brandywine or Black Prince) and a sprinkle of salt in between. It's the best!

eggplant pizzas!

I just made a pasta dish from a recipe that called for butternut squash and cauliflower, the latter of which I substituted for in-season romanesco. It's delicious and so pretty!

Apples!

Heirloom tomato sandwiches with fresh basil and chevre or mozzarella cheese on toasted rustic no-knead bread.

Tomato jam. Tomato sauce. Slow roasted tomatoes. Yum!

apple crisp with cinnamon whipped cream or ice cream

apple fritters

roasted turkey and cornbread stuffing

I made a delicious tomato tart with a recipe from the Kitchn!

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/recipe-roundup/recipe-roundup-tomato-tarts-060182

i've been on a kick where i've been making grilled pizzas by throwing some veggies and some fresh loca farm made mozzarella and some olive oil on a pita, then onto the grill. they come out awesome.

I love anything involving fresh potatoes, straight from the dirt. All the interesting varieties! Also, apples are coming on in the NW, so delicious pies, cobblers, sauce, and crisps are on the To-Do list.

heirloom tomatoes are in season!!!!!! and my favorite make with them is BLT! crunchy bacon, fresh lettuces and big fat and juicy heirloom tomatoes! yum yum.

The garden tomatoes I have had this summer with fresh basil, olive oil, and mozzarella have been devine. Always miss it when the tomatoes are gone.

Freshest tomato sauce for pasta.

Peaches over ice cream! Peaches are fabulous in Colorado right now, and they taste wonderful over vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Eggplant parmesan... yum!
My mom lives in Marin - she will love this cookbook.

I just got a box full of tomatoes from my farm-owning relatives, so I'm eating them in sauce, caprese salad, topped with avocado and cilantro--anything to consume as many fresh ones as possible before the canning process has to start!

This would be great -- thanks!

My favorite summer nosh this year has been an apple (red for sweeter or green for more tart preference) salad with lots of basil leaves, chopped almonds, with a splash of apple cider vinegar & honey dressing. It makes a quick, refreshing and easy side dish, or could be made into a main course salad with the addition of some cubed/ shredded roast chicken meat.

Caprese salad with fresh tomatoes from the garden and fresh basil!

Tomatoes for sure.......love making salads or sandwiches that have good slices of tomato on them....
Also when the weather starts to get a little cooler I get in the mood to make hearty stews or roasts, or even a big pot of spaghetti and meatballs and sausage........with a nice big loaf of crusty semolina bread.......mmm.....can't forget dessert......apple pie ....homemade of course and maybe choc chip cookies......These are my favorite comfort foods.

Just one? I have had a few recent creations/discoveries that i put into the permanent summer rotation........

Yellow Squash & Zucchini grotin with a mix of fresh seasonal herbs under the cheese mixture..........

Roasted Eggplant & Cherry Tomato sauce with Rigatoni Roasted, blended and topped with pine nuts and a light sprinkle of fresh parmigiana..........

With fall coming i love soups can't wait for the butternut squash soup and my old favorite stand by carrot cilantro.....

CHEERS & happy cooking to everyone

Caponata, tomato tarte tartine with puff pastry (NY Times), ribbolita, anything that will use up the last of the tomatoes and eggplants.

Beets with honey and a little bit of citrus.

I feel like I'm in between seasons. I would say peach crisp, but peaches are not out now. So...I am waiting for pumpkins for pumpkin and squash soup.

Looks like a really unique cookbook.

butternut squash risotto!

the cover makes me hungry for a trip to the farmers market!!

my new favorite: grilled butternut squash

Anything with zuchini, tomato and eggplant. My most recent favorite dinner also included black beans, coconut milk and mushrooms, servied over rice. Very tasty.

yum!

Roasted acorn squash!

Well, these are a bit past season, but I froze a ton of strawberries and rhubarb. I made crisp with them all summer. Now it's time to get ready for squash.

I like to make a mixed vegtable curry using carrots, califlower and peas.

water cress

A vegetable tart with free-range chicken eggs from a friend's yard and late-summer veggies (gathered from the backyard gardens of the neighborhood!)

ahh, from seed to plate!

I will never use store bought pasta sauce again now that I know how easy it is to make it!

Starting to get into the fall dishes... had my first winter squash (sweet dumpling - like acorn but different colors, and they say, sweeter) with butter, maple syrup, brown sugar. Was going to sprinkle with a few pecans but forgot.
Healthy and delicious!

I'm going to trim back my large basil plant today and make basil pesto with parmesan and olive oil. Yum!

a simple but delicious eggplant baba gannoush!

looking tasty!

Pesto with the basil remaining in my garden!

Roasted Poblano Chilies stuffed with pomegranate and avocado salad and topped with fresh Mexican cheese

Pasta with fresh tomatoes, basil, parsley and arugula all from my outside little garden.

these "giveaways" become more and more intrusive

it is a toss-up between fresh tomato sauce and homemade chunky applesauce.

I miss California cooking so much.

corn, tomato, and green bean salad.

I like to make tons of pesto to get us through the winter and spring.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fall is the time for baking pies - apple, peach and pumpkin. Nothing makes the house smell better.

Apple pies, but using phillo dough, plus walnuts.

Apple cobbler.

chicken pie - potatoes corn etc

Apple Crisp!

I love to saute' seasonal squash, spinach, and garlic in a bit of olive oil, and serve it over brown rice for a healthy and hearty cold-weather lunch for me and my three kids.
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Gazpacho made mostly with ingrediants from my garden and sliced tomatoes with Feta Cheese and a dash of olive oil.

Pasta salad with arugula, tomatoes and cubanella peppers fresh from the garden :)

Oh, this would make an *awesome* gift for my friend who's really into organic cooking (especially with veggies). She's the kind of girl who has (or can make herself) everything she needs, so is hard to shop for.

I would love this to get ideas myself

Anything that involves tomatoes and herbs!

Caprese Salad with homegrown tomatoes and basil!

Zucchini everything...pizza, pasta, omelettes!

I like to make wraps with fresh basil from my backyard garden.

I have been making a lot of things with my tomatoes: canning tomato sauces, salsa, marinara sauce, stewed tomatoes, tomato soup, etc. Thank you!

zucchini bread

Absolutely love grilled pizzas with heirloom tomatoes and goat cheese .... another fave is gorgonzola, arugula, carmelized onions and walnuts - rich but deeelicious. We use the pizza dough recipe from New Basics Cookbook.

I just made homemade spaghetti sauce using fresh tomatoes. This cookbook looks really great. Thank you so much!

This looks like a good cookbook.

Baked apples with lots of raisins and cinnamon.

I like to make a summersquash and swiss cheese quiche. Lots of pepper makes it perfect!

Apple crisp

Insalata Caprese!

right now, my favorite thing is Greek Egg-Lemon Soup. my husband prefers anything that involves apples, to take advantage of the masses left over from his parents' tree.

I love a tomatoe and cheese pie this time of year. Scrumpciouse!

Vegetable pasta salad.

anything with potatoes!

Apple cake!

fresh tomato and cucumber salad with lemon olive oil, kalamata olives, and goat cheese.

I love figs with goat cheese and balsamic vinegar. Apple fennel salad. and soon acorn squash with brown mushroom stuffing. yum.

Apples in apple cake or apple pie..oh so yummy.

we are making salad with tomatoes and lettuce from our garden drizzled with some local olive oil. too delicious!

Just love fresh figs. Also fiddleheads sauteed.

Pecan Pie and anything with Pumpkin!

Caprese salad,but Iam getting a little tired of it so the rest of the tomatoes in my garden are going to make a nice sauce.

panzanella

Pizza with apples or fresh tomatoes or squash!

Eggplant Parmesan and Stuffed Zucchini

We have been grilling up some of the final Zuchini of the season. Marinate the sliced squash in olive oil and fresh Italian herbs and grill! Yummy!

I'm ready to make some delicious baked apples. This looks like a great book, thank you!

I just got some great looking apples from one of my co-workers and I think I am going to make a fresh dutch apple pie.

I want to make anythign with tomatoes, my garden is only now starting to ripen them and in a week or so I'll have more than I know what to do with!

Apple Pies are great this time of year!

Squash...roasted/grilled/pureed into soup...any shape!

Ravioli w/ pumpkin sauce.

Apple Brown Betty is our household fall favorite!

Right now, before it gets too cold, my favorite thing is to scour the area for the last of the local basil. Then I start making giant batches of pesto and stocking it away in my freezer to keep me going all winter long.

Soon though, true fall will come, and I'll be off to a-whole-nother set of recipes.

I love sauteed apples with thyme and butter - it's so easy, and adds a more interesting flavor to boring apples

I like making a simple salad from Tomatoes, Onions, Green Pepper, vinegar, salt & pepper. Yum!!

salad salad salad

apples

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Apple Coffee Cake

Apple Crisp

I love to steam zucchini and squash.

Acorn Squash is a fall favorite at our house.

I make a custard pear pie that has loads of sliced pears that are right off my tree.

It is Fall, that means it is time for Pumpkin Pie!

My favorite is a vegetable side dish. Simple fried corn and onions.

I grow my own tomatoes because they taste so much better than the ones I can buy. I like lots of salads.

I am making lots of apple and pear cobbler.

I love making homemade applesauce! I make it at least 5 times at this time of year.

Love to make fresh tomato pizza

I have been cooking and baking with lots of apples.

i love making peach cobbler!

guacamole (is the tienda around the corner local enough?)=
avocado, tomatillo, black beans, onion, lime, cilantro, garlic, cumin, salt.

Apple Pies garrettsambo@aol.com

Yellow squash is such a versatile vegetable. I use it in casseroles, pizza, fritters and even make a dessert pie with it.

I like to make a basic marinara sauce. It works on so many meals

roasted eggplant, vidalia onions and red pepper - yum!

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I am thinking baked acorn squash w/brown sugar. Yum!

apple crisp with fresh apples :)

fresh hamburger and vegtable soup.

I really enjoy sauted vegtables fresh from the garden.

Pasta with fresh tomatoes, basil, parsley

Tomato Basil soup!

Tomato soup has been tastier since I added a sprinkle of Lawry's Garlic Pepper. I'm sprinkling that seasoning on just about everything.

Butternut squash - any way, any how.

I love fresh tomato and Mozzerella salad with olive oil and basil. yum!

I used to hate squash as a kid, but I love it now. I steam mexican or pear squash and serve it with lemon and salt and pepper.

I love a good salsa!

I like apple crisp.