Flavored Butter

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I was able to kill two birds with one stone by making this herbed butter–I wanted to try it for sauces week, plus it’s on my list of recipes I still need to finish from Simply in Season. This one is great on baked potatoes.

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Vegetarian Chili (a.k.a. bean & butternut squash stew)

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My husband claims that since this has no meat in it, I cannot call it chili. Moreover, “chili” with beans is not chili, either. I’m not sure who makes up the rules, but this is called Vegetarian Chili in Simply in Season. Pin It

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Fresh Corn Saute

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There’s a definite chill in the air, and summer is definitely over. Not sure how much longer fresh sweet corn will be available, but if you do have some to use up, this is an excellent side dish.

Hot German Green Bean Salad

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Fresh beans are infinitely better than the canned version. The addition of bacon makes this side dish out of this world (bacon has a way of doing that . . . )

Fennel Leek Soup

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Last week since I was out of state I gave my CSA share for the week to someone else. So, I had the unique experience of going to the farmer’s market and buying whatever I wanted. Ha! I knew I would make this soup, since I usually only get one fennel bulb at a time at the CSA and this requires three.

Great (or at least edible) Green Pasta

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Now that I’m trying to wrap up Simply in Season, I’m coming across recipes that I wasn’t too interested in making last time I cracked it open. Great Green Vegetable Pasta, with its use of blended up cottage cheese (a technique I used before but don’t recall which recipe), was one of them. So I decided to wing a variation on my own.

Fried Okra

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Okra is one of those vegetables I never cooked before working my way through Simply in Season. But I’ve come to enjoy it. This is a super simple recipe that’s a great side dish.

Summer Garden Ratatouille

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This is one of those recipes that is great for using up whatever vegetables you have from your garden or CSA and lets the taste of the vegetables come through.

Plum Tomato Pie

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Not really a pie, more like a pizza, the combination of heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil are a perfect light dinner.

Peach Salsa

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Continuing with the peaches theme, this salsa is nice and sweet.