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.

Slow Cooker Enchiladas

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This is quite a versatile recipe; you can make it in a slow cooker, or bake it, or microwave it if you really want to. It’s a great way to sneak in more vegetables.

Summer Vegetable & Ground Beef Skillet

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This is a great recipe to use up whatever random vegetables you have in your refrigerator. It’s based on a couple of other skillet dishes I’ve made over the years. Best of all, it’s fast and frugal!

Fajitas with Cilantro Spice Paste

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First off, I apologize for the lack of printable recipes and nutrition information. The program I use to generate those is on my laptop, which is currently not my friend. Will get that fixed soon though! Simply in Season provides two versions of fajitas, and I chose the cilantro spice paste version. Want the other [...]

Summer Squash Skillet

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When I saw this recipe in Simply in Season, it reminded me of a favorite stir fry recipe that I used to make when I was first learning how to cook, 10 years ago. So I adapted it to what I remembered.

Stacked Vegetable Quesadillas

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This recipe is very loosely based on the one in Simply in Season. I didn’t want to turn on the stove, so I made it in a skillet and then stuck it in the microwave to melt the cheese. Here’s my “cheater” version:

Roasted Summer Vegetables

This is one of those recipes that I love – it provides the mix and max concept that I’m still trying to master. Someday I want to be able to look into my cupboard/frig/freezer and whip up something that tastes great with whatever ingredients happen to be on hand. In the meantime, I can cheat [...]