How to Dehydrate Tomatoes

Dehydrated Tomatoes

Many times I find myself in the awkward position of having too many tomatoes to eat before they go bad, but not quite enough for a batch of canning. The answer? Dehydrate them!

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.

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.

Strawberry (or Peach or Blueberry) Ice Cream (without an ice cream maker!)

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Since I had peaches, I decided to try the peach version of this ice cream recipe from Simply in Season. Best of all, there is no ice cream maker needed! Read on to learn how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.

Fruit Custard Pie

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This is the second peach pie I made last weekend. How did it compare?