Grow Heat-Loving Crops—Even In the North

Northern growers can also look forward to peppers, tomatoes and melons this summer by planning ahead and choosing varieties wisely.

Peperonata: Mixed Pepper Salad

Walnut Red Pepper Spread

Use those shiny peppers from your CSA or farmers’ market to make this tasty dip.

Scallop Skewers

  Photo by Judith Hausman Kabobs are simple and fun to make. Grilled seafood is light and easy in the summer. I’m lucky enough to have reliable access to relatively local fish where I live, from Long Island, N.Y., and the nearby Connecticut shore, as well as greater New England. Skewering with seasonal vegetables is […]

Sweet-and-Smoky Three Pepper Relish

Jazz up this summer’s grilled food with homemade pepper relish.

Slow Cooker Beef and Pepper Fajitas

This spicy slow-cooker recipe will give you a south-of-the-border kick for your next dinner.

Stuffed

Photo by Judith Hausman My garden currently brims with a variety of squash, which are delicious to re-stuff and bake. Stuffed vegetables remind me of the first Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen (Ten Speed Press, 1977). Recipes for “comprehensively” stuffed vegetables, especially acorn squash, put the vegetables center stage in a way that many of […]