Monthly Archives: August 2010

An End-of-Summer Menu + Refrigerator Pickles

Posted on 26 August 2010 by

I could tell that summer is winding down even if I didn’t know the date. The humidity and record temperatures have thankfully eased off. The garden is looking bedraggled and is only spitting out the odd zucchini at this point. … Continue reading →

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How to Substitute Canned Tomatoes for Fresh

Posted on 25 August 2010 by

Substituting canned tomatoes for fresh – Here are some useful tips on buying canned whole tomatoes and substituting them for fresh tomatoes in recipes.

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How to Slow-Roast Tomatoes

Posted on 11 August 2010 by

Image via Wikipedia Here’s another idea if you have an excess of tomatoes from the garden: slow-roast them. The results are similar to sun-dried tomatoes: sweet, chewy, with an intense, sunny flavor. I like to eat them on bruschetta with … Continue reading →

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How to Puree Tomatoes

Posted on 6 August 2010 by

Image via Wikipedia It seems we either have too few tomatoes (most of the time) or too many (right now). When we have too many, it is worth taking an hour or so to puree those tomatoes and preserve them … Continue reading →

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How to choose cantaloupes

Posted on 6 August 2010 by

I am patiently letting a cantaloupe ripen on the vine right now. Every day or so, I go out to the garden and tug gently on it in hopes that it will slip into my hands so I can have … Continue reading →

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