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Market Magic: Late Summer’s Peak Picks 🍅
Published about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader,
Late summer produce is basically nature’s version of a buy-one-get-four situation. It’s now. It’s fleeting. And it’s too good to miss.
Late Summer Picks
Here’s what to make when the produce practically hands itself to you.
This panzanella, aka Tuscan bread salad, is simply croutons made from day-old bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, red and yellow bell peppers, onions, and a tangy vinaigrette. An Italian classic that is refreshing and takes no time to make. How easy is that!
Easy rhubarb jam is exactly that. Easy. Made from just rhubarb, sugar, lemon, water, and a little stirring, it makes simple, pretty, and perfect preserves that taste just like old-fashioned rhubarb jam. No prior canning experience required. Here's how to make it at home.
This sweet pickle relish, made with cucumbers, sugar, onion, salt, mustard seeds, celery seeds, and cider vinegar, is perfect for hamburgers and hot dogs and potato salad, and anything else. So long, storebought.
Peach, burrata, and basil salad is one of those non-recipe recipes that's a riff on Caprese salad. Arrange some oozing pieces of burrata cheese on a plate, top with peach chunks, and toss in some basil.
These cakes can be served bite sized for a cocktail nibble or larger for a side dish. When corn is in season, tossing kernels cut freshly off the cob make them extra special.
This plum torte is the most requested recipe from The New York Times. And with good reason. An easy yet elegant way to indulge in summer that's made with a handful of everyday pantry ingredients.
This stovetop fruit pie filling is easy as can be to make with whatever fruit you happen to have on hand or is in season along with sugar, cornstarch, orange zest, nutmeg, and lemon juice.
This Southern peach cobbler is going to bring back a lot of memories. Plenty of butter, juicy, ripe peaches, milk, and vanilla make this a rich, luscious dessert few will be able to resist. Call it Southern charm.
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