A quick stir-fry dinner gives you everything from shrimp and tender noodles to sugar snap peas and crunchy peppers all in a spicy-sweet sauce. All of this can be on the table in about twenty minutes - now that's fast food!
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A quick and tasty salad brings together a lot of flavors while leaving things flexible enough to let it play starring or supporting role in your next meal. Simply add a bit of your favorite protein source to make it into a fantastic quick lunch or light dinner.
A simple soup is just what we need to start a fairly complex season. Roasted tomatoes and Italian sausage come together to help create a minestrone soup that gives a nod or two the heartiest of late fall's vegetables.
The end of the growing season sometimes has us with a bit of this and a bit of that. That just means it's time to make fritters! Enjoy a simple recipe that can be easily tweaked to take advantage of what your garden - or market - has to offer.
A quick pasta dish utilizes the best of the season and leftover chicken to present a stunningly simple meal that checks all of the boxes on your dinner wishlist tonight.
Get the flavors of your favorite summer roll without the extra work! Pile everything you'd tuck inside a rice wrapper into a bowl and dig in. Summer eating is quick, easy, and delicious!
When succotash meets the end of the growing season, dinnertime bliss abounds. Everything from juicy tomatoes to tender corn come together in this quick sauté. And to bind it all together, Mexican chorizo and tender shrimp join the party.
When you have just a bit of salmon, let your garden provide the rest of dinner - or brunch or lunch. Fresh corn, greens, cucumber, tomatoes, and herbs all come together to build a magnificent salad that will make your taste buds sing.
Hummus Bowls
Ronda L. Halpin
With gardens providing, it's time to embrace the harvest. And before we have cold winds blowing and snow accumulating, get outside and grill that bountiful harvest. A vegetable-packed meal that will have you singing the praises of your garden is the perfect way to bid farewell to September.
Born of a combination of aromatic masters and the garden, chimichurri makes a beautiful marinade for chicken tenderloins before they meet the grill. Next up: a bed of fantastic seasonal produce drizzled in a bright and tangy dressing. Salad is served!