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Cherry tomatoes in a plastic container on a cutting board

Food

Quick Tip for Cherry Tomatoes

This is such ridiculously easy tip for cherry tomatoes. I'm a sucker for the baskets of teeny tomatoes all year long ~
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Salad with cooked egg and croutons and a bowl of colorful eggs and a jar of viniagrette

Food

3 Vinaigrette Recipes for Fresh Salads

When you have vinaigrette recipes memorized, you will eat well all summer long. This simple oil and vinegar concoction
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Yellow squash blossoming in a raised garden bed.

Garden

Grow a Victory Garden

Growing your own vegetables, fruits and herbs is often rewarding pursuit, but for most people, it’s a hobby. It wasn’t
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Tomato soup on a white plate | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Food

Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup Recipe

Got cherry tomatoes? Try my roasted cherry tomato soup recipe. In my garden, I gave up on growing beefsteak-style
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Orange pansies in a fall flower planter

Garden

Grow Flowers and Vegetables in Your Fall Garden

Fall is the best time to plant anything, or at least, most things. Autumn's cool nights and warm days give a fall garden
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Joe Lamp'l in the vegetable garden | Photo provided by Joe Lamp'l

Garden

A Visit with Joe Lamp’l in the Garden

For someone who loves gardening, I can’t imagine a better place to squish bugs than in Joe Lamp’l’s pristine vegetable
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Sliced red tomatoes on a grid

Food

How to Oven Dry (or Semi-Dry) Tomatoes

Dried tomatoes are an easy way to add a shot of intense sweetness and color to a dish. You can buy them, of course, but
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Food

Tomato Salad & Vinaigrette Recipe

I discovered a fresh tomato salad recipe in the unlikeliest place, a beloved out-of-print magazine. Remember Everyday
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Tomato jam in jar | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Food

Tomato Jam with Warm Indian Spices Recipe

Tomato jam is one of my go-to methods for using up the bounty of late summer tomatoes. This year, I experimented with my
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