One of my favorite recipe for the summer is melon salsa. You cut cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew into quarter inch pieces add lime juice, cilantro and one habanero minced as small as you can get it using rubber gloves. Mix all together let sit for an hour and serve with those tortilla chips that are like a little basket. I have people that won't leave the table that this delicious concoction is on.
BLTs but made with “Smart bacon” a vegetarian substitute that cooks up really nice and crispy and tastes like bacon and does the trick. Two or three of those is my perfect summertime dinner.
Every summer my family would eat noodles served with soy source, cucumber salad and stir-fried potatoes and stir-fried tomatoes with Tofu. It is one of my mother's specialty dish. It is a very comfortable experience to savor them in summer.
Carne asada, grilled corn and fresh guacamole is summer for my family and I. We grill, go swimming, play corn hole and spend time together as a family!
Best local legend I know about regional growing is, Campbell Soup originated in Camden NJ. Truck after truck load of Jersey Tomatos would go out of there night and day. The Corporation decided to move tomatoe soup production out of NJ. Tomatoe soup sales plummeted and Campbell's Tomatoe soup came back to NJ.
This Jersey Girl loves the tastes of summer. Right now Blue berries are at there peak qnd anywhere you walk go to produce there should be a label stating they are from Hammonton, NJ deemed by Ronald Regan as the Blue Berry Capital of the US. Jersey Fresh tomatoes are now being picked and the best corn in the US. Best tip I can give You. Buy a bushel of Jersey Tomatoes freeze them to make pasta sauce when you want fresh gravey.
A friend at work is another foodie. I am a fromager and he is a very talented meat cutter and big home gardener. This week is the time for little zucchini. Lordie, do I love small tender zucchini sliced and sautéed with garlic and butter.
Fresh fruit of all sorts makes me happy. Walks in the woods occasionally yields berries warm from the sun and ripe for picking. Alongside my birthday cake, they provide the right level of sweetness. I am blessed to have memories of my grandfather who was a master of meat and spent many hours next to him as he grilled and smoked a variety of things to perfection. My dad is equally gifted and I treasure our grill side chats.
A tasty summer treat for me are ripe cherry tomatoes right off of the vine. So easy to grow.
With good soil you can just pop the ones from the store into it and plants will sprout. Kids LOVE them. Slice ripe ones on warm crusty buttered bread and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. (A pepper grinder is cheap at the Aldi Store.) YUMMY!
It's berry season, and I am faced with two choices at the moment; raspberries are thick on the vines, and the strawberries are hanging from their basket. Preparing to have peaches later, and next year, apricots. Melons need a different climate- though we're challenged this year with a heat wave the likes of which we have never seen.
My mom’s potato salad. We would joke about how her fingertips were coated in Teflon but undoubtedly it was because for years, she peeled redskin potatoes straight out of boiling water. A paring knife was the only tool she used to clean and dice radishes, celery, onions and green pepper while the potatoes soaked up Hellman’s mayonnaise while still warm. Add a dozen hard boiled eggs, a good amount of salt and shake some milk in that mayo jar to get every last bit and you’re good to go! I still have the bowl she served it in and I can’t help but say,”Hi Mom!” when I get it all mixed up. She thought it ridiculous that we would ask for her potato salad at every summer party but it was unique and always so delicious. Making it tugs at my heart strings but also makes me grateful to have learned from a master❤️
One of my favorite recipe for the summer is melon salsa. You cut cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew into quarter inch pieces add lime juice, cilantro and one habanero minced as small as you can get it using rubber gloves. Mix all together let sit for an hour and serve with those tortilla chips that are like a little basket. I have people that won't leave the table that this delicious concoction is on.
Watermelon. Cold and freshly cut. As a child I put salt on it because that’s how my family ate it. Watermelon always meant summer vacation.
Nothing like fresh off the vine tomatoes, cantaloupes and watermelons. It’s the best of summer!
BLTs but made with “Smart bacon” a vegetarian substitute that cooks up really nice and crispy and tastes like bacon and does the trick. Two or three of those is my perfect summertime dinner.
Every summer my family would eat noodles served with soy source, cucumber salad and stir-fried potatoes and stir-fried tomatoes with Tofu. It is one of my mother's specialty dish. It is a very comfortable experience to savor them in summer.
Fresh peach ice cream is a favorite.
Carne asada, grilled corn and fresh guacamole is summer for my family and I. We grill, go swimming, play corn hole and spend time together as a family!
Best local legend I know about regional growing is, Campbell Soup originated in Camden NJ. Truck after truck load of Jersey Tomatos would go out of there night and day. The Corporation decided to move tomatoe soup production out of NJ. Tomatoe soup sales plummeted and Campbell's Tomatoe soup came back to NJ.
This Jersey Girl loves the tastes of summer. Right now Blue berries are at there peak qnd anywhere you walk go to produce there should be a label stating they are from Hammonton, NJ deemed by Ronald Regan as the Blue Berry Capital of the US. Jersey Fresh tomatoes are now being picked and the best corn in the US. Best tip I can give You. Buy a bushel of Jersey Tomatoes freeze them to make pasta sauce when you want fresh gravey.
A friend at work is another foodie. I am a fromager and he is a very talented meat cutter and big home gardener. This week is the time for little zucchini. Lordie, do I love small tender zucchini sliced and sautéed with garlic and butter.
Fresh fruit of all sorts makes me happy. Walks in the woods occasionally yields berries warm from the sun and ripe for picking. Alongside my birthday cake, they provide the right level of sweetness. I am blessed to have memories of my grandfather who was a master of meat and spent many hours next to him as he grilled and smoked a variety of things to perfection. My dad is equally gifted and I treasure our grill side chats.
Strawberries, watermelons, cantaloupes, yellow squash, zucchini, and green beans.
A tasty summer treat for me are ripe cherry tomatoes right off of the vine. So easy to grow.
With good soil you can just pop the ones from the store into it and plants will sprout. Kids LOVE them. Slice ripe ones on warm crusty buttered bread and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. (A pepper grinder is cheap at the Aldi Store.) YUMMY!
It's berry season, and I am faced with two choices at the moment; raspberries are thick on the vines, and the strawberries are hanging from their basket. Preparing to have peaches later, and next year, apricots. Melons need a different climate- though we're challenged this year with a heat wave the likes of which we have never seen.
Cathi Deveney
I love summer peaches, grilled corn on the cob and red, juicy watermelon. Yum!!
My mom’s potato salad. We would joke about how her fingertips were coated in Teflon but undoubtedly it was because for years, she peeled redskin potatoes straight out of boiling water. A paring knife was the only tool she used to clean and dice radishes, celery, onions and green pepper while the potatoes soaked up Hellman’s mayonnaise while still warm. Add a dozen hard boiled eggs, a good amount of salt and shake some milk in that mayo jar to get every last bit and you’re good to go! I still have the bowl she served it in and I can’t help but say,”Hi Mom!” when I get it all mixed up. She thought it ridiculous that we would ask for her potato salad at every summer party but it was unique and always so delicious. Making it tugs at my heart strings but also makes me grateful to have learned from a master❤️