13 fresh great summer Recipes

white fish fillet (flounder, cod, halibut, or turbot will work well), tomato sauce (great for leftover sauce!), breadcrumbs, scallion, minced, fresh basil leaf, shredded, fresh summer tomato, thinly sliced, fish seasoning , to taste, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

extra virgin olive oil, onion, halved and sliced, garlic cloves, minced, zucchini , halved lengthwise and sliced, summer squash , halved lengthwise and sliced, chopped fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano, salt, fresh ground pepper, cannellini beans or 1 (15 oz) can great northern beans, rinsed, tomatoes, chopped, red wine vinegar, shredded parmesan cheese

fresh corn(about 2 medium ears just blanched (1 minute) and trimmed from the cob, or left over cooked is great, here, too, fresh sweet green peas, shelled (no need to cook), cucumber, chopped, but not too fine, roughly chopped carrots, tomatoes, halved or quartered , depending on size, bell pepper, roughly chopped, could also add fresh lima beans (this would make this more like a succotash , asparagus, etc, if desired), fresh lettuce leaves for serving, if desired, mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh dill, kosher or sea alt and freshly ground pepper

ears corn, unsalted butter, divided use, chopped onion, jalapeno pepper, halved, seeded and finely chopped (about 2 1/2 tsp), chopped garlic, madras curry powder, heavy cream, coarse salt, fresh ground white pepper, chopped cilantro leaf

sliced zucchini or summer squash, sweet or red onion, diced, garlic, minced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, butter, divided, olive oil, fine bread crumbs, chicken stock, cream or half and half, fresh sage, rubbed and chopped, celery powder (if you use salt, please adjust rest of salt, accordingly. i use ground celery seed... great flavor, no salt, crushed crackers (i used cornbread crackers, but you can use any flavor you d like), crushed pecans, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper

dry great northern beans, beef broth, chopped onion, garlic, minced, fresh italian sausages , cut into 1/2 inch slices, summer squash or 1 medium zucchini, sliced (about 2 cups), italian-style tomatoes, cut up,and undrained, dry red wine or 1/3 cup water, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

originally , native americans cooked these on hot rocks in an open fire. they were commonly referred to as ash cakes. later on, settlers from europe adopted the recipe, cooking the cakes on the blades of their hoes in the fireplace. this is where they get the name, hoe cakes ., this is a old (from early 1800s) pass-along recipe from va, which makes a thin hoe cake., great served with honey or butter, but i remember it most during, summer and harvest time, with fresh greens and all types of, garden veggies. sort of like a sop bread, water, white cornmeal, bacon drippings or butter, sugar, egg, well beaten, plain flour, salt, baking powder, milk or butter

dried great northern beans , soaked overnight in 6-8 cups water, cold water, bouquet garni of 1 bay leaf , 1 sprig fresh thyme, and 10 parsley stems, salt, fresh ground black pepper, olive oil, garlic cloves, finely chopped, leeks, white part only, well-washed and finely chopped, sun-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks, chopped fresh parsley leaves, cheese, of your choice grated

orecchiette (little ear-shaped pasta), bacon, chopped, shallots, trimmed, quartered, sugar snap peas (about 8 oz), pea tendrils, frozen baby peas, thawed, sliced fresh mint, shaved parmesan cheese, shaved parmesan cheese

onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, carrots, chopped, celery heart, chopped, summer squash, chopped, zucchini, chopped, olive oil, low sodium chicken broth, low-sodium v-8 vegetable juice, low-sodium diced tomatoes, white beans, rinsed, crushed garlic (to taste), bay leaves, ground black pepper, chicken bouillon cubes (optional), low-sodium french style green beans, low-sodium wax beans, low-sodium peas, fresh baby spinach (optional)

ground lean pork, chicken broth, dry white wine, dried great northern beans, dried garbanzo beans, chopped onion, yellow bell pepper, sliced leek, cubed summer squash, red potatoes, minced garlic, jalapeno chili, cumin seeds, dried oregano, chili powder, ground coriander, cinnamon, bay leaf, salt and pepper, tomato, finely diced, green onions, finely sliced, chopped fresh cilantro