A creamy golden base of fresh corn polenta topped with a juicy, herbed tomato relish—this garden-inspired dish is as comforting as it is fresh. Nothing says summer quite like corn and tomatoes, and this recipe brings both together in the most satisfying way. Polenta, often thought of as winter food, becomes sunshine-bright with fresh sweet…
A savory, herby rice stir-fry that puts your summer harvest to work. I can always count on Thai basil to keep growing long after the lettuce bolts and the tomatoes start taking over. It thrives in the summer heat—and lucky for us, it turns a simple stir-fry into something deeply fragrant and totally crave-worthy. This…
Crispy golden arepas filled with buttery corn and topped with crunchy garden slaw. I’ve always loved meals that begin in the garden and end in a sizzling skillet. When summer corn is sweet and herbs are spilling out of every raised bed, these corn arepas are my go-to. Arepas are traditional corn cakes from Venezuela…
A tangy, herby, no-lettuce salad that celebrates tomatoes and sunshine. Some days in the garden feel like you’re walking through a sun-ripened dream—especially when the tomatoes are coming in hot. That’s when I turn to this Turkish-inspired bulgur salad called kısır. It’s hearty, zesty, and one of the best ways I know to stretch a…
Cool, crisp, and packed with flavor—your garden’s freshest bounty wrapped up in rice paper. When the heat hits hard in our Southern garden, I start craving everything cool and crunchy. That’s exactly what inspired these Vietnamese-style summer rolls: a garden-fresh, no-cook meal that tastes as refreshing as it looks. I always have a patch of…
Every summer, I find myself overflowing with mint and basil—and this pistachio-mint pesto pasta is the garden solution I never get tired of. It’s fresh and herbaceous like a classic pesto, but the mint gives it a cool lift while the pistachios add a buttery richness I like even more than pine nuts. This pasta…
