Recipe inspiration and tips for what’s in season in August at farmers markets and in CSA shares. The August produce guide features corn, okra, nectarines, summer squash, sweet and spicy peppers, tomatillos, tomatoes, and watermelon.
Summer Produce Guide: Late August
A weekly summer produce guide to what’s in season right now based on the contents of our CSA share, with CSA and farmer’s market recipes and ideas. This week’s late August inspiration: ground cherries, purple string beans, tomatillos, and zucchini.
chicken pozole verde
A fortifying mix of rich chicken broth, tender shredded chicken, chewy corn hominy, and tart tomatillos make this chicken pozole verde the ideal dish to see you through the end of winter (and cold season).
roasted tomatillo tortilla soup
A smoky roasted tomatillo tortilla soup recipe made with charred tomatillos, hot peppers, and a rich homemade chicken stock. Jump to recipe. [Read more…]
Mama E’s Chowchow Recipe
A spin on the classic sweet southern relish, chowchow. This chowchow recipe features the usual suspects like green cabbage, green tomatoes, and peppers, plus some less expected ones like a mess a fragrant spices and a dried chili for heat. Endlessly adaptable, consider this a jumping off point and make a chowchow that’s wholly your own.