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What do I do with all these tomatillos?

What do I do with all these tomatillos?

Last November, after our two-person pandemic-constricted Thanksgiving dinner, I ended up with a whole lot of leftover turkey. What to do? One solution was turkey molé, a rich and complex sauce that blends spicy chiles with nuts, chocolate and dried fruit. The recipe I found 

Red lentil chickpea zucchini soup

Red lentil chickpea zucchini soup

At some point every summer, there’s just too much zucchini.  Gardeners can’t give it away.  Another problem: zucchinis quickly balloon in size and become inedible.  I pick zucchini small, assuming I can find them in time.  The small ones are slightly sweet, with a distinctive 

Serve up easy garden grain salads

Serve up easy garden grain salads

Grain-based salads are my favorite go-to solution for summer meals. Why? Easy Healthy Delicious Take advantage of fresh vegetables (from your garden or not) Take advantage of fresh herbs (from your garden or not) Great leftovers The first step is to choose a grain. Here