Sunday, July 3, 2022

Around the Kitchen Table: WHAT ARE YOU FAVORITE FOODS OF SUMMER? + 5 Book #Giveaway




CLEO COYLE: Marc and I hope you're all enjoying this holiday weekend. For many, July Fourth marks the start of summer vacationing season, and summer eating! Mouthwatering barbeques, fresh corn on the cob, sweet slices of watermelon, and ripe garden tomatoes...

Marc and I love them all. Another of our favorites is ICE CREAM. We don't have an ice cream maker, so we use the easy no-churn method to make it fresh in our own freezer. If you'd like the recipe for our No-Churn Vanilla, Chocolate, and Coffee Ice Creams, click here or on the photo below, and have a delicious summer, everyone!


Click here or on the photo above to get
Cleo's recipes for No-Churn
Chocolate, Vanilla, and Coffee
Ice Creams (No Machine Needed!)

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NOW IT’S YOUR TURN...

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE FOODS OF SUMMER?

Join our chat in the comments and you’ll be
entered to win a terrific set of books
for your summer reading!


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LESLIE BUDEWITZ: I'm with Cleo on loving ice cream in summer, though we don't often make our own. We do make our own Chocolate Cabernet Sauce, which I shared with readers in Butter Off Dead and on the blog. Super easy, super yummy, and delish all year round. Plus it keeps in the fridge for a weeks, though ours never lasts that long.

Summer is also the perfect time for salads that need nothing except maybe a chunk of bread and a glass of a crisp white wine to make the perfect dinner. Even better if you can make a big bowl of it and enjoy it for dinner a couple of nights and maybe lunch in between. One of our faves is one we call Hail to the Shrimp---it was one of my first posts as a Mystery Lovers' Kitchen guest and the one I shared a few years ago for the blog's 10th anniversary. We've already made it once this summer, and I'm betting it's back on the menu at least a time or two before the weather cools. It's super flexible---use whatever fresh herbs you've got. It's bright and colorful and easy---just right for any summer evening!    


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LUCY BURDETTE: How I love the vegetables of summer! That's when I make my first-ever recipe on MLK, the leaning tower of eggplant, with fresh eggplant, tomatoes and arugula from the garden or the farmer's market. Or I might make Mark Bittman's tomato rice soup, or how about a tomato cheese pie with a cornmeal crust?
 
 
 
 


 
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LESLIE KARST: I love outdoor dining--and cooking!--during the summer months. Nothing like firing up the barbecue to grill some sausages, chicken, and summer vegetables, then sitting around the patio with your family and friends sipping wine as you chat and watch the sun sink into the west. 
 
 
And as Lucy says, the summer veggies! Oh là là! Time for homemade pickles and tomato jam

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MADDIE DAY: Ah, summer, how I love you. When I can wander out to my garden and harvest dinner, I am a happy author - and human being. Sweet corn from the farm store. Freshly picked blueberries from my own bushes. Armfuls of basil. Asian eggplant on the grill, and mostly, sun-warmed tomatoes.  

One favorite thing to make is when I have my own eggplant, peppers, basil, and tomatoes is Roasted Ratatouille. If it's too hot to roast indoors, you can grill the eggplant and peppers.


Last year I even my had my own potatoes to serve with the ratatouille. Mmm. Right now my garden tomatoes are small and green, but they'll get there!

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PEG COCHRAN/MARGARET LOUDON:  I'm old enough to remember when summer meant the arrival of watermelon and corn on the cob because neither was available year round like they are now.  We were so excited when they first became available at the local farm stand.  I still look forward to both of them!  I also love ice cream, but that's a year-round treat.  Right now we have locally grown asparagus from Michigan and I could eat that every night!  I will also grill anything that doesn't run away and I love making desserts with the luscious berries that become available.  I just made this simple strawberry cobbler again and it was the essence of summer.




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MAYA CORRIGAN: Living near the Chesapeake Bay, I associate summer with hard shell blue crabs. That's what we'll eat with friends for the July 4th celebration at our house. We won't cook the crabs ourselves, but buy them from the crab truck that parks outside our local supermarket several times during the summer. 



 
For those who don't care to crack the shells and dig out the crab meat, we often serve Chesapeake style shrimp along with the crabs. The crabs and the shrimp are steamed with Old Bay seasoning, a Maryland product. Corn on the cob, coleslaw, and watermelon complete the feast. 

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VICKI DELANY: For me it's tomatoes, hands down. I am lucky enough to live in farm country and that means tomatoes straight from my neighbouring farm.  Since coming to live in Prince Edward County, Ontario, I've come to appreciate the wide variety of heirloom tomatoes that are having a resurgence in popularity. I've posted in the past about  Vicki's Veggies (no relation) who specializes in heirloom tomatoes. Her tomatoes tasting day at the beginning of September is a county tradition. Here's some pics of the variety








What to do with all those tomatoes? Here's my summertime favourite recipe for Italian style bread salad:



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TINA KASHIAN: I love summer and the hotter the better. We plan a garden every year and grow Jersey tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, and herbs. Using fresh ingredients from my garden to prepare dishes and salads makes me happy. We also have our own grapevine, and we pick grape leaves to make stuffed grape leaves. We pick the leaves when they are tender and freeze them in glass jars of brine to have enough to last all winter. As you can see, the grapevine can take over.

 


I also use the tomatoes, scallions, and parsley from my garden to make fresh salads. One of my favorites is tabbouleh. 


 Enjoy your summer!

 

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MOLLY MacRAE: My love for summer in pictures and a recipe for refreshing Rosemary Watermelon Lemonade.






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GIVEAWAY!

To be entered in this week's drawing
for the 5 terrific mysteries below,
join us in the comments.

What are your favorite foods of summer


Join the
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so we can contact the winner!

 



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129 comments:

  1. Garden tomatoes are my favorite! This is the first year in a long time we haven't had a garden. Thank goodness for the farmers market! michele4ou@att.net

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    1. I can relate, Michele. I still miss my dad's garden tomatoes! He was a dedicated gardener, and his tomatoes were beautiful. (Love him and miss him so much.) Happy Fourth to you and everyone! I hope you all have a delicious summer.

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    2. I love watermelon, strawberries, and sweet corn! Look forward to them every summer. Thanks for the chance!

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  2. Love watermelon, cucumbers and tomatoes from the garden.
    a.connolley@gmail.com

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  3. My favorite foods of summer are the fresh tomatoes and peppers from my garden. I always have okra and eggplant and one lonely watermelon plant.

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  4. Fresh tomatoes that I use to make homemade tomato sauce and anything peaches like peach cobbler, peach pie, peaches on ice cream etc.

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  5. Unfortunately, tomatoes (seems to be a lot of people’s fave) and I don’t do well together. But give me a big bowl of melon anytime. [annefitza (at) yahoo(dot)com]

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  6. My favorite foods of summer, and summer is the only time I eat them, includes a BLT sandwich, which I only want if the tomatoes are fresh from the garden. My famous potato salad is my other favorite. My son's homemade ice cream is wonderful, too, but he makes it pretty much all year long. aylasgram at g dot mail

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    1. I don't eat bacon, but I'll go with you on the tomato sandwhich. Only worth having with really fresh tomatoes.

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  7. My favorite are fresh tomatoes that I use to make homemade tomato sauce and anything peaches like peach cobbler, peach pie, peaches on ice cream etc. Thanks for the chance!
    Jess
    maceoindo(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  8. Watermelon strawberries and squash.Gogo2007@rocketmail.com

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  9. watermelon and homemade ice cream. jlb12563@sbcglobal.net

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  10. Love watermelon and cantaloupe 💗 chris.sue.brauner@sbcglobal.net

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  11. Blessed to have a hubby with a green thumb, we have a vegetable garden. There's nothing better than fresh from the garden to the table. With so many daily critter visitors, we have to get our fresh fruit from others while in season. Oh we have lots of fruit, just have never gotten to eat a piece of it yet from the pear trees or blueberry bushes. We did get to enjoy some fresh strawberries until they found out where we had moved them to.

    Each fruit has it's own season in which we enjoy it. The strawberries were first and we enjoyed them in about every way possible including some amazing homemade strawberry ice cream. The peaches are just starting to come in and we enjoyed the first piece of Peach Delight last night. It has a crust with pecans topped with a cream cheese mixture layer topped with fresh peaches and then a jello layer. Watermelons are next enjoyed with a salt shaker at hand. You can mention fruit without smacking your lips thinking of cobblers like blackberry and pies like fresh peach. Makes my mouth water just thinking about them fresh out of the oven!

    As for the veggies, we have been enjoying the early tomatoes and the sweet banana peppers so far. Nothing better than the taste of the first mater of the year. We love the peppers stuffed with pimento cheese and often grow our own pimentos as well. We love the fresh veggies any way we can fix them from raw sliced on a plate, fried, stewed, sautéed or combined into a mixture or casserole of some sort. With fresh veggies abound in the summer, we often have meatless meals just so we can enjoy the veggies more while we have them. Being a good old southern gal, one of the my favorites is fried green tomatoes fixed with a light coating or fried squash with a cornmeal and parmesan cheese coating.
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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    1. LOL on your fight to harvest your fruits before the "critter visitors" get them! Love all your foodie favorites, Kay, you have my mouth watering. (Good reminder on the banana peeppers. Marc and I like to slice them into rings for salads and sanwiches, and we haven't done that in awhile.)

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  12. Fresh blueberries are my favorite! Also, blueberry yogurt pie, frozen blueberries in lemonade, blueberries on pancakes… you get the idea. 🥰. beachglass2@hotmail.com

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  13. I love fresh tomatoes, right off the vine. I can eat them like apples. Fresh berries are another favorite. 3labsmom(at)gmail(dot)com.

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    1. Hi, Brenda ~ By now, you know that YOU are the lucky winner of our July "Around the Kitchen Table" giveaway. Congratulations! We hope the five culinary mysteries that you've won will provide you with some delicious summer reading!

      Thanks to you and everyone for joining in the fun with us. Be sure to come back often to our blog for more recipe ideas and sweet giveaways. Until next time...cheers!

      Cleo Coyle

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  14. Oh, my...summer food! Clams. Corn on the cob. Fat-bulbed purple scallion sandwiches. Heirloom tomatoes. Fresh green beans. Three bean salad. Burgers on the grill (actually, anything on the grill). Steawberry shortcake. Lemon cake with mixed berries. Blueberry Boy Bait. Ice cream!

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  15. I live in SWFL .... so it just about feels like Summer all year round . Still my favorites are the local Mangos & watermelons & a big slice of Key Lime pie in the afternoon with an iced latte hits the spot for sure . Sweet tea is also popular here in the South & is especially delicious with our southern style bbq & grilled seafoods & fresh coleslaw on top ...yum , I am getting hungry now .

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  16. Fresh tomato sandwich, fried okra, lemonade, ice cream and barbeque. donnardobbs@aol.com

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  17. I love tomatoes, corn on the cob. And water ice

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  18. I love to garden during the summer and make fresh salsa from my tomato and pepper plants . xzjh04(at) gmail (dot) com

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  19. My favorite summer food is cherries from our tree, tomatoes that we plant, and watermelon.

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  20. My 5 favorite summer food are tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini, Bell peppers and shaved ice

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  21. My 5 favorite summer food are cherries, peaches, zucchini, watermelon and shaved ice.

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  22. I love going to the Farmers Market and see what is fresh each week. I love tomatoes, corn and squash. There's also nothing better than that first bite of cold sweet watermelon.

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  23. Sweet tea and cold pasta salad. And for dessert 🍨 gotta have ice cream. myphonesjsc@gmail.com

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    1. I am not anonymous I am SaraJo

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  24. Five favorite foods of Summer are hamburgers, steaks, corn on the cob, strawberries and watermelon. Thanks for your great generosity. Happy 4th of July Weekend. Linda May. Maycarlson6848@gmail.com

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  25. I make some no-churn pink divinity ice cream. It was my mom's favorite flavor until it was discontinued 20+ years ago, so I made up a homemade version for her. I also love making strawberry pie and rhubarb salad, and having fresh garden veggies.

    kozo8989(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  26. My favorite is to head to the garden with a salt shaker and to pick the reddest tomato to eat immediately!
    Suzy Huyler. huylers@vermontel.net

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  27. My favorite foods of summer make a very long list, so I will just mention a few. I love watermelon, corn on the cob, ripe summer tomatoes, yellow squash, fresh peaches, shrimp boils, fresh cherries, potato salad, grilled hamburgers and steak, Vidalia onions, and ice cream! I also like to grill or bake sweet onions. Get a square of aluminum foil and place a peeled sweet onion in the middle. Top it with a big pat of butter and sprinkle on your favorite seasonings. (I use Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute that has no salt.) Twist the foil into a bundle at the top so it is all enclosed. Grill or bake until the onion is soft and tender. It is yumminess indeed!.
    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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    1. That does sound delish, Nancy--must try it!

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    2. I'm going to have to try that!

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    3. Nancy and Peg -- Me too! I'll bet that amazingly simple recipe for Vadalia onions would work with olive oil just as well as butter. When I roast carrots with olive oil, the result is wonderfully sweet and delicious. The carrots taste buttery without the butter, not doubt because of the amount of natural sugar in the carrots. Because Vidalia's are so sweet, I'll bet olive oil would work for them, too!

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  28. Watermelon, ice cream and funnel cakes at the county fair.. knucklehead7619@yahoo.com

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  29. Grape Salad Pearlandmommy@gmail.com

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  30. Heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, blueberries, peaches.
    Chelsea
    crhw52@gmail.com

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  31. Watermelon , ice cream ..fruit .. misslady80mlk@aol.com

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  32. Salads, the older I get meat is not for me. It's called summer salad in Indiana but it's cabbage,gr onion,kale, carrots, in a mayo sauce it's delicious 😋.

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  33. I like the food from my little garden. Zucchini, cucumbers, and rhubarb.

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  34. I want to come eat with all of you!!!

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  35. aprcandles@gmail.com I love fresh strawberries from our garden, that is the beginning. I love things fresh from the garden.

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  36. Corn on the cob, grilled peppers, watermelon

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  37. Bi-color corn on the cob. I look forward to summer when I can get it from local farms. browntruck8899@yahoo.com

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  38. Mary Holshouser
    Corn on the cob, sliced fresh picked
    tomatoes (on a BLT), strawberry shortcake.
    My faves of summer. thanks
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  39. Melissa (startrek1976@yahoo.com): favorite foods in the summer: fresh picked watermelon and tomatoes; bowl of mac and cheese with broccoli; lemonade.

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  40. Wow!! The food in this kitchen looks amazing and yummy!! I love summer for its colorful fruits like strawberries 🍓 (especially), cherries 🍒 (yay!) , peaches 🍑 and other berries ..
    cwkuen(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  41. Happy Summer! Everything sounds and looks so delicious! I want everything pictured here. The best thing about summer food is fresh fruits and vegetables from the farm stands. Sweet corn, peaches for cobbler, vegetables to roast, and not from the farm but can't live without - ice cream!
    sallycootie@gmail.com

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    1. I agree about the fresh vegetables and fruits of summer being the best, especially corn and peaches.

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  42. My favorites are childhood memories of juicy, softball sized peaches and delicious Jersey tomatoes. Nothing seems to come up to the quality of my memories.
    libbydodd at comcast dot net

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    1. Yes, Jersey tomatoes are the best! Do you live in NJ?

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    2. I lived in NJ from age 3 through college. Now I live in south Florida except for some time in Maine during the summer and fall.

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  43. Homegrown tomatoes, corn on the cob and fresh strawberries! cindystamps(at)juno(dot)com

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  44. I love salads and fresh fruit in the summer

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  45. I like salads and fresh fruit in summer
    Joannlowehunter@aol.com

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  46. I love watermelon in the summer. Thank you for the chance! hicks.debra@att.net

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  47. Definitely salads, fruit salad and cobblers. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  48. Summer means tomatoes galore, salads of all types, watermelon, strawberries and juicy peaches. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  49. My favorite summer foods are roasted corn, asparagus grilled on the barbeque, and ice cream (in a cone). My mom loved to cook and in the summer she was the queen of the BBQ. She'd get my dad to fire it up and then he was told to "relax" while she cooked. Her grilled asparagus was the first time I'd tried the vegetable and I loved how the light char brought out the nutty hints in the asparagus. Thank you for the chance to enjoy a treasurer memory. erin.blomstrand@gmail.com

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    1. Nice tip on grilling asparagus, Erin, thank you!

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  50. Corn, watermelon, peaches and whatever vegetables I’ve picked fresh from my garden. sgiden at verizon(.)net

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  51. My Mother makes the best sweetened condensed milk pound cake! And it's so good with homemade vanilla ice cream!

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  52. I love baked corn in the cob with loads of butter and salt and pepper.

    Amysanford@gmail.com

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  53. Fresh garden tomatoes. Nothing like a tomato sandwich with Mayo on fresh bread or toast!! lindalou64(@)live(dot)com.

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  54. I love local produce, especially seasonal berries, zucchini, and corn on the cob. egoehner(at)roadrunner(dot)com

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  55. My favorite summer foods are all the fresh fruits and vegetables. Especially, the raspberries from my garden. Also, all the other berries, watermelon and sweet corn and tomatoes.
    diannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com

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  56. My favorite summer foods are fresh meats and veggies cooked on the grill. Annied1954@Icloud.com

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  57. Oh my goodness where to begin. Jersey tomatoes, corn, watermelon, cantalope, squash, blueberries. The early season of asparagus and strawberries. Yvonne mommomsworld(@)Yahoo (dot) com

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  58. Fresh watermelon and cantaloupe. I could just eat them all day. pictorvia2979@gmail.com

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  59. Oh so many vegetables and fruits, it’s hard to choose favorites! Tomatoes are the most longed for, as nothing in the markets come close to summer, garden tomatoes. Our earliest veggies are pea pods and asparagus, great for stir fry bowls and frittatas. Green beans, squashes, peppers, scallions, garlic, mint, parsley and grape leaves create wonderful Mediterranean delights and there are strawberry, blueberry and raspberry delicacies for summer desserts. Our many apple trees provide crunchy treats for cooler, autumn days. It’s a ton of work in our 10 bed organic gardens but oh the delights to share with family and friends.

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    2. Cheers on your organic gardens, Sharon, how wonderful!

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  60. Tomatoes and watermelon are two of my favorites. cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  61. favorite foods of summer: real ice cream, tomatoes from the garden, blueberries and blackberries from my backyard, and watermelon! donnaep7@yahoo.com

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  62. Biting into a fully ripened, still warm from the sun peach, its juice running down my chin. Oh lord. Rushing into the kitchen with ears of corn picked just moments before and dropping them into an already boiling pot of water. So sweet it's like eating candy. Heirloom Brandywine and Black Krim tomatoes. Shiver! Vine ripened homegrown raspberries. The difference between homegrown and store bought raspberries is akin to the tomato experience. There's no comparison! I miss my garden. Sigh.

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    1. Dang, forgot to add my email address to the above comment: lyafa@yahoo.com

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    2. Anything from the garden but especially tomatoes.

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  63. I don't really see a distinction, it's unfortunately always summer here ;-p So I'd go with year-round fave: pizza!

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  64. My favorite foods of summer are tomatoes from my garden, and strawberry cupcakes!!

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  65. I love food on the lighter side when summer hits, and you can't go wrong with all types of salads. A basic chicken salad, tuna salad, potato salad, or pasta salad! I also love BBQs and get togethers with the family, so hamburgers and hotdogs are a must! Throw in some homemade mac-n-cheese, fruit combinations (strawberries with a cream cheese dip,) and some yummy desserts...and you have one happy gathering! I wonder why my stomach is starting to make itself heard right about now, lol! shelle317@hotmail.com

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  66. I love the fresh fruits and vegetables available in the summer. Tomatoes, bicolored corn, watermelon and strawberries are some of my favorites. I love tomato sandwiches slathered with mayo on soft bread.
    This year, I planted strawberry mint to put in my tea. It has a lovely fragrance and grows quickly.
    free1723@icloud.com

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  67. Fresh corn on the cob!!! And poke cake of any kind!!

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    1. I remember my mom making those jello poke cakes. Vanilla cake with cherry or strawberry jello poked and whipped topping.

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  68. I look forward to tomato sandwiches, or anything with tomato. Also corn on the cob with grilled zucchini
    lhxp73(at) yahoo(dot)com

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  69. Ice cream, strawberry shortcake, corn on the cob...the list is nearly endless :) renaeguisbert@gmail.com

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  70. I love fruit! Pasta salad is awesome since you can change it up & make it in countless ways so it's never boring. I also love BBQ & grilling, all the meats from steak to chicken to burgers & hotdogs to shrimp & fish plus the veggies like zucchini & squash!! Ok, so I just love food! What do you expect from a chef 🤣
    moonphasesandsage@gmail.com

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  71. Watermelon, cucumbers, and tomatoes

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  72. I like all kinds of fresh fruit and sweet corn and fresh peas.
    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  73. My favorite summer foods are watetmelon, corn on the cob, and strawberries. I made some yummy strawberry shortcake a couple if nights ago. bella_ringer@hotmail.com

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  74. My favorite summer foods are strawberries and corn on the cob. zweigenbaum@comcast.net

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  75. I think my favorite summer time food is cheeseburgers. Such an easy to throw together meal with any kind of toppings. Follow up with an ice cream float (orange soda or rootbeer) next would be sausages like kielbasa or German brats with red cabbage slaw. 😋priusracer@gmail.com

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  76. My favorite summer food is tomato pie made with fresh grown tomatoes. Olemissfan96@yahoo.com

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  77. I love grilling out un the summer. I am also happy when corn on the cob is in season. (We often grill that, too!) katherinestamps at msn dot com

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  78. Tomatoes, watermelon and corn are my summer favorites Debbie.Erickson14@gmail.com

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  79. Tomato sandwiches, tomato pie, ice cream floats, any type of fish that friends catch, and make that fish into a cream cheesy spread. Garden jalapeños made into cowboy candy. Krispykritterusa at gmail dot com

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  80. Summer time foods are lots and lots of salads. Refreshing and cool. No one needs heavy foods when the temp. Rises. Patti - plrusk@msn.com. Thank you and happy fourth.

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  81. Hi, I want to enter contest favorite summer food, Tomatoes, corn on the cob, watermelon, ice cream BBQ. Thanks deborahortega229@yahoo.com

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  82. Tomatoes, summer squash, zucchini, watermelon, peaches and cherries! Love them all. mgeiger30@hotmail.com

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  83. My favorite summer foods are zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, peaches, apples, nectarines and watermelon. All which I grow!

    Thanks so much for the chance! What a fantastic giveaway!

    jarjm1980(@)hotmail(dot)com

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  84. We love summer squash, zucchini, fresh peppers,tomatoes, and blackberries..
    lindasjohnson54@gmail.com

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  85. July 4 always makes me think of watermelon and blueberries. And later on, sweet Jersey corn and tomatoes! Louise.forman@gmail.com

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  86. Fresh tomatoes, basil just picked, tree-ripened peaches, corn on the cob, grilled freshly picked romaine lead my list of summer favorites. Thanks for asking!

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  87. Tomatoes, corn, watermelon, snap peas, salads, ice cream,popsicles, the list goes on and on. 🍅🌽🍉🍦

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  88. Strawberries. Sansom458@hotmail.com

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  89. Strawberries, opening of local ice cream shops - although we can get ice cream year round, it somehow tastes better just scooped on a cone & there are flavors you can't get in the store. dwager1234@gmail.com

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  90. Watermelon is my favorite summer delight.

    strgth4yu(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  91. My favorite summer foods are ice cream, s'mores and a nice cup of tea.
    m.isabel.sg99@gmail.com :)

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  92. I like watermelon, strawberries, fresh veggies (squash, zucchini), sweet corn on the cob, and I haven't had it in a long time, but I love homemade ice cream! Thank you for the chance to win some great books!! smurphy(at)macados(dot)net

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  93. Ooh give me a summer tomato sandwich! Some fluffy bread, Hellman's mayo, sun-ripened tomato and salt and pepper! Yummm 😋 leomombbt@yahoo.com

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  94. Fresh melons, lettuce, tomatoes from the garden.

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  95. Fresh melons, lettuce, tomatoes from the garden. saamm7@msn.com

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  96. I enjoy fresh lettuce for salads and strawberries. My kids really enjoy strawberries and fresh watermelon during the summer months. They can be picky eaters but watermelon is something they can all agree on.
    Britany Harris
    bnharris6218@outlook.com

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  97. I enjoy eating watermelon, hamburgers done on the grill, ice cream & snow cones 🍧. sqbradshaw@hotmail.com

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  98. I love lots of fresh produce like corn on the cob and asparagus. Ice cream for dessert. Thank you for this chance at your giveaway. pgenest57 at aol dot com

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  99. Watermelon, corn on the cob, and ice cream

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  100. Thanks to EVERYONE for joining in the July Fourth Weekend fun with us. The winner of our book giveaway is Brenda Ellis. Congrats to you, Brenda, we hope our five culinary mysteries will provide you with some delicious summer reading. Cheers, everyone, have a wonderful summer season!

    ~ Cleo

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