Boiling up a hearty soup is a typical way to use up spare vegetables and herbs. Freeze your recipe in portions, and you’ve got meals to use (and share) for weeks!

Fresh chopped salads are another way to get vegetables on your plate, and a great way to experiment with flavors and textures. Salads aren’t just for summertime enjoyment, either.....

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Tomato harvesting is upon us, and home vegetable gardeners (new and seasoned) are being inundated with their bounty! If you haven’t planned ahead with ready-to-go tomato recipes (and you’ve shared all you can with family and friends), check out this recent post from garden writer Jan Uebelherr of the Journal Sentinel in Milwaukee. From panzanella....

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The first rule of veggie gardening is to plant things you and your family enjoy eating. (It sounds simple, but a lot of people really do get hung up on what on earth they should plant.) One way to approach choosing your plants is to think about how you want to prepare them…
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With more than 6,000 varieties available to plant in your garden, selecting the right tomato can be a little overwhelming. While Burpee Home Gardens has removed most of the guesswork by selecting the best tried-and-true varieties, some tomatoes are better for specific uses than others. There are varieties for paste, salsa, salads, sauces, soups....

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