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Lazy, hazy summer days equate to easy cooking from the garden. This month we're featuring our favorite reader's recipes that celebrate the summer harvest. The stars of the show are....
Cucumber Salsa • Spaghetti with Arugula and Tomatoes
Linguini with Meyer Lemons • Strawberry Basil Summer Cocktail
Four recipes for all that garden fresh produce...
 Linguini with Meyer Lemon
1 pound linguini
3 Meyer lemons - zest and juice
4 oz. creme fraiche
3/4 C grated hard cheese (Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, etc.)
1 bunch arugula, cleaned and with the largest stems removed
2 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
10-12 leaves fresh basil chopped
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
Read the full recipe here.
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 Cucumber Salsa
3 regular cucumbers, peeled, seeded, chopped into ¼ inch dice
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 Tbs. sugar
2 tomatoes, cored and sliced into ¼ inch dice
1/2 white onion finely minced
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely minced
½ bunch of cilantro, finely minced
2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
½ tsp. pepper
1 Tbs. sugar
1 large avocado, chopped roughly the size of the cucumber pieces
Read the full recipe here.
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Spaghetti with Arugula and Tomatoes
This is a very quick & easy dish, refreshing and healthy.
3/4 to 1lb of spaghetti
2 cups of coarsely chopped arugula (pat dry after washing)
2 cups of diced tomatoes
Salt & Pepper
3-4 Tb extra-virgin olive oil
Grated parmesan cheese
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Strawberry Basil Summer Cocktail
2 basil leaves
2 mint leaves
2 strawberries, plus one slice of one for garnish
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 1/4 oz vodka
Juice of one lemon, plus one wedge for garnish
Splash of soda water
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in August
Fall Veggies 101
It's time to plant fall vegetables! Dave Phelps shows which veggies will feed you during the fall and winter.
Aug. 8 – Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sun., 10 am
Aug. 22 – Kentfield, Sun., 10 am
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