Cantaloupe & Beetroot Juice / Summer Squash & Basil Frittata / Eggplant with Buttermilk Sauce

Blog Post & Recipe: Fresh Cantaloupe & Beet Juice

If you think you hate beets, I would definitely encourage you to try this because the sweetness of the melon complements the beet perfectly and gets rid of that "earthy" taste that tends to go along with beets.

Blog Post & Recipe: Summer squash & basil frittata

Grating summer squash renders it simple to incorporate into a variety of recipes, and I often stir sautéed squash into risottos and pasta sauces. The yellow squash in this frittata lends some nutty heft to one of my favorite easy meals, and goat cheese and basil dress it up for brunch or dinner.

Blog Post & Recipe: Aubergines with Buttermilk Sauce

The recipe is rather easy and straightforward, essentially requiring you to roast the aubergines for about 40 minutes until they are soft and bronzed in colour. The aubergines are then left to cool, during which time you can make the buttermilk sauce and extract the seeds from the pomegranate.

Squash Blossom Pesto / Sweet Potato Fries with Orange-Nutmeg Salt / 6 Vegetarian Recipes for the Barbeque

Blog Post & Recipe: Squash Blossom Pesto [ via ]

I simple converted my standard pesto recipe, with the addition of saffron from the abandoned sauce recipe, and magic! A vivid orange sauce, nutty with parmesan and pine nuts with this mysterious undernote. Squash blossoms.

Blog Post & Recipe: Sweet Potato Fries with Orange-Nutmeg Salt [ via ]

The best success I had came at the end of my experimental process. I found that a screaming hot oven, a preheated, well-oiled baking sheet and straight or crinkle-cut sweet potatoes turned 3 or 4 times in the oven yielded the best results.

Blog Post & Recipes: Throw Another Melon on the Barbie

The grill, as everyone knows, is the best place to cook a steak, but that doesn’t mean you have to cook a steak every time you fire up the grill.

Vietnamese-Style Portobello Mushrooms ... Watermelon Burgers With Cheese ... Curry-Rubbed Sweet-Potato Planks ... Teriyaki Cabbage Steaks ... Chili-Rubbed Jicama Steaks With Queso Fresco ... Miso-Glazed Eggplant Slices

Nettle Pakoras / Watermelon & Fennel Salad / Caribbean Spinach & Coconut Milk Soup

Blog Post & Recipe: The Sting

My favourite way with nettles is to make Indian pakoras, all spicy, crispy, mysterious and green. They are a doddle to make and amazing to eat, even my 6 year old loves them.

Blog Post & Recipe: Watermelon and Fennel Salad [via]

I decided to try, pairing with fennel, whose anise notes I think go rather well with something sugary, and a little garlic & herbed goat cheese to help balance things out. A little fresh mint, olive oil, salt and pepper and I had myself a watermelon salad

Blog Post & Recipe: Caribbean Spinach & Coconut Milk Soup

Coming back to the recipe, as I started reading, first ingredient was spanish onion…well sweetish for me in a soup,second garlic…hmm…okay..followed by green chillies,coriander seeds & cumin (now we are talking)..then there was coconut milk,chicken stock and limes (I was already sold)..I must say it was the most amazing find of the day- a Caribbean spinach soup with coconut milk and known indian spices!!

Quinoa Paella / Soggy-Bottomed Bread Loaves / Cantaloupe Pasta

Blog Post & Recipe: Build a vegan-friendly paella on foundation of quinoa

Recipe included with this story: Vegan Quinoa Paella With Roasted Chorizo and Kale, Saffron-Lemon Aioli, Fresh Oregano Chimichurri

Article: Food for Fort: Black pudding, misshapen loaves, heavy pans and ricotta substitutes

I've just started using a gas oven for the first time and I'm having a problem with bread-making. While the tops of my loaves bake nicely, the bottoms stay soggy and uncooked.

Blog Post & Recipe: A Mezzaluna and the Most Unusual Pasta Dish I've Had in a Long While

Add a jar of good anchovies – Carol’s preference is for anchovies in a jar rather than a tin – and cook until they melt. Peel, seed and cut a cantaloupe into large bite-size chunks – a cantaloupe for 4 people is what Carol said.

Three Butternut Pumpkin Recipes / Roasted Tomato Hand Pies with Black Olives and Feta / Choosing Watermelons

Article & Recipes: Versatile pumpkins

The bulbous end contains the seed cavity, so I suggest you choose the longest-necked butternuts.

Butternut pumpkin and sweet corn soup ... Butternut pumpkin and red onion tart ... Pumpkin and bacon slices

Blog Post & Recipe: Meatless Monday: Roasted Tomato Hand Pies with Black Olives and Feta

I didn’t know anything about hand pies until I saw the sausage and fennel version in “Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook.” The photo shows these lovely golden pockets of pastry with the corners folded up and around the filling.

Blog Post & Links: Watermelons, watermelons, and more watermelons

How to choose a watermelon? Do you go by shape, colour, or spotting? Thump or not? Red or yellow? Seeded or seedless? Square? Grilled? Champion watermelons. App for your iPhone? Are you still confused, watch this instructional video?

Scrambled Eggs / Ramps / Twelve Grilled Cheese Recipes

Blog Post & Recipe: the secret ingredient – how to scramble eggs like tetsuya

And the first thing Australia’s most famous chef demonstrated was the humble scrambled egg ... the most surprising revelation of the evening was the creamed corn.

Article & Recipes: Ravenous for Ramps

Ramps (Allium trioccum) are a member of the lily family, which includes garlic, leeks, and onions ... They occupy a middle ground of flavor, with the sweetness of leeks and the bite of garlic.

Ramp Grits Soufflé ... Ramp Soup ... Ramp Tart ... Roasted Chicken, Ramps, and Potatoes ... Spaghetti with Ramps

Blog Post & Recipes: The Month of Grilled Cheese

But if you want to try a month of grilled cheese madness–or if you just want a few delicious and unusual sandwiches, check out the recipes below.

Cornbread Grilled Cheese with Poblano and Avocado ... Grilled Cheddar and Applie Sandwich with Raspberry Coulis ... Grilled Smoked Mozzarella with Maple-Caramelized Bacon ... Tomato Soup Grilled Cheese (the soup is in the sandwich) ... Grilled Sweet Five-Spice Sandwich ... Grilled Goat’s Cheese with Proscuitto and Eucalyptus Honey ... Grilled Fontina with Proscuitto-wrapped Melon ... Grilled Caprese Sandwich ... Greek-ish Grilled Feta Sandwich with Green Garlic ... Smoky Grilled Cheese with Sopressata and Sage ... Grilled Manchego with Fig Jam and Olives ... Brie and Nutella Grilled Cheese

Micro melons. Shopping a farmers market. Sausages and Green Lentils with Tomato Salsa

Article: 13 strategies for shopping a farmers market

10 Bring cash, "especially ones and $5 bills," Lycan said. "The farmers really appreciate that."

Blog Post & Recipe: Jamie's Sausages and Green Lentils with Tomato Salsa

As someone who lives with a great cook of a husband, I tend to fear making just so-so meals. I'm working on both my skills and my fears, and this recipe is one that has helped me build confidence ... It's a Jamie Oliver recipe ... We recommend mixing this up as desired with various types of sausage (turkey, veggie, whatever you like) and adding a bit more garlic, cinnamon and/or red chillies to taste.

Article: 'Micro melons' 20 times smaller than regular size

No recipe here, just a novelty melon.

The rare Pepquino melon measures just an over inch (3cm) from tip-to-tip but has the identical external pattern and distinctive shape of traditional watermelons ... While it resembles its larger cousins, it has a fresh crisp taste similar to a cucumber and juicy light green flesh.

It can be eaten as a snack or appetiser, like olives, in a summer salad, stir fried or made into a sorbet and teamed with dark chocolate.