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"The only way to eat fresh tomatoes! In anticipation of the impending tomato harvest, I share with you a family secret. This is the reason we look forward to the end of summer, to the time when our gardens and our friends gardens are bursting with little red-skinned treasures. When I tell anyone about this, besides my brother and sister -- we learned..."

Ingredients: pepper, peanut butter, salt...

"I literally live on this in the summer when tomatoes are garden-ripe! I prefer this to cooked salsa, and I really load up on the cilantro. Of course, you can adjust the heat and any other ingredient as you wish, but this is the basic recipe. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!"

Ingredients: cilantro leaves, jalapeno peppers...

"Fruit and pudding salad"

Ingredients: sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix, grapes...

"One of my favorite annual treats from my CSA is Edamame, a fresh soybean that is a popular snack in Japan. Did you know that soybeans actually enrich the soil they are grown in? They enrich the body that eats them, too! :)"

Ingredients: edamame, salt...

"Delicious, hearty, low fat and high protein soup that doesn't use meat or bones for flavor - just fresh veggies and spices."

Ingredients: dried lentils, ground thyme...

"This recipe comes from Eden Organic Foods. It's a variation of Spanish or Mexican rice using quinoa."

Ingredients: cumin, diced tomatoes with green chilies...

Ingredients: sliced almonds, cucumbers...

"It's good!! Not really a recipe, more of an idea. I like eating these (on occasion) with lunch. They are extremely quick and easy to make. The natural cucumber flavor is promident with a hint of vinegary tang."

Ingredients: cucumbers, vinegar...

"Whipped this up tonight since we have been a bit vegetable deficient lately. I LOVE hummus, as does my fiancé, so I thought this would be perfect. It turned out really well. This is based on my Lebanese friend's recipe for hummus--she is religious about hummus and tabbouleh, so I know I have the basic recipe down pat!! :-) Be sure to adjust..."

Ingredients: garbanzo beans, edamame...

"Perfect easy to serve appetisers!"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, garlic...

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"So easy to prepare. Healthier than french fries, these are a good accompaniment to many main courses."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, garlic, paprika...

"I know, I know! There are 183 hummus recipes! But none have peanut butter in them. I got this from a nutritionist who's (now grown) children would only eat hummus if she used peanut butter instead of tahini. I like it this way rather than the tahini way. Try it. You'll be pleasantly surprised! I put the olive oil right in the blender..."

Ingredients: creamy peanut butter, fresh parsley...

"Needs to refrigerate 4 hours before serving. Adapted from Moosewood."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh lemon juice...