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Garden Watch #7: Tomato History from seeds to pizzas

It may be too hot for humans this summer, but it's been great for tomatoes. Today's Garden Watch starts and ends in the kitchen. The first day of Spring, March 20, I put some seeds in a little starter kit. Last night, I sliced some of the tomatoes they grew into and made a luscious basil pesto-tomato pizza.
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Soda Pop: Surf’s Up Pineapple-Lime-Mint

Mix up these thoroughly healthy and flavorful ingredients; squirt in some of the bubbly water you just made. You get a better, cheaper soda - or wine - replacement. Today I'm mixing fresh pineapple, lime and mint to make a soda that's even more delicious than it is refreshing.
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Pass the corn. Hold the butter.

Love fresh corn on the cob but don't want the butter or salt? Try one of these: Chili-Lime Corn Gloss or Mustard Lemon Dressing. Whisk up three ingredients in two minutes. Get a super flavorful sauce that brings out the sweetness of summer corn without overpowering it.
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Ripe Now: Tomatoes. Bake a Cake.

Nothing much better than a great tomato. We're loving them daily, so sometimes you just have to do something to keep it interesting. Here's an easy, make-ahead recipe for a substantial and thoroughly delicious meal for less than five dollars: Tomato-Onion Polenta Layer Cake.
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Garden Watch #6: Green Beans & Cukes

Here's a great salad that just happened one day. The garden made me do it. It was time to pick the first green beans. A bunch of cucumbers were ready, too. I brought a bunch into the kitchen and remembered we had some feta cheese in the fridge. And then I did this.
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This was all set to be a totally seasonal, local peach upside down cake until yesterday's virtual hike on the Nu'Alolo trail put me in a Hawaii state of mind. Here's an incredibly delicious dessert, brunch or breakfast that works just as well with the season's peaches, nectarines, plums and berries.
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Pizza: Caramelized Farm Squash & Onions

This caramelized squash & onion pizza is a perfect example of Better being Cheaper. It's not just that it's a great under-$2 pizza. It's a great pizza, period. A summer squash, an onion, some grated cheese, and 34 cents worth of crust.
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Garden Watch #5: Corngasm

OK, it's not better than sex. But it's great for corn. If you missed the prequel, Corn Sex In The City, I have to tell you that I never really thought I could grow corn in a container. So picking my first ear of home-grown was a pretty exciting moment.
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