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Roast those last tomatoes for an easy, delicious galette

Savor the taste of late-summer produce

Apple season calls for homemade applesauce — and muffins

Turn those early apples into an almost-fall treat

An (almost) no-bake pie for the end of summer

This creamy dessert won’t heat up the kitchen like most fruit pies.

Melon meets avocado for a savory, colorful salad

Melon-avocado salad with lemon vinaigrette

Cool melon salsa a perfect condiment for hot days

Fragrant fruit melds well with peppers, cilantro

You’ll have this easy chutney down P.A.T.

P.A.T. Chutney combines plums (or pluots), apricots and tomatoes

Raw veggies for dinner? In summer, it works

Tender corn and fresh tomatoes star in a no-sweat dish

Is this the taste of Sacramento summer?

White Linen cocktail with fresh cucumber and lemon

Pretty pluots team with spinach and pecans in summer salad

Pluot-spinach salad with fig balsamic vinaigrette

Meatball makeover: Turkey and zucchini and herbs

Shredded squash adds texture, moistness

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of July 10

To a nation of gardeners, some happy statistics

Summer fruit get together in this easy, creamy dessert

Tutti frutti clafoutis uses mix of plums, apricots, blueberries

Dare to chill a peach? Yes, it’s a soup

Use very ripe fruit in this dish for best flavor

What to do with perfect apricots? Make this sauce

French toast gets a flavorful fruit topping

Chill out with lemony pasta salad

Green beans, simple dressing keep salad light

Milk some corn and make a blueberry cobbler

Berries are topped with corn-infused biscuits

Blueberry pancakes showcase garden gems

Pancakes extra-special with homegrown blueberries

Season's first cherries delicious in a spring compote

Sweet early fruit is paired with blanched almonds

This meat loaf has veggies in every bite

Turkey-carrot loaf delicious served warm or cold