Sacramento Digs Gardening Keywords

Versatile vegetable side dish can be dressed up or down

Baked butternut squash casserole, plain or fancy

Jewel-toned salad pretty enough for guests

Persimmon-red grape combination accented with white-wine vinaigrette

It's apple pie, but in a cookie

Good for breakfast, snack or quick Thanksgiving dessert

Put those limes in a pudding cake

First citrus of the season in a tart-sweet dessert

Rainy day treats that taste of fall: Sweet potato muffins

Sweet potato muffins a good anytime snack

Try harvest-fresh grapes in an olive oil cake

Red grapes roast atop a lemon-scented batter

Bake the flavor of the season: Pumpkin spice latte cake

This cake has real pumpkin in it -- and all those popular spices

Chocolate and pears in a dreamy cake

Italian in origin and just right for baking season

Any bell peppers will do in this dish

Pepper steak with a California twist — cherry tomatoes

Favorite savory cobbler gets a Southwest remake

Make most of mixed peaches, cherries, plums in easy conserve

Tutti frutti summer conserve is versatile condiment

Too many cherry tomatoes? Cook ’em slow

Sauce or compote? It all depends

Fresh fig mini turnovers are fun treat

Fig pockets are filled with quick fresh preserves

Teeny tomatoes star in a savory clafoutis

Classic French dish gets a veggie makeover

Zucchini mac makes most of giant squash

‘Zucchini butter’ holds together this baked macaroni

Blueberries are cool in this cocktail

Fresh fruit beverage also can be nonalcoholic

What to do with a lot of sweet onions

Chill out with fresh peach soup

No dairy in this refreshing dessert or side dish

Easy fig ‘pizza’ is fun food on the Fourth

Fig, feta and prosciutto pita pizza can be grilled or baked

Cool, fruit-filled salsa a delicious option for a hot day

White nectarines star in a fresh condiment — or salad