Looking for ideas for a late-summer CSA box? See how I used tomatillos, Thai basil, husk cherries, heirloom tomatoes, jalapeños, poblanos, cantaloupe and cherry tomatoes, with tested recipes, simple no-recipe preparations and practical preservation tips that help turn an overflowing farm share into memorable meals all week long at home.
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Summer CSA Recipes: Easy Ideas for Using Peak-Season Produce
Wondering what to make with a summer CSA box? This practical guide shares tested recipes, no-recipe ideas, and preservation tips for tomatoes, zucchini, romaine, baby leeks, eggplant, sweet corn, red potatoes, and cherry tomatoes, helping you use peak-season produce before anything gets forgotten in the crisper drawer all week long.
10 Summer CSA Vegetables and What to Make With Them
This CSA guide shares practical recipe ideas for cauliflower, fennel, Swiss chard, zucchini, basil, cabbage, scallions, potatoes, dill, and broccolini. Find tested recipes, no-recipe cooking methods, and simple preservation tips to help you use up seasonal vegetables before they wilt, spoil, or take over your refrigerator, with less food waste.
Lobster Grilled Cheese with Cheddar and Jarlsberg
Recreate The Highroller Lobster Co.’s famous lobster grilled cheese at home with buttery English muffin bread, sharp cheddar, Jarlsberg, and a generous quarter-pound of lobster meat. The sandwich is rich and melty without overwhelming the lobster, and store-bought picked meat makes it surprisingly practical for an indulgent weeknight dinner too.
Maine Summer on a Plate: Cooking Through Aragosta’s Debut Cookbook
Aragosta’s new cookbook, A Kitchen on Goose Cove by Devin Finigan, brings Deer Isle’s celebrated seasonal cooking into your home kitchen. From lobster toast and crab dumplings in tidal broth to scallop ceviche with pickled blueberries, these recipes capture Maine summer flavor at its most inventive … and most craveable.
My Favorite Restaurants in Portland, Maine: Where to Eat Right Now
A guide to the best restaurants in Portland, Maine, including special-occasion dinners, lobster rolls, seafood, pizza, bakeries, cocktails, food shops, and casual neighborhood favorites. This list highlights pots in Portland and nearby Greater Portland, with favorite dishes, reservation tips, and practical notes for planning where to eat.
The Ultimate Maine Spring Dish: Seared Halibut with Fiddlehead
This Maine-inspired spring dinner pairs golden seared halibut with seasonal fiddleheads, lemon-caper butter sauce, pea shoots, and fresh herbs. From Devin Finigan’s A Kitchen on Goose Cove, it celebrates the short window when local Maine halibut and fiddleheads overlap for a fresh, coastal, farmers market–driven meal.
A Weekend Guide to Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Maine
This weekend guide to Maine’s Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle covers where to eat, stay, and explore, with stops at Aragosta, Tinder Hearth, 44 North Coffee, Blue Hill Wine Shop, Sand Beach, and Settlement Quarry Preserve, plus practical tips for planning a slow, scenic coastal getaway around seasonal hours, hard-to-get reservations, and very good food.