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How to make Gazpacho

Wonder what to do with all those tomatoes you planted this summer? Are your neighbors, co-workers and family telling you to stop bringing them tomatoes. Why not use some of them up and let Chef Joe George show you how to make a great gazpacho.
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Brussel Sprouts

I distinctly recall the first time I saw a Praying Mantis. I was certain that something was terribly wrong in the world. Images of giant bugs, like I would see in imported 70s sci-fi films were dancing around in my 6-year old brain....
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Cucumbers

The most vibrant aroma of summer comes not from the barbecue, but from the garden. Few can quibble that the verdant smell of tomato leaves rubbed against your canvas gloves or wafting scents from just torn oregano leaves does not define summer. ...
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How To Cook Asparagus

There was a time when vegetables were available during specific seasons. Now with modern agriculture and transportation technologies this is becoming less true. It seems everything is "in season" all of the time if you are willing to pay the price and sacrifice quality....
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Cooking Mushrooms

Mushrooms are a unique and peculiar food, and they're also somewhat of a paradox. Most are edible and delicious, but a few others are toxic and can make you ill or even cause your demise, and some are also hallucinogenic....
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Tomatoes

Yes, it's true of course. Everyone knows that tomatoes are available throughout the year and in every corner of our vast country. Today-even in the dead of winter-there is always a bountiful supply. And with new technologies they certainly look like good tomatoes, but they are often mere imposters of the real thing-true summer tomatoes that are ripened on their vines and grown within the region they are consumed....
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Broccoli

It's interesting how a person's taste changes from childhood to adulthood, what they like and don't like. Personally, my tastes were like most kids when I was a child (you couldn't have gotten me to eat a vegetable for anything)....
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Cooking Pumpkins

Pumpkins are fruits from the gourd family and originated in Central America. As stated, the Native Americans introduced them to the early colonists and they have been a Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas favorite ever since. ...
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Asparagus: The Herald of Spring

Chefs and gourmets the world over eagerly await the arrival of spring. No other time of year can match the bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables available. Many will only be obtainable at this time. Asparagus is available year round but it's peak season runs from February through June....
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Squash - Autumn's Ambassadors

Squash is the fruit of plants from the gourd family. Squash originated in the western hemisphere and was being consumed by man at least 5,000 years ago, probably longer. Summer squash, such as zucchini and pattypan, although usually available year round, peak in the summer months. ...
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