cucumbers

Blogger Steffi Knowles-Dellner is a master of delicate flavor balance. Try this creamy cucumber and dill gazpacho for a light, cool first course.

Earliest fall is one of our favorite seasons for produce. Summer favorites like stone fruit, corn, melons and nightshades like eggplant, okra and tomatoes are still very much the stars of farmers markets. Here are 30 things to cook in September with extra passion, because this time next month it'll all be gone!

Feeding your family a healthy (and exciting) diet can be a challenge on busy weeknights. Simplify things with food writing and cookbook author Sarah Waldman’s new collection of recipes, and never wonder what to make again! This oven-baked falafel pairs perfectly with crisp, zingy radishes for a satisfying vegetarian meal the whole family will enjoy. This…

If you’ve been looking for a book to shake up your vegetable game, look no further. This crunchy Japanese-inspired cucumber umeboshi salad is a winner!

Here’s a specially curated list of 30 things to cook in August! We’re nearing the very peak of summer vegetable season — tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, peaches and the like — so go at this fresh spread like the true produce lover you are! Harvest a bounty of greenery, and while you’re at the farmers market, pick up a…

This garbanzo feta salad from NYC's Haven's Kitchen cooking school is a delicious instant picnic classic — make it today!

Next time you need to know everything about cucumbers, ever, don't turn to Google. Turn to reggae artist Macka B, whose latest remix, "Medical Monday," features a certain green plant that will fix just about everything that's ailing you. Check out this funky homage to one of our favorite vegetables, slice up a cuke of…

Fresh dill pickled cucumbers are hard to come by these days. Though Americans consume 5.2 million pounds of them annually, most of the ones we buy in the grocery store are canned in a jar — nothing like the fresh, sweet-and-sour homemade delicacy we used to enjoy.Pickling cucumbers likely started thousands of years ago in…

It's a book title and more than a suggestion: Ferment Your Vegetables, by blogger and author Amanda Feifer, is one of our favorite back-to-basics guides on all things pickled, fermented and cured. If you've got cabbage just itching to become something more, cucumbers that yearn for a brighter, tarter future, or any other vegetable just bursting with…

Say what you will about New Jersey, but head over the bridge and you'll eat very, very well. With an enormous amount of farmland as well as a diverse immigrant (and native) population, you'll be ready to move on from red sauce Italian quicker than you may think. Take a peek into the Garden State's…

Keep it simple with Good Housekeeping's Healthy Smoothies, a new collection of nutritious, easy-to-make drinks packed with fruits, veggies and herbs and guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth. This blender wonder mixes celery, cucumber, grapes, and almond milk for a satisfying snack. Tip: This recipe is also delicious with a handful of fresh mint, cilantro, or parsley…

Christine Haughney covers corruption and criminal behavior as part of the Zero Point Zero Production series Food Crimes. Here, she reports on recent food-safety issues.By now, you've probably read all you care to know about Chipotle's stomach-churning food-borne illness problems, which sickened a total of 60 people in 14 states and continue to make headlines.…

Nothing is really in season right now, and that's okay! Hopefully you took advantage of the end-of-summer cucumber bounty and jarred up some pickles to last you through the long, cold winter. And if you didn't, the supermarket is full of them. Furthermore, quick pickling is called quick pickling for a reason. Boil up some brine and…

The editors of the popular food journal Lucky Peach are clearly big fans of Asian food. Their new cookbook shows you easy ways to make excellent Asian dishes at home, like this easy-peasy cucumber salad.  Cucumbers are best in the summer, but hothouse specimens are in the supermarket and in most of our refrigerators year-round.…

Food stylist, author and TV chef Lisa Lemke is back with another excellent cookbook — this one focused on summer recipes and outdoor entertaining, two things we’ve been looking forward to. This low-stress picnic treat goes wherever you go.Satay dip is not only good on grilled chicken skewers, but it tastes darn good with cool cucumber…

If you've ever briefly marveled at a rose made out of a carrot or radish before popping it in your mouth, take a moment to witness the knife skills that go into the thoughtful salad magic Japanese chefs churn out as garnishes. Morokyuu is a dish of sliced cucumbers and red miso paste eaten as…

Food writer and cookbook author Belinda Harley is an authority when it comes to the food of the Ionian Islands off Greece's eastern coast. Her new book, Roast Lamb In The Olive Groves, is a contender for our favorite cookbook of the year with stunning photography of fresh Greek dishes we'll definitely be adding to…

World champion pitmaster Chris Lilly makes us wish we lived in Alabama, where he heads the grill at Decatur's Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Cue. His new book, Fire and Smoke: A Pitmaster's Secrets is full of the knowledge you'll need to finish first in this season-long grilling contest. Yup, it's a contest. Win it with something really innovative,…

Good juicing takes more than tossing a bunch of produce in an extractor and hoping the resulting liquid is palatable. Take charge of your glass with Julie Morris' Superfood Juices. Her tried-and-true blends are as delicious as they are packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Start off with a cool, cleansing honeydew agua fresca spiked with…

When it comes to the basics, look no further than a cookbook by renowned Test Kitchen master Pamela Clark. Her simple, triple-tested recipes are delicious and genuinely foolproof. Try out this simple sweet cucumber and orange salad for a refreshing vegetarian appetizer, as an accompaniment to a spicy Mediterranean meal or a side for heartier…

Good juicing takes more than tossing a bunch of produce in an extractor and hoping the resulting liquid is palatable. Take charge of your glass with Julie Morris' Superfood Juices. Her tried-and-true blends are as delicious as they are packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Start off with a spicy green juice.How much spice do you…

One of the best things about September is the resurgence of super-sweet, beautifully briny and fantastically fresh oysters, which are now popping up at your local fish purveyors. Other fun foods to play with this week include crisp cucumbers and juicy watermelon, and both are used to make the cool salad that Persian chef and…

“What the f--- am I supposed to do with all of these cucumbers?” - Jason Kessler, July 2013 As you can probably tell, I have a predicament. After carefully tending to my little backyard garden for the past few months, I now have the world's largest collection of cucumbers. Or at least that's what it…

We're in the middle of a watermelon glut! Use up your excess in this delicious watermelon recipe from Maria Elia's The Modern Vegetarian. It's her take on panzanella — Italian bread salad — that would pair perfectly with grilled meat or fish. As you’ve probably realized by now, I am a big fan of watermelon! This…

Kyuri momi along with abura miso are, hands down, the quintessential summer dishes of any farm family. My husband calls them his soul food. In the middle of summer we can’t even give away the slender cucumbers and eggplants. Everyone grows them, so summer means eating eggplant and cucumbers in a myriad of ways. They’re…