If your garden looks anything like mine, you are harvesting pounds of tomatoes every week. After giving away as many tomatoes as are coming in, it is time to get creative and find new ways to preserve this delicious food.

But first, lets review how to can tomatoes:

1. Start by selecting ripe tomatoes from your garden, wash them.
2. Place a large pot of water on the stove over high heat and bring to a boil.
3. Take 7-8 tomatoes at a time and drop them ...

Kale is one of the most nutritionally dense leafy greens. I have eaten kale lightly steamed, sautéed, massaged, and in smoothies. Lately, however, I have been getting bored with Kale and started looking for a new fun way to eat it. Cue Caesar Salad. I love caesar salad but know its one of the less healthy salad options due to the heavy dressing, croutons, and lack of nutrition in iceberg lettuce.

So, i decided to combine the two and made myself a ...

On a hot summer day, nothing hits the spot like a nice cold refreshing fruit smoothie. One of my favorites is the 5- Minute Vegan Breakfast Smoothie from the Kitchn.

I like to kick it up a notch by adding a serving of Akasha Greens, an amazing source of vitamins, minerals, digestive enzymes, essential fatty acids, probiotics, and hundreds of phytonutrients.

5-Minute Vegan Breakfast Smoothie

1 cup almond milk
1 ripe banana, sliced
1 cup frozen fruit medley (favorite: strawberry, ...

Strawberries and Rhubarb are in season and combined, they make a delicious treat. You can combine these flavors in pies, muffins, pancakes, bars, & crumbles, just to name a few. My favorite are these bars!

Yield: 16 bars
Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh rhubard, diced
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 6 stevia packets (or 2-3 Tbsp of your favorite sweetener)
• 3 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2 cups gluten-free flour
• ½ cup coconut oil, melted
• ½ cup cane sugar (or ...

Cauliflower is in season. For years, i thought cauliflower was one of the most bland, unexciting vegetables out there. Little did I know it can taste great! Check out two of my favorite ways to eat this surprisingly delicious vegetable:

Roasted Cauliflower

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Toss the cauliflower with the olive oil, garlic, and red pepper on a baking sheet; sprinkle with the salt and thyme and toss again. Roast until golden and tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer to ...

Summer is all about weekend get-togethers. This is a great recipe to have on hand for your next dinner party. Change it up by grilling your tomatoes instead of roasting in the oven!

Remember, all of these ingredients can be found at your local farmers markets.

Total time: 2 1/2 hours
Servings: 8 to 10

• 4 pounds plum tomatoes, preferably both gold and red
• 1 head garlic
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups olive oil
• 1 baguette
• 1/2pound fresh goat cheese

1. Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Slice ...

Maggie Ney, ND

A good friend brought this pie over for a potluck dinner several years ago. It was so flavorful and rich, no one could believe it was raw, vegan, and organic.  My friend finally gave me the recipe when I saw her again at another potluck (and after this amazing pie got the same incredible response!). The first chance I had, I made it for a small dinner party and before long I was writing the recipe out for my ...