Tomatoes are one of those garden vegetables I always like having around because they can go straight from the garden into so many everyday meals. At Garden Gate Lavender, we grow tomatoes along with cucumbers, squash, peppers, greens, and other seasonal produce, so simple recipes like this tomato quiche are a practical way to use what is growing. It starts with a proper pie crust, made from scratch. I know a store-bought crust is tempting when you're already busy with harvest, but a homemade...

I'm pulling cantaloupe off the vine right now, and every year I forget how different a truly ripe one tastes compared to what shows up in a grocery store bin. Here's what actually goes into getting one from seed to slice. Getting it in the ground I plant seeds directly once nights stay above 55 degrees. Go earlier than that and the seeds just sit there instead of growing. The vines take up more room than people expect, so I give each plant at least three feet of space in soil that drains...

If your cucumber plants are suddenly producing more cucumbers than you know what to do with, refrigerator pickles are an easy way to use them up. You get that crisp, tangy pickle flavor without going through the full canning process. For this recipe, we're starting with a convenient Mrs. Wages pickle mix and adding a few simple ingredients to each jar for extra flavor and crunch.