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Summer in full bloom: Recipes from the garden

Some Kinda Good

Rebekah's backyard garden yields fresh herbs, cherry tomatoes and jalapeno peppers, perfect for easy summertime cooking, which often requires only assembly. - photo by Photo by REBEKAH FAULK LINGENFELSER/special

summer tomatoes some kinda good — Rebekah's backyard garden yields fresh herbs, cherry tomatoes and jalapeno peppers, perfect for easy summertime cooking, which often requires only assembly. - photo by Photo by REBEKAH FAULK LINGENFELSER/special

I planted my backyard garden in mid-March and harvested the first cherry tomato on May 18. Two months of growth and we’re already reaping the benefits of homegrown goodness. The first official day of summertime is June 21, but with graduation season behind us and school out, I’m already in celebration mode.

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