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Recipes good for fresh, local produce. (Included in "Special Collections," PLUS throughout the web page.)
Quick Links to Recipes on this Page
- Beverages and Smoothies
- Main Dishes, Sandwiches, Easy Lunches and Dinners
- Salads, Sides & Vegetable Dishes
- Soups
- Snacks & Dips
- Breads
- Desserts and Sweets
- Herbs, Spices, Nuts, Miscellaneous
- Special Collections
- Brochures on cooking with seasonal produce (suitable for distribution at Farmers' Markets)
- Brochures on canning or freezing seasonal produce (suitable for distribution at Farmers' Markets)
- Cooking with Kids
- Food Fun for Young Children
- Gluten-Free Baking with Sorghum
Beverages and Smoothies
- Brewing Iced Tea with Fresh Mint
- Sumptuous Smoothies & Shakes-recipe and variations
(Breakfast Smoothie, Peach-Raspberry Smoothie, Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Shake, Fresh Mango Shake, Let's Drink a Banana Split, Just Peachy Smoothie, Strawberry Yogurt shake, Awesome Banana Walnut Shake)
Main Dishes, Sandwiches, Easy Lunches and Dinners
- Spinach Lasagna NEW
- Cheese Sandwiches made with "Odds & Ends" of Cheese
- Freezing Sandwiches
(Which ingredients DO and DO NOT freeze well; plus 3 recipes)
- Basic Bean Cookery
(Contains general information plus recipes for Black Beans with Corn and Tomatoes, One-Dish Rosemary Chicken & White Beans, Italian White Bean Soup, Southwestern Black Bean Salad, Speedy Pork Cassoulet, Mexican Skillet Rice) - Bean Cookery
- Casserole, How to Make a Casserole from What's on Hand
- Chicken Strata a la King (and variations!)
- Deviled Eggs
- Easy Egg Sandwich Meals (Veggie Egg Focaccia)
- Ground Beef Recipes from your Freezer: Make Ahead Beef Crumbles
(Coney Island Taters, Sloppy Joes, Chili with Beans and Beef, and Pasta with Meat Sauce) - Fried Rice from the Fridge
- Fruity Tuna Salad Sandwiches
- Make Sandwiches a Meal
- Now, You're Cooking with Brown Rice
(Basic cooking directions plus recipes for Mexican Skillet Rice, Health Nut Brown Rice, Orange Mint Rice Salad, Greek Rice Salad, Brown Rice Tabbouleh, Tutti Frutti Rice Pudding, PLUS Rice Stir-in's and Rice Bowls) - Oven Roasting Guidelines for Beef
- Pasta Pronto! Canned Tuna, Tomato Sauce & Pasta
- Seven Simple Soups and Stews
(Ten Minute Corn Chowder, Turkey Stew, Turkey or Chicken Soup, Italian White Bean Soup, Ground Beef-Corn Chili with Rice, Brunswick Stew, Quick Chili) - So-Easy-to-Make Salmon Cakes
- Spaghetti with a Secret
- Speedy Pork Cassoulet
- Turkey Anytime: ...Turning Leftovers into Planned-Overs
- Wraps: Quick, Tasty & Good for You, Too
- Pasta Fritatta with Peas (or Tomatoes)
- Orange Pork Chops
- Pineapple Pork
Salads, Sides & Vegetable Dishes
- Tabbouleh NEW
- Baked Kale Chips NEW
- Black Bean & Rice Salad
- Basic Recipe: Making an Olive Oil Salad Dressing
- Carrot/Raisin Sunshine Salad
- Country Style Potato Salad
- Homemade Whole Grain Croutons
- Rice del Sol (Sunny Rice)
- Roasted Root Vegetables
- What to Do with Zucchini
(Storage directions plus recipes for Skillet Zucchini with Chopped Tomatoes, Tuna Pasta Salad, Lemon Rosemary Zucchini, Beef & Parmesan Pasta)
- Apple Recipe Collection
(Mighty Quick Cole Slaw, Sweet Potato/Apple Casserole, French Apple Yogurt, Cranberry Apple Crisp)
- Basic Bean Cookery
(Contains general information plus recipes for Black Beans with Corn and Tomatoes, One-Dish Rosemary Chicken & White Beans, Italian White Bean Soup, Southwestern Black Bean Salad, Speedy Pork Cassoulet, Mexican Skillet Rice) - Mighty Caesar Salad
Main Dish Salads
- Greek Rice Salad Made with Brown Rice
- "Kick Up" Your Salad by Adding Kabobs!
- Summertime Steak Salad
- Mexican Beef Salad Recipe (includes 29 lean beef cuts)
Soups
Soups from Turkey Leftovers (Turkey Mashed Potato Soup, Turkey Tortellini Soup, Turkey Salsa Soup, Turkey Mediterranean Soup) NEW
Seven Simple Soups and Stews 
Beef Stew with Vegetable "Gravy"
Basic Bean Cookery
(Contains general information plus recipes for Black Beans with Corn and Tomatoes, One-Dish Rosemary Chicken & White Beans, Italian White Bean Soup, Southwestern Black Bean Salad, Speedy Pork Cassoulet, Mexican Skillet Rice)
Snacks & Dips
- Delicious Dips Using Common Ingredients
- Guacamole on the Go
- Pudding Face
- Tomato Basil Bruschetta
Breads
Desserts and Sweets
- A Very Nice Rice Pudding
- Easy-Does-It Mango Sauce
- How Sweet It Is: Pineapple Rice Bake
- Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding
- Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie
- Quick Raspberry Crumbles Dessert Topping
- Apple Recipe Collection
- Making Homemade Ice Cream without Using Raw Eggs
Herbs, Spices, Nuts, Miscellaneous
- Healthy Cooking with Fresh Herbs
- The Magic of Fresh Herbs / Fresh Herb & Food Combos
- Toasting Nuts and Seeds
- Triple Play Walnut Crunch
- Nutritionally Hot Oatmeal
Special Collections
Brochures on seasonal produce
- For questions or comments about these brochures, email Georgia Jones, author.
- Spring Cooking with lettuce, asparagus, rhubarb and more
- Summertime Cooking with new potatoes, asparagus, snap peas (brochure 1)
- Summertime Cooking with tomatoes, corn, cucumbers (brochure 2)
- Fall Cooking with pumpkin, squash, apples
- Winter Cooking with cabbage, brusssels sprouts, root vegetables
- Winter Cooking 2 with butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, turnips, winter squash, root vegetables (brochure 2)
Brochures/handouts on canning or freezing seasonal produce
- For questions or comments about these brochures, email Julie Albrecht, author.
- Freezing Vegetables (green, snap or wax beans; corn; and more).
- Canning Cucumbers
- Canning Tomatoes
- Canning Salsa
- Freezing Strawberries
- Canning or Freezing Asparagus
- For questions or comments about these single-page handouts (printer-friendly PDF copy), email Alice Henneman, author.
Food Fun for Young Children
Quick, healthy meal and snack ideas for younger children. For questions or comments about these recipes, email Cami Wells.Gluten-Free Baking with Sorghum
For questions or comments about these recipe handouts (printer-friendly PDF copy), email Jenny Rees.
Recipes to prepare with your children
- Cooking with Kids. Healthy recipes to prepare with your children; inside our 4-H/ Youth section. For questions or comments about these recipes, email Amy Peterson, 4-H section coordinator. Click on "Food, Nutrition, and Health" on the left side bar to find your way back to Recipe Central after visiting these recipes on the 4-H/Youth section of our website.