26 great summer Recipes

originally , native americans cooked these on hot rocks in an open fire. they were commonly referred to as ash cakes. later on, settlers from europe adopted the recipe, cooking the cakes on the blades of their hoes in the fireplace. this is where they get the name, hoe cakes ., this is a old (from early 1800s) pass-along recipe from va, which makes a thin hoe cake., great served with honey or butter, but i remember it most during, summer and harvest time, with fresh greens and all types of, garden veggies. sort of like a sop bread, water, white cornmeal, bacon drippings or butter, sugar, egg, well beaten, plain flour, salt, baking powder, milk or butter

ears corn, unsalted butter, divided use, chopped onion, jalapeno pepper, halved, seeded and finely chopped (about 2 1/2 tsp), chopped garlic, madras curry powder, heavy cream, coarse salt, fresh ground white pepper, chopped cilantro leaf

ground lean pork, chicken broth, dry white wine, dried great northern beans, dried garbanzo beans, chopped onion, yellow bell pepper, sliced leek, cubed summer squash, red potatoes, minced garlic, jalapeno chili, cumin seeds, dried oregano, chili powder, ground coriander, cinnamon, bay leaf, salt and pepper, tomato, finely diced, green onions, finely sliced, chopped fresh cilantro

olive oil, carrots, peeled and sliced thinly, leeks, rinsed well and sliced thinly (use only white and light green parts ), white wine, chopped summer squash , such as cousa, pattypan, crookneck, zucchini, mushrooms, sliced, white beans , such as navy, cannellini, great northern, drained and rinsed, vegetable stock, garlic cloves, chopped finely, salt and pepper, to taste, grated parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, cold diced butter