5 summer classic Recipes

onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, divided, eggplant, peeled and cubed, zucchini, chopped, yellow summer squash, chopped, green peppers, chopped, sweet red peppers, chopped, sweet yellow peppers, chopped, vegetable stock, bay leaf, minced fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, minced fresh rosemary or 1/4 tsp dried rosemary, crushed, salt, pepper, tomatoes

olive oil, onion, chopped, low-salt chicken broth, carrots, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds, celery stalks , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, red-skinned potatoes, quartered, green beans, trimmed , cut into 1-inch pieces, zucchini , halved lengthwise, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, cannellini (white kidney beans), drained, tomatoes, peeled, crushed, fresh spinach leaves, chopped, classic pesto, freshly grated parmesan cheese

egg, lemon, juiced, chopped onions, chopped green onions, chopped celery, prepared horseradish, creole or whole-grain mustard, prepared yellow mustard, ketchup, chopped parsley, salt, cayenne pepper, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, dozen medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, hot sauce, all-purpose flour, yellow cornmeal, vegetable oil, for frying, assorted summer baby greens, vidalia onion, cut into thin rings, pickled okra, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme

whipping cream, sugar, ready-made meringues (or see meringue cookies), fresh strawberries, icing sugar (confectioners)