Too many tomatoes? No way! Head to your local farmers market to stock up because there are SO many ways to enjoy local tomatoes in North Iowa.
Tomato Eggplant Spread Tomatoes and eggplant spread for over crusty bread or as a side dish over rice. This recipe is from Cate of North Iowa - thank you [...]
Tomato Confit (Slow Roasted Tomatoes) Extend the life of your cherry tomatoes with tomato confit to serve in pasta, pizza, sandwiches, wraps, bruschetta, or as a quick snack. Ingredients [...]
Eggplant / Ratatouille Rollatinis This unique dish makes a perfect main course, lunch or side dish. It is delicious eaten cold or you can top the rollatinis with cheese [...]
Creamy Cucumber Tomato Salad Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local [...]
Homemade V8 juice Fresher, tastier, and healthier than the store-bought version! Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to [...]
B.L.T Sandwiches Is there anything more Summer-In-North-Iowa than a crispy bacon, crunchy lettuce, cold tomato, and mayonnaise dripping sandwich? Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here [...]
Bruschetta Zucchini & Summer Squash Boats Playing with your food is acceptable in a dish like this! Get creative with your seasonal toppings and grains; have fun with it! [...]
Caprese Grilled Cheese This delicious sandwich recipe comes from Connie Debner of The Black Sheep Coffee Baa, which opened in 2015 in Greene, IA. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are [...]
Dressed Garden Green Beans Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Stop by your local farmer's market! 1 lb green beans*2 pints cherry [...]
Gourmet Salts Endless flavor possibilities here! Just add equal parts dry ingredient (ideas below) and kosher salt, by weight and grind or blend into salt! You can use dried [...]