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Hi Reader,

After a super busy July, August is looking to be a little more laid-back, which is just my speed. 😀 We have a family lake cabin trip planned and that's about it besides some dinners here and there.

I hope to have enough time to get a couple more things accomplished on my summer to-do list, which includes finishing the landscaping of the loooong road hedge, painting and covering a chair, and hopefully tackling the next stage of our long put-off upstairs landing remodel. (Pssst: if you're interested in my DIY, creative, and life-type updates then you will love getting my Notes From The Farmhouse newsletter.😃 And this page now contains a sample newsletter for you to check out!)

Right now I'm assuming you're like me and loving all the seasonal foods that are just perfect right now! With that in mind, I'm rounding up some of my favorite recipes that use the five foods I associate most with August - hope you get a chance to try some of them out!

5 Seasonal Summer Foods + Recipes

There are of course a ton of seasonal foods right now, but to me these five are the highlights of August:

• Corn Recipes: Simple Sausage Pie with Corn and Easy Press-in-Pan Crust | Black Bean Salad with Corn – A 10 Minute Recipe | Creamy Fresh Baked Corn Recipe
• Plum Recipes: How To Dry Plums (Not Your Mother's Prunes!) | Easy Spicy Plum Sauce Recipe for Canning​
• Tomato Recipes: Greek Style Pasta Salad with Green Beans & Tomatoes | Quick Zucchini, Corn, and Tomato Sauté with Feta | Heirloom Tomatoes and Feta Salad (a 5-minute recipe) | Greek Tuna And Tomato Salad Recipe​
• Basil Recipes: Homemade Pesto Recipe (with a Secret Frugal Ingredient) | 22+ Ways to Preserve Basil (& Pesto Isn't One of Them!) | Quick Summer Pasta Salad with Basil, Tomatoes and Green Beans​
• Green Bean Recipes: Easy Grilled Vegetables In a Basket | Green Beans with Caramelized Onions & Tomatoes – Quick & Healthy Recipe | Easiest Pickled Fermented Vegetables Ever | Amazing Garlic Green Beans – Skillet or Grill​

👉 Get more info (and free printable) about seasonal cooking for August here!

WHAT'S NEW

​Simple BBQ Ribs in the IP or Slow Cooker​ This is my tried-and-true recipe for the only meat I think about (dream?) - tender and juicy ribs in a homemade, not-too-sweet BBQ sauce. RECIPE HERE

I hope these "dog days of summer" are good to you and you are able to enjoy the abundance of the season! Thanks for being here.💜

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