Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

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2 tablespoons dill

1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice (optional)

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Summer squash (an assortment)

Eggplant

Onion

Salt and pepper

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thyme, and oregano, and slap it on a hot grill alongside burgers or chicken.
Whole green beans are also wonderful grilled this way (a grill basket will
keep them from leaping into the flames). The squash cookie recipe has
passed the ten- year- old test.

CUCUMBER YOGURT SOUP

8 small- medium cucumbers, peeled and chopped

3 cups water

3 cups plain yogurt

1 cup nasturtium leaves and petals (optional)

Combine ingredients in food processor until smooth, chill before serv-

ing. Garnish with nasturtium flowers.

GRILLED VEGETABLE PANINI

Peppers

Olive oil

Rosemary

Oregano

Thyme

Slice vegetables lengthwise into strips no thicker than inch. Combine

olive oil and spices (be generous with the herbs) and marinate vegetables,

making sure all faces of the vegetable slices are covered. Then cook on grill