Yellow squash, crook-neck squash, or summer squash all come in strong in West Texas. Our summer gardens typically yield plenty, just like the zucchini. I grew up on fried squash. Mom would slice it ...

My mother cooked yellow crook-neck squash with onions in bacon fat from the perpetual container on the stove. The white and green patty-pans were sliced into scalloped white wheels, dredged in flour ...

Although summer officially arrived Friday, summer vegetables are nearing their peak season. Squash and zucchini, as well as acorn and butternut squash, are plentiful in Coast vegetable gardens, ...

And BOOM! Suddenly there were tomatoes. Not the timid, mealy first ones that ripened in cool weather, but the voluptuous, round-shouldered beauties that ripen in Chico heat and taste like a tomato!

Beckoning with vibrant colors and enticing aromas, local produce markets are now ripe with summer’s harvest. Yellow crooked-neck squash, fuzzy pods of okra, brown turkey figs, fat watermelons, and ...