Front Burner

On board

A closer look at your knife’s best friend

• Features

  The cakes of summer — Lighter and airier treats

• Unexplained Bacon

  Patty cake — Make your own ground sausage

• The Culinate 8

  Green vegetables kids will eat — Fun, not fearsome

• Front Burner

  Zucchini, reclaimed — Eat this versatile vegetable at its seasonal best

First Person

Table for one

The strain — and satisfaction — of eating alone

• Opinion

  A garden education — Slow Food and school gardens

• Features

  Gene pool — If you are what you eat, how genetically modifed are you?

• The Culinate 8

  Ice cream, dressed up — Homemade sauces and other ice cream treats

• Front Burner

  The pure, sweet taste of summer — Peel and seed tomatoes to reveal their inner beauty

Mastering the Grill

Smoke-Roasted Bell Peppers Stuffed with Garden Vegetables

• Front Burner

  Zucchini, reclaimed — Eat this versatile vegetable at its seasonal best

• Ellen Jackson

  Multigrain No-Knead Bread

• Ellen Jackson

  Grilled Chicken Tikka Masala

• Local Flavors

  The limits of vegetarianism — Creatures in the garden