Features

The cakes of summer

Lighter and airier treats

• The Culinate 8

  Better and easier cooking — Rules for the home kitchen

• Features

  Grain glossary — Twenty whole grains to cook and eat

• Unexplained Bacon

  Patty cake — Make your own ground sausage

• Front Burner

  On board — A closer look at your knife’s best friend

Opinion

A garden education

Slow Food and school gardens

• Front Burner

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

• First Person

  Table for one — The strain — and satisfaction — of eating alone

• The Culinate 8

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

• Features

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

Front Burner

Zucchini, reclaimed

Eat this versatile vegetable at its seasonal best

• Ellen Jackson

  Grilled Chicken Tikka Masala

• The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper

  Summer Zucchini Pasta

• Ellen Jackson

  Multigrain No-Knead Bread

• The Culinate 8

  The universal grill — It’s good for much more than burgers