Year-Round Recipes for Canned Summer Produce

These sweet peaches will last 3 months in the refrigerator.

Plus: More Peach Recipes

Brandied Peaches

• Vanilla Bean Ice Cream


• Pound Cake


• Cornmeal Crêpes with Peaches and Caramel

Chowchow, a tangy vegetable relish, is a perfect way to preserve bell peppers and tomatoes.

Chowchow

• All-Time Favorite Hamburger


• Skillet Corn Bread


• Crosshatch Hot Dogs on Grilled Croissants

Capture the essence of two summer flavors: jalapeño peppers and mint in one easy jelly.

Plus: A Guide to Jalapeños and Other Fresh Chiles

Jalapeño-Mint Jelly

• Herb-and-Spice Lamb Chops with Minted Asparagus


• Fresh Corn Muffins


• Lamb Burgers

Ripe tomatoes should be heavy and barely yield to touch.

Plus: More Ideas for Tomatoes

Home-Canned Tomatoes

• 10-Minute Tomato Sauce (left)


• Ligurian Seafood Soup

Plus: Secrets to Perfect Tomato Sauce

Use ripe berries, and cook them at the proper temperature so you don’t have to add any fruit pectin as a thickener.

Strawberry Preserves

• Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes (left)


• Buttery Buttermilk Biscuits


• Sour Cream Berry Muffins

These zippy okra pickles are terrific additions to cocktails, especially vodka martinis and Bloody Marys.

Pickled Okra

• Bloody Mary


• Paprika Punch


• Herbed Crème Fraîche Dip with Crudités

Enjoy cherry tomatoes throughout the year by drying them slowly at a low temperature and freezing.

Oven-Dried Tomatoes

• Oven-Dried Tomatoes in Herbed Oil


• Butter Beans with Parsley, Tomatoes and Chorizo (left)