{"id":7739,"date":"2013-09-20T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=7739"},"modified":"2013-09-19T18:50:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T23:50:37","slug":"tennessee-department-of-agriculture-says-dress-up-summer-produce-for-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2013\/09\/20\/tennessee-department-of-agriculture-says-dress-up-summer-produce-for-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Dress Up \u201cSummer\u201d Produce for Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheNashville, TN<\/strong> – Some types of produce\u2014sweet potatoes, for instance, or pumpkins\u2014are truly fall crops. Planted in summer\u2019s heat and harvested as the year winds down, there\u2019s only one season per calendar year when they\u2019re available.<\/p>\n

Watermelons are a prime example of a true summer crop; local asparagus is available for only a brief time in early spring.<\/p>\n

\"Savory<\/a>

Savory Zucchini Pie<\/p><\/div>\n

Most types of produce, however, are merely cool weather or warm weather crops\u2014meaning that as long as the weather conditions are right, they can be planted and thrive, providing harvests over and over. In Tennessee, the growing season typically runs seven to nine months.<\/p>\n

Squashes like yellow crookneck and zucchini are called \u201csummer\u201d squashes only to set them apart from hard, or \u201cwinter,\u201d squashes like butternut, acorn, patty pan and other true autumn varieties. Summer squash is planted in late spring to be available by early summer, but later plantings make these delicious and easy to use vegetables plentiful right up until frost.<\/p>\n

It may be tempting to stash the fall crop of these tender squashes in the freezer for winter, but don\u2019t forget to enjoy them fresh. After a summer of simple grilling and roasting, savory recipes can turn \u201csummer\u201d squash into hearty, cozy additions to autumn meals.<\/p>\n

All types of produce typical to Tennessee should be available at local farmers markets across the state until frost. To find local farmers markets, local farms with produce or for recipes featuring seasonal Tennessee fruits and vegetables, go to the Pick Tennessee Products website at www.picktnproducts.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Savory Zucchini Pie<\/h3>\n

Makes 8 servings<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 cups shredded zucchini
\n2 eggs, lightly beaten
\n1 white onion, peeled and chopped
\n3\/4 cup all-purpose baking mix
\n3\/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
\n1\/4 cup vegetable oil
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1\/4 teaspoon black pepper
\n1\/4 teaspoon dried sage
\n1\/4 teaspoon paprika<\/p>\n

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate and set aside.<\/p>\n

In a mixing bowl, combine the zucchini, eggs, onions, baking mix, cheese, oil, salt, pepper, sage, and paprika. Blend well. Transfer to the prepared pie plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nashville, TN – Some types of produce\u2014sweet potatoes, for instance, or pumpkins\u2014are truly fall crops. Planted in summer\u2019s heat and harvested as the year winds down, there\u2019s only one season per calendar year when they\u2019re available. Watermelons are a prime example of a true summer crop; local asparagus is available for only a brief time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[7728,8556,284,4639,8559,1632,8558,8557,8560,8561],"class_list":["post-7739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-leisure","tag-asparagus","tag-fall-crops","tag-nashville-tn","tag-recipe","tag-squash","tag-tennessee-department-of-agriculture","tag-tennessee-tda","tag-watermelons","tag-winter-squash","tag-zucchni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7739"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7741,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7739\/revisions\/7741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}