What’s in season in June?
What a month for fruit!
It’s the season for tropical fruit as wellpineapples, mangoes, and papaya.
Elise Bauer
For veggies, we may still find remnants of springlocal asparagus, morels, favas, and sweet peas.
The first zucchini of the season arrive, as well as cucumbers, peppers, and even corn.
Lettuces abound, along with radishes, carrots, and cauliflower.
Elise Bauer
What’s your favorite early summer fruit or vegetable?
For me, June is all about the cherries and apricots.
Cherries ripen here in Sacramento in late May early June, and usually all at once.
Elise Bauer
If you have a cherry tree, you’ll need buckets!
Just get to the cherries before the birds do.
Sweet bing cherries and Rainier cherries start arriving from Washington state in mid June.
Sally Vargas
If you have a generous friend with a Bleinheim apricot tree, you’re in luck!
Bleinheims are the sweetest, most flavorful variety of apricots.
But they are delicate, so usually what we get at the market is a sturdier variety.
Elise Bauer
If the fruit is hard, it won’t be pleasant to eat.
Wait until the apricot gives a little before cutting into one.
Scroll down for the recipes!
Elise Bauer
Strawberries: Strawberry Ice Cream
Do you love strawberry ice cream?
Like, REALLY love strawberry ice cream?
Then this is the recipe for you.
Elise Bauer
Fresh strawberries and velvety texture, this is the ultimate summer treat.
Strawberries: Microwave Strawberry Jam
So easy!
Small batch strawberry jam that you make in a microwave oven.
Sally Vargas
Cooks in 15 minutes!
With the easiest, tastiest, flakiest homemade pie crust.
Blueberries: Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Pound Cake
Blueberries and lemon?
Elise Bauer
Ricotta cheese in a pound cake?
Yes, c’mon!
Sweet and lemony, with a delicate crumb, this cake tastes like summer.
Elise Bauer
Apricots: Apricot Chicken
Got fresh apricots?
Make this easy Apricot Chicken skillet dinner!
It’s ready in under an hour and makes a great change from your usual weeknight chicken routine.
Elise Bauer
(you’re free to swap in dried apricots, too.)
Zucchini: Roasted Zucchini with Garlic
The easiest way to cook zucchini is to roast it!
Cut it lengthwise, toss with olive oil, garlic, and seasonings, and roast until browned.
Elise Bauer
Zucchini: Lemon Rosemary Zucchini Bread
Like zucchini bread?
Try this lightly sweet lemony zucchini bread with rosemary, you’ll love it!
Corn: The Easiest Way to Microwave Corn on the Cob
Cooking corn couldn’t be easier!
Elise Bauer
In the microwave, husk on, four minutes.
Make this for your next backyard cook-out!
Escarole: Sauteed Escarole
Quick and easy saute of escarole leaves, a lovely bitter chicory green.
Elise Bauer
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Megan Keno
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