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Dan Gardner of Northampton picked up this carton of wax beans from a farm stand in Hatfield and noticed “the color and seeming chatter among the beans.”How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a...

Anne Burton of Amherst beautifully arranged pears from Clarkdale Fruit Farms in Deerfield in her ceramic goblets.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a sentence or two to features@gazettenet.com.

Forager Blanche Derby of Northampton says that she “honors the autumnal equinox with salad made from edible flowers and greens which are available at this time in September. Some are weeds while others are cultivated. Taking center stage is the lovely...

Linda Marston of Amherst made this cauliflower crust pizza topped with homemade pesto, eggplant and portobello mushroom. She noted that the “eggplant and basil for the pesto were two of the garden items delivered to me last week by Phyllis Lehrer for...

E. Lary Grossman of Hatfield said this delicious eggplant parmigiana grinder was enjoyed at Starr’s Pizza in Florence. “The preparation, with the eggplant minimally battered, but seasoned and seared till tender, is authentic Italian style,” Grossman...

Leslie Laurie of Pelham made this “refreshing watermelon feta salad with a touch of olive oil and homegrown mint” in a hand-thrown bowl by Megan Hart of Conway.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town...

This late summer garden bounty was grown by Tim Diehl and Debbie Charren of Northampton. Pictured are sun gold tomatoes, shishito peppers, Japanese eggplant, and three varieties of squash. How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and...

“Bibi, my mother, learned to make these tomatoes when she spent a school year in France, right after WWII,” says Janet Henderson of New Salem. “Still a top family favorite with corn on the cob and steak on the grill.” How to enter: Snap a pic of...

Simplicity prevails. Here we have “freshly baked whole wheat bread topped with mixture of poppyseed, sesame seeds and kosher salt,” sent in by Diana Stein of Amherst.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name,...

Alice Swersey of Northampton sent in this work of culinary art! It’s a pear custard tart and it’s perfection. How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a sentence or two to features@gazettenet.com.

Leona Searle of Amherst made “this blueberry delight … with fresh blueberries from our neighbors! Yummy with a cup of coffee.”How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a sentence or two to...

Jodi Hnyda of Florence has the right idea: “I love to keep it light and fresh when it’s hot outside!” This bowl of yum contains cucumber, mango, garden greens, tofu and feta atop pearl couscous.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking...

Amy Dopp of Easthampton made this blueberry pie on the Fourth of July for her family, using fresh berries picked from Bird Haven Farm in Southampton. How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a...

Alex Barron of Easthampton prepared this piyaz (a bean salad or meze in Turkish and Persian cuisines) with kale, tomatoes and dill from Mountain View Farm. The beautiful robins-egg-blue bowl was handcrafted by Ida Barron at Easthampton Clay.How to...

Betsy Feick grew these gooseberries in her plot at Grow Food Northampton's Organic Community Garden. “I rinsed them, cleaned off the stems and flower ends and they are ready for the freezer,” she said. “Eaten plain, they burst in your mouth, sweet and...

Herman Fong of Florence got this colorful “Cranberry Celebration” cake from Lemon Bakery in Amherst. Fong describes it as “a lemon layer cake featuring cranberries, cranberry curd, and buttercream frosting, decorated with macarons.”How to enter: Snap...

And just like that, asparagus season is coming to a close. But before we say goodbye until next year, Chris Hoogendyk of Amherst made this asparagus quiche featuring Hadley Grass purchased from Flayvors of Cook Farm in Hadley. It also contains onions,...

Behold, “the first local strawberry rhubarb compote of the season,” served over vanilla ice cream! Tobi Sznajderman of Amherst says the rhubarb and strawberries came from Warner Farm in Sunderland, and were purchased at Millstone Market. How to...

Linda Butler of Leeds shared this photo along with her sadness at the news of Florence’s beloved Pizza Factory closing. How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a sentence or two to...

Sheila Ryan of Florence made this strawberry rhubarb pie with rhubarb from her friend Lora’s Leeds garden and “added the hearts as the pie was for a friend undergoing chemotherapy.”How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it...

This Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake was made by Louise Lucht of Northampton, who noted that “the grated lemon (peel and all) that went into the crust and filling made it tart and delicious.”How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it...