Mark Bittman makes tomato jam in this vintage Minimalist video.

The Temporary Vegetarian retires with a dish that is Greek by way of Italy.

Tomato water leaves you with a lot of tomato pulp.

Mark Bittman cooks ratatouille, the more-difficult-to-pronounce-than-make dish of summer vegetables.

A simple sandwich for summer.

A recipe from the Minimalist column archives combines sweet and savory, tender and crunchy.

Edward Schneider finds the familiar connection between melon and winter squash, and uses it to his advantage in a risotto.

A tian can be made with almost anything. This one, with zucchini, is delicious hot, tepid or cold.

From Mark Bittman, a no-cook summer meal of tomatoes and bean salad with corn.

Ed Schneider pairs halibut with copper fennel, which is very much like particularly vivid green fennel leaves, but a little sweeter and longer-lasting on the tongue.