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Superabundant dispatch: Creamy white bean stew and this week’s news nibbles
The musical fruit, mushroom mayhem, 90 cheesy years and a recipe for creamy white bean stew with andouille sausage and parsley oil.

Superabundant dispatch: So-called ‘magic’ mushrooms and this week’s news nibbles
This week the “Superabundant” newsletter celebrates its first birthday with psychedelic mushrooms, mussel mayhem, Hispanic heritage, and good things in gardens and markets.

Superabundant dispatch: The Desi-Mexican mashup you never knew you needed and this week’s news nibbles
Indian chile relleno? Mexican mirchi bajji? This stuffed/fried pepper is the mashup you really need to try. And in this week's news nibbles we've got a minty fresh problem, an adieu to the apple pastor and good things in gardens and markets.

Superabundant dispatch: Nora’s NEWgroni and this week’s news nibbles
Toasting the waning days of summer with a zero-proof negroni recipe from an award-winning bartender, plus this week's news nibbles.

Superabundant dispatch: Tomato-ricotta tart and this week’s news nibbles
Inside: Labor Day, #PSL turns 20, Oktoberfest, good things in gardens and markets and a tomato-ricotta tart recipe.

Superabundant dispatch: Pozole verde and this week’s news nibbles
This week’s recipe makes the most of what's in gardens now, showcasing the summer squash, corn, tomatillos and chiles of late summer, along with a wildcard ingredient that you might not be familiar with.
A celebration of garlic draws thousands to North Plains
For 25 years, North Plains has been celebrating all things garlic with a very fragrant festival.

Superabundant dispatch: Peach frangipane cake and this week’s news nibbles
Local peaches are at their absolute prime right now, and if you thought the aroma of a peach couldn’t be more intoxicating, just wait until you smell peaches surrounded by sweet, buttery almond cream as they bake into a chewy, amaretti-like cake.

Superabundant dispatch: Garlicky dill pickles and this week’s news nibbles
More climate change challenges, new dry farming crops for the Northwest, a wine behemoth cuts back and a prized-recipe for garlicky dill pickles.

Superabundant dispatch: Copycat Shari’s Blueberry Lace Pancakes + this week’s news nibbles
A wad of chewing gum history, rare berries and local lampreys, a coffee icon goes to the great drive-thru in the sky and good things in markets, plus blueberry pancakes.