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On this page are recipes from the Garden Chef Series, whose participating chefs let us in on their cooking secrets. Get ideas on how to cook with the season's harvest and goodness.

Recipe	Chef
Apple Cobbler
Asparagus and Shiitake Risotto
Baby Spinach and Lime Soup
Baked Omelette with Zucchini Flowers	Chris Macchia, Coco Pazzo
Basil Oil and Peach, Cinnamon and Basil Sorbet
Black Grape Sorbet
Blood Orange Compote
Bruschetta	Miriam Virto, Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion
Candied Cranberry and Walnut Scones
Candied Flowers
Cherry Tomato Relish
Chilled Vegetable Gazpacho	Jeff Muldrow, Va Pensiero
Chive Tartines with Smoked Salmon
Citrus Thyme Chicken
Dilled Potato Salad
Double Chocolate Brownies
Fennel and Potato Soup
Ginger Pumpkin Muffins
Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad with Herb Dressing
Green Bean Salad with Cilantro and Soy-Glazed Almonds
Grilled Eggplant and Pesto Sandwich
Grilled Peach Crostini with Spicy Beef Salad and Hook’s Gorgonzola	Hans Lentz, Zest, InterContinental Chicago
Hamachi with Lemon Cucumber	Mark Hannon, Quince
Heirloom Pepper Terrine	Amalea Tschilds and Jason Hammel, Lula Café
Heirloom Tomato Galette	Ellen King, Hewn Bakery
Hot Pepper Jelly
Lemon-Blueberry Pancakes with Fresh Peaches	Heather Terhune, Atwood Café
Lump Crab and Citrus Salad with Avocado	Colin Crowley, Terlato Wines International
Massage Kale Salad	Mary Mora, Real Foods Collective
Multi-grain Bread
Mushroom Barley Soup
Mussels in a Summer Vegetable-Fine Herb Broth	Charlie Socher, Café Matou
Nopales and Corn Relish Salad with Orange Vinaigrette	Alvaro Chavez, Depot Nuevo
Norwegian Salmon with Leek and Fennel Confit, Pommes Frites and Espresso-Port Beurre Rouge	Ramiro Velasquez, Carlos Restaurant
Pecan Pie with Kahlua and Chocolate Chips
Pumpkin Bisque
Red Onion and Gorgonzola Flatbreads	Mary Mora, Real Foods Collective
Red Pepper Recipes
Roasted Poblano, Ginger and Citrus Herby Vinaigrette	Chef Jeannine Wise, Director, Good Food is Good Medicine, Adjunct Faculty, Kendall College
Spring Greens
Summer Fruit Soup	Christopher Tong, My Private Chef
Sweet Peas and Artichoke Hearts
Sweet Potato Pie	Mario Garcia, Hilton Chicago
Trail Mix
Vanilla Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Strawberry Mash or Rhubarb Compote	Gale Gand, Tru and Cenitare
Vegetarian Chili
Vegetarian Quiche	Pedro Martinez, Café Central
Walnut Bread
Walnut Trail Mix
Winter Squash Soup
Yellow Tomato Salad with Lemon Grass
Zucchini Carpaccio