Recipes

During Virginia’s hot summer months, melons abound. Grab a piece of ripe, juicy melon and enjoy it al fresco, or use it in one of these mouth-watering recipes. The watermelon recipes are from the National Watermelon Promotion Board. And the sweet cantaloupe recipe comes from the Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

Tomatoes are good sliced, diced, on a slice of bread or tossed in a salad. There are any number of both sweet and savory recipes using fresh summer tomatoes.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.