Seasonal
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July

Keep the meal. Change the season.

Tomatoes deserve the center of the plate. Cucumbers make everything cooler. Peaches need almost nothing. Your usual meals can stay simple. Now they taste like July.

The July basket

This is what I'd bring home.

Ripe tomatoes 4–5 The week revolves around these. Pasta, rice bowls, tacos, weekend plate Persian cucumbers 1 bag They'll last all week. Rice bowls, tacos, salads Peaches 3–4 Buy the ones that smell ready. Yogurt, chicken, snacks, dessert Sweet corn 3–4 ears Frozen works if that's what's there. Rice bowls, tacos, chicken Basil 1 bunch A potted plant lasts longer. Tomatoes, pasta, rice bowls, weekend plate Mint 1 small bunch For the drink and the cucumbers. The drink, cucumbers, yogurt Cherries 1 lb Skip if expensive. The window comes back. Snacking, yogurt, the drink Blackberries 1 pint Eat within two days of buying. Yogurt, breakfast, dessert

Around $30–45 for the seasonal basket. Proteins and pantry basics are separate.

→ All 8 ingredients, in full
The meals

Your usual meals, wearing July.

Keep what you already make. Add what's ripe.

Rice bowl → Tomatoes, cucumber, basil on top. It tastes like you planned it.
  • Tomato + basil Start here.
  • Tomato + cucumber If dinner just needs to be easy.
  • Tomato + corn + lime If you picked up sweet corn.
  • Tomato + avocado If you have half an avocado left.
All of it →
Pasta → Tomatoes, basil, olive oil. No jar. July does the work.
  • Tomatoes + basil This is probably the version you'll make most often.
  • Tomatoes + red pepper flakes If you want a little more from it.
  • Tomatoes + white beans + basil If there's no protein in the house.
All of it →
Tacos → Corn, tomato, cucumber, lime. Brighter than any jar.
  • Tomato + lime Start here.
  • Tomato + corn + lime If you picked up corn.
  • Tomato + cucumber + avocado If it's been a hot week.
  • Tomato + corn + cheese + hot sauce If you're cooking for two.
All of it →
Yogurt → Peaches or blackberries, nothing else. Breakfast earns its keep.
Chicken → Corn, cotija, and peach alongside. The side becomes the reason.
House Flavor

July gives tomatoes two lives. One stays raw. One gets charred.

Charred Tomato Salsa

Same tomato. Different life.

  • Spoon it over tacos.
  • Stir into beans.
  • Put it next to fish.
  • Scramble it into eggs.
→ Make the charred tomato salsa

Tomato Herb Vinaigrette

One jar. A week of flavor.

  • Spoon it over a rice bowl.
  • Thin it for fish or chicken.
  • Fold it into warm pasta.
  • Let white beans sit in it.
→ Make the tomato herb vinaigrette
The drink

Hillcrest Spritz

One drink. Make it on repeat.

Tart cherry, mint, lime, sparkling water

→ Make the drink
The weekend meal

Tomato, burrata, basil, and sourdough.

One meal should feel like the reason you went shopping. This is July’s.

Tomatoes, burrata, basil, sourdough

→ Make the weekend meal