It is officially July and there is not shortage of produce in season in North America. Here’s what may be dotting the grocery store aisles in the Mid-Atlantic region:

• Apples
• Apricots
• Beans
• Beets
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Broccoli Rabe
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Chard
• Cauliflower
• Collards
• Corn
• Cucumbers
• Currants
• Eggplant
• Fennel
• Garlic
• Gooseberries
• Herbs
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Leeks
• Lettuce
• Mushrooms
• Muskmelons (cantaloupe, honeydew, etc)
• Nectarines
• Okra
• Onions
• Peaches
• Peppers
• Plums
• Potatoes
• Raspberries
• Rhubarb
• Salad Greens
• Shallots
• Sprouts
• Sugar & Snap Peas
• Summer Squash
• Sweet Cherries
• Tomatillos
• Tomatoes
• Watermelons

Here are a few ideas of what to do with that bounty, from my personal recipe stash:

Cantaloupe Gazpacho
Peaches and Plum Sangria
Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Napoleons

You can find what is in season for you at the following links:
http://www.epicurious.com/archive/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/seasonalingredientmap
http://www.sustainabletable.org/seasonalfoodguide/
http://www.fieldtoplate.com/guide/