The best part of summer, at least for anyone who likes to cook, is bringing home a basket of fresh vegetables from the local farmer's market. Leafy greens, crunchy corn, and those perfect ...

Raw: Cut raw summer squash into rounds or sticks and eat with dip or yogurt. Larger raw summer squash can also be shredded (by hand or in a food processor) and used in quick breads, muffins, or ...

Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Slice each squash in half lengthwise. If the squash are quite fat, slice them into thirds, and if they are more than 6 inches long, half crosswise too.