COOKING

Fall's First Dinner Party

A return to the home fires calls for beet salad, oven-roasted pork loin, and locally harvested vegetables.

MAKE MINE PINK Slices of rosy pork loin complement sauteed zucchini, summer squash, and green beans. (Photo / Jim Scherer; Styling / Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven) Photo / Jim Scherer; Styling / Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven

By Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven

September 3, 2006

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After Labor Day, there are fewer trips to favorite coastal spots, but staying home can be grand. Local gardens are thriving, it's warm enough to dine outside - or at least gather for drinks - and everyone's in the mood to settle back into routine. The season calls for something more elaborate than the informal grilled suppers of summer. Welcome ... (Full article: 846 words)