With Labor day just a week away, suddenly it feels like fall is approaching. School has begun, cooler temperatures have finally arrived, swimming pools are closing, and the locusts have started singing. Before long the grills will be put away, and “oven season” will be upon us.

I thought it would be fun to look back over the summers’ posts and revisit what you readers found as the most interesting stories, kind of like a Casey Kasem count down. So since it is Meatless Monday, we will start with vegetarian dishes.

Hitting the charts at #5 – Black bean and Corn Salad with Mango

Coming in at #4 – Cucumber and Tomato Salad

In the #3 position – Shorty Tang’s Cold Sesame Noodles

Sliding in at #2 – Squash Fritter Po’ boy Sandwich

And the most popular What’s Cooking – Meatless Monday post this summer………

Coming in at #1 – Potato and Onion Tart 

A song about a Vegetarian girlfriend, Deadeye Dick’s New Age Girl, peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November, 1994 after being featured in the film Dumb and Dumber.