Melissa Clark and NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe pose with the cheesy baked pasta.

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Melissa Clark and NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe pose with the cheesy baked pasta.

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In Melissa Clark’s kitchen — which she calls “messy,” but is actually beautiful — cooking dinner

 

Cooking is an art, a hobby, a passion and often, cooking is a profession. There are days when we do hours of prep to make one dish, while there are also days when we do not feel like entering the kitchen. Like every other activity we do, sometimes cooking does

 

Summer’s bounty is so vibrant and delicious on its own, it’s easy and enjoyable to forgo cooking by making the season’s produce the star of a dish. For a meal that’s as satisfying as one that you’ve spent all day cooking, focus on smart shopping and artful assembly. Here’s the