Cookbook author Mindy Fox gives her take on some Chicago staples in this 60-Second Stir-Fry.

Community gardener Annalee Sinclair is no stranger to the hot seat. After all, she gardened in a syringe-infested abandoned lot on the Lower East Side, in the 1990s, when the neighborhood was a scary and violent place. Robin Shulman is also a cool customer.  She should be.  She wrote a book, Eat the City.  I'm trying to write a book proposal of my own, and I know there is no pressure like a deadline.

So, bring on the lightning round of Stir Fry questions!

Author Robin Shulman and El Jardin Del Paraiso garden coordinator Annalee Sinclair talk about how a community garden can help change the urban landscape and how people eat. Also, try Sinclair's recipe for country green beans with new potatoes.

Jennifer Divello of Patty's Berries and Bunches in Mattituck, on Long Island, does a 'berry' good job handling the heat of the stir fry lightning round of questions. Okay, had to do that. It's been a 'berry' long day.

The sweetness of a blueberry depends on color, not size, according to Jennifer Devillo of Patty's Berries and Bunches. Learn more and try Amy Edding's recipe for blueberry cobbler.

Ron Binaghi III of Stokes Farm in Old Tappan, N.J., talks about reasons to appreciate humble, hothouse-grown hybrid tomatoes. His dad recommends a thick slice of tomato on a slice of good bread with a generous amount of mayo, but you can also try Stokes Farms' favorite Baked Parmesan Tomato recipe.

Some of our Last Chance Foods guests go limp at the thought of the Stir Fry, but not Ron Binaghi III of Stokes Farm in Old Tappan, New Jersey.  Just like his family farm's tomatoes, Binaghi thrives in the heat of the hot seat.

Amaranth, a plant long cultivated for its seeds and leaves, is thriving at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Chef Ariel Nadelberg talks about cooking with the greens and herb gardener Caleb Leech explains why the plant is a survivor. Try Nadelberg's recipe for Amaranth Two Ways with Miso, Sautéed King Oyster Mushrooms, and Summer Squash.

This Stir Fry is less "fry" and more "stir."  Brooklyn Botanic Garden herb curator Caleb Leech and BBG Terrace Café chef Ariel Nadelberg were allowed a do-over of my lightning round of questions, after both were scorched by the heat of the hot seat.

This Associated Press story caught my eye last week.  How could it not?

Hot dog, bacon and doughnut lovers can get all three foods in one cholesterol-boosting item at this summer's New York State Fair. The Big Kahuna Donut Dog tops the list of unusual items at this year's fair. The offering consists of a maple-glazed doughnut around a bacon-wrapped hot dog.

Borage may not be very well known, but chef Evan Hanczor says the herb is delicious and may even protect your tomato plants from pests. Try his recipe for Tomato, Cucumber, and Borage Bread Salad.

I had a bad food day Thursday. Not "bad" as in salad vs. cheeseburgers. (I don't think of food that way. It doesn't deserve such moralizing.)

I mean bad as in flavorless. Bad, as in, everything I ate today turned to sawdust in my mouth.

Chef Diane Kochilas shares her tips on making tender, sweet and savory stuffed grape leaves. Check out her dolmades recipe. 

Summertime makes me want to stay far away from anything hot, especially a stove or the hot seat of the 60-Second Stir-Fry. But chef and author Diane Kochilas teaches cooking classes in sunny Greece, so she didn't break a sweat.

A company called Mortgage Resolution Partners wants local governments to use eminent domain to help homeowners drowning in debt.

A day of eating in Brooklyn with the Whole Foods foraging team.

Author and former Chez Panisse chef Tamar Adler shares her shortcut for fava bean prep. Also, try her recipe for Fava Bean Toast. 

Tamar Adler, author of An Everlasting Meal, has shucked and peeled hundreds and hundreds of fava beans during her time in the kitchen at Chez Panisse, so she was unfazed by the prospect of a lightning round of Stir-Fry questions.

A person writes a "living will" so caretakers will know his wishes if his health starts to fail. Now, nine of the world's largest financial institutions have to do the same thing so regulators will know what to do if one of them fails.

Sam Mason, the man who's putting bacon, lime, smoked paprika and coffee flavors into mayonnaise, will soon be bringing his unique flavor profiles to another fat-rich substance: ice cream.  

He said he's negotiating a lease this week for a space at Union Avenue and N. 12th Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn — right across the street from McCarren Park, and the huge, soon-to-reopen McCarren Park swimming pool.  What could be sweeter for an ice cream joint?