Freezing vegetables preserves the taste of your summer garden for enjoyment all winter long.

Produce stands showcase the large variety of vegetables that thrive on cool weather and tend to taste sweeter following a light frost. Many of these vegetables store up energy in the form of starches.

My beets were slow to grow this year, so I bought a bunch at the farmers’ market. I was taken aback when the seller chopped off the vegetable’s foliage and attempted to discard it after handing me a ...