Summer Recipes

Finally, it’s summer! Time to embrace casual living, cookouts, and garden abundance. Get recipes for grilling, home canning, super-fresh salads, frozen desserts, cooling drinks, and all the foods that make summer so special.
Stack of Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies With the Top Cookie Cut in Half to Showcase Cheesecake Filling in a Small Plate With a Few Halved Strawberries, and in the Surroundings, a Bowl of Strawberries and Some Free Flowing Strawberries (Some Whole, Some Halved) on the Counter, All on a Pink Table Napkin
Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
35 mins
Two Cherry Pie Bars Stacked Together Next to Another Bar, All on a Tray, and in the Surroundings, a Bowl of Cherries and a Bowl of Icing
Cherry Pie Bars
50 mins
photocollage of three cookout sides: corn, beans, and watermelon
24 Showstopping Sides for Your Memorial Day Cookout
Strawberries and Cream Semifreddo Slices Cascading on a Platter Next the Rest of the Uncut Semifreddo on the Same Platter. Semifreddo Is Topped With Halved Fresh Strawberries and Strawberry Compote. In the Surroundings, a Bowl of Fresh Strawberries and a Stack of Plates.
Strawberries and Cream Semifreddo
35 mins
Three Glasses of Chè Ba Màu Next to a Yellow Kitchen Towel
Chè Ba Màu (Vietnamese Three Color Pudding)
17 mins
Grilled Fingerling Potatoes and a Grilled Halved Lemon in a Black Bowl
Grilled Potatoes
28 mins
Barbecued baby back ribs cut up on a plate on a wooden table
Foil-Wrapped Baby Back Ribs
90 mins
A bowl of zucchini fritters set on a white background.
Zucchini Fritters
30 mins
Baked eggplant parmesan in a casserole dish.
Eggplant Parmesan
2 hrs
Two Glasses of Piña Colada With a Pineapple Wedge, Pineapple Leaf, and a Straw on a Marble and Wood Circular Serving Tray, and in the Background, an Uncut Pineapple, a Jigger, and a Blender With Some Leftover Piña Colada
Piña Colada
5 mins
Two Glasses of Arnold Palmer With a Lemon Slice, Next to a Bowl of Lemons, a Citrus Reamer, and Lemon Wedges
Arnold Palmer
3 mins
Bowl of Antipasto Salad With the Ingredients in Neat Piles, and in the Surroundings, a Robbin Egg Colored Kitchen Towel, a Bowl of Croutons, a Jar of Dressing, and Two Spoons on the Counter
Antipasto Salad
30 mins
Chocolate Mayonnaise Sheet Cake in a Baking Pan, Surrounded by Small Plates, Utensils, and One Small Plate with a Slice of Cake
Chocolate Mayonnaise Sheet Cake
50 mins
Chocolate Peanut Butter Icebox Cake Wrapped in Plastic Wrap in a Springform Pan with a Slice Cut Out
Chocolate Peanut Butter Icebox Cake
20 mins
Basil Pesto Sauce
Fresh Basil Pesto
15 mins
Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil on a Platter
Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil
35 mins
Ceviche with fish, onion, tomatoes, and chilis in a bowl
Ceviche
15 mins
Slices of easy zucchini bread on a platter
Easy Zucchini Bread
70 mins
Fresh Cucumber Salad in a bowl with herbs
Easy Cucumber Salad
5 mins
Overhead view of a plate of green tomatoes that have been breaded and fried.
Fried Green Tomatoes
30 mins
A large mason jar of easy homemade horchata with a cinnamon stick inside is in front of a similar glass and a pitcher of homemade horchata. A small bowl of rice and cinnamon sticks are to the left.
Horchata
20 mins
tomato salsa in a bowl showing chopped tomatoes and onion
Pico de Gallo (Fresh Salsa)
15 mins
Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Tomatillo Salsa Verde
35 mins
Grilled Tandoori Chicken with Turmeric Rice on Plate Next to Bowl of Raita
Tandoori Chicken
55 mins
Creamer Poured into a Glass of Cold Brew Coffee
How To Make Cold Brew Coffee
10 mins
Best Chayote squash with Tomato and Green Chiles
Chayote Squash With Tomato and Green Chiles
45 mins
A tall glass of ginger ale soda with a bowl of sliced limes next to it.
Homemade Ginger Ale
35 mins
Blistered Shishito or Padron Peppers in a bowl
Blistered Shishito Peppers
9 mins
Bread and Butter Pickles Picked up from a Jar Using a Fork
Bread and Butter Pickles
50 mins
Slice of Strawberry Rhubarb Pie on a Plate, and in the Background, More in a Glass Pie Pan
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
105 mins
Green beans, sauteed with bacon and served on a plate
Green Beans with Bacon
25 mins
How To make Crepes
How To Make French Crêpes
25 mins
Roasted Zucchini with garlic and black pepper on a serving platter
Roasted Zucchini with Garlic
25 mins
Zucchini muffins with walnuts and cranberries on cooling on a rack.
Zucchini Muffins
40 mins
Using a wooden peel to remove a pizza from the grill
How to Grill Pizza
20 mins
Finished seafood paella from the grill in a skillet ready to serve
Seafood Paella
65 mins
Overhead shot of a homemade keylime pie, covered with whipped cream and with a linen beside
The Best Key Lime Pie
40 mins
A serving spoon with homemade cream corn inside.
Creamed Corn
20 mins
Overhead view of primavera pasta in a bowl with a navy linen underneath.
Classic Pasta Primavera
30 mins
Maryland Crabcakes wtih greens and lemon wedges on a white plate wtih mayo
Crab Cakes
30 mins
Pickled Beets
Easy Pickled Beets
55 mins
Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea) Served with Ice and a Lime Slice Next to a Small Plate of Sliced Oranges and Limes and a Pitcher with More Jamaica
Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Iced Tea)
35 mins
Easy oven-roasted beets in a serving bowl
Roasted Beets with Balsamic Glaze
75 mins
A crumb topped easy shoofly pie.
Shoofly Pie
55 mins
A jar of homemade pickles
How to Make Easy Refrigerator Pickles
15 mins
Overhead view of a bowl of a shrimp ceviche recipe.
Shrimp Ceviche
40 mins
A Small Plate of Peach Cobbler Topped with a Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
Peach Cobbler
90 mins
Triangle cut cucumber tea sandwiches are stacked on a cake stand and encircled with fresh herbs. Sliced cucucumbers are visible inside each one.
Cucumber Sandwiches
10 mins
Escabeche (Pickled Jalapenos) in pint jars, canned with carrots and cauliflower
Escabeche (Pickled Jalapeños)
50 mins
Oysters on the grill to show how to grill oysters.
Grilled Oysters with Spicy Miso Butter
22 mins
Homemade cherry pop cocktail with fresh cherries and lemon set next to it.
Cherry Pop Cocktail
10 mins
Two summery peach margaritas on a white tray with a whole peach next to it.
Peach Margarita
5 mins
Blender strawberry lemonade served in a glass and in a pitcher with lemon slices and strawberries set around it.
Strawberry Lemonade
5 mins
Frozen margarita in a blue rimmed glass with limes in front and another glass and linen behind it.
Pitcher Frozen Margaritas
10 mins
The top bun set to the side of the BEST spicy buffalo chicken burger.
Spicy Buffalo Chicken Burgers
25 mins
Nacho Mexican Burger with a side of fries.
Nacho Burgers
25 mins
Best bacon cheeseburger set on a wood board outside.
Bacon Cheeseburger
15 mins
Bourbon Cherry Crisp with a serving removed from the baking dish.
Bourbon Cherry Crisp
80 mins
Blueberry Cake on a Plate
Blueberry Cake
60 mins
Chocolate penaut butter pie topped with whipped cream and peanut butter cups.
Peanut Butter Pie
35 mins

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