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Home | Summer Recipes

Summer Recipes

Summer cooking is all about keeping things fresh, colorful, and easy—and these recipes are exactly what I turn to when the weather heats up. Whether I’m firing up the grill, blending something cool, or prepping a no-fuss dinner, these dishes are made for sunny days and laid-back meals.

My Greek Chicken Marinade is a go-to for backyard grilling, especially when paired with Veggie Skewers and a drizzle of Chimichurri Sauce to tie it all together. For something light and refreshing, I love starting the day with a vibrant Açaí Bowl—cool, fruity, and perfect for summer mornings.

Hand scooping fresh pico de gallo with a tortilla chip from a bowl garnished with lime and green chiles.

Authentic Homemade Pico de Gallo (Salsa Fresca)

Overhead view of sliced chicken breast on Greek salad with pita and avocado.

Greek Chicken Salad Recipe

Front view of a glass bottle filled with freshly made French dressing, showing its smooth consistency and rich color against a light background.

French Dressing Recipe

A minimalist shot of a tall glass filled with creamy poppyseed dressing, with salad greens and lemon in the soft-focus background.

Creamy Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

Split image showing crispy buttermilk fried chicken on a cooling rack beside a pan of sweet cornbread squares topped with butter and served with a honey dipper.

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Side view of juicy chicken souvlaki skewers on a white patterned platter with cucumber tomato salad and a small bowl of tzatziki.

Authentic Greek Chicken Souvlaki

Two images side by side. On the left is an image of quesabirria tacos on a white plate, and the image on the right is of five shrimp tacos topped with Mexican crema and slaw.

40+ Mexican Recipes Perfect for Cinco de Mayo

Stack of eight soft and warm freshly baked pita bread surrounded by small bowls filled with olives and pickled red onions.

Homemade Pita Bread Recipe (With Instant Yeast)

A small white bowl filled with creamy blue cheese dressing, sprinkled with blue cheese crumbles and chopped chives, surrounded by fresh raw vegetables like sugar snap peas, carrots, and celery for dipping.

Easy 5-Ingredient Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

A close-up shot of Alabama White Sauce being drizzled over crispy golden-brown baked chicken legs.

Alabama White Sauce Recipe (White BBQ Sauce)

Homemade Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce in a glass storage jar with a spoon set to its left and a Dr. Pepper can in the background.

Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce Recipe (No Ketchup Needed)

Salad tongs lifting a serving of Greek salad from the white platter.

Traditional Greek Salad Recipe (Horiatiki)

Homemade BBQ sauce dripping off a large wooden spoon back into a medium saucepot.

Best Ever Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe (Kansas City-Style)

Large white bowl filled with chopped romaine, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, green onion, red onion, corn, avocado, and crumbled cheese, topped with plump tail-on cooked shrimp and drizzled with cilantro lime vinaigrette.

Chopped Salad with Shrimp

Creamy baked zucchini casserole in a white casserole dish and filled with rows of sliced zucchini and yellow squash and topped with a golden crust of panko breadcrumbs, and shredded cheese.

Zucchini Casserole

Large white plate filled with six crispy pan-fried zucchini fritters with a side of herbed yogurt dip in a small white serving bowl.

Zucchini Fritters

Salad tongs filled with a large serving of green goddess pasta salad and hovering above a large bowl filled with the remaining prepared pasta salad.

Green Goddess Pasta Salad

Large white bowl filled with creamy dill pickle pasta salad garnished with sliced dill pickles and fresh dill.

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Single water cracker in a white bowl filled with creamy tuna salad presented on a cutting board surrounded by crackers and celery sticks.

Tuna Salad Recipe

Large white salad bowl filled with halved cherry tomatoes tossed in olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, garlic, salt, black pepper, and fresh herbs.

Cherry Tomato Salad

Large white salad bowl filled with a cold Italian pasta salad made with cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, mozzarella pearls, salami, black olives, artichoke hearts and rotini pasta all tossed in a homemade Italian dressing.

Italian Pasta Salad

Small serving bowl filled with Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad garnished with minced chives and crumbled blue cheese.

Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

Large salad bowl filled with chicken Caesar pasta salad filled with Romaine lettuce, croutons, chicken, and penne pasta tossed in Caesar salad dressing.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Speckled white plated presented with six golden baked crab cakes served with fresh lemon wedges and garnished with freshly minced parsley.

Crab Cake Recipe with Creamy Honey Dijon Dipping Sauce

Large serving spoon filled with Mediterranean orzo salad hovering over a large bowl filled with the salad.

Mediterranean Orzo Salad

White shallow serving plate filled with shrimp ceviche made with chopped shrimp, sliced onion, chopped bell peppers, and tomatoes in citrus juice with chopped cilantro and chopped jalapenos.

Shrimp Ceviche Recipe (Ceviche de Camaron)

Crab salad served over mixed greens and served with buttery crackers on a white plate.

Crab Salad Recipe

Beautiful slice of golden baked Southern tomato pie on a white plate with the tomato layer on the bottom and cheety mayo layer on top.

Best Tomato Pie Recipe

Large serving bowl filled with cold pesto pasta salad made with rotini pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, mozzarella pearls, and kalamata olives.

Easy Pesto Pasta Salad

Beautifully layered traditional 7 layer salad starting with chopped iceberg lettuce on the bottom, followed by chopped red onion, sliced cherry tomatoes, green peas, chopped hard boiled eggs, creamy mayonnaise dressing, shredded cheddar cheese, and bacon bits on the top.

7 Layer Salad Recipe

Perfectly golden and crispy deep-fried okra on a large piece of parchment paper set over a wire rack and served with a creamy mayo sauce for dipping.

Buttermilk Fried Okra Recipe with Easy Dipping Sauce

Spatula scooping hot blackberry cobbler from a white baking dish.

Blackberry Cobbler

Thicked Boston baked beans with bacon in a large pot garnished with fresh parsley.

Boston Baked Beans

Large oval salad platter artfully displaying a tuna nicoise salad with green beans, hard-boiled eggs, sliced green onions, boiled potatoes, canned tuna, olives, and tomatoes on a bed of lettuce.

Nicoise Salad

Dinner plate filled with two chicken skewers, lemon slices, and a side of greek salad.

Chicken Skewers

Small wood salad bowl filled with fresh and light green goddess salad.

Green Goddess Salad

Homemade fruit popsicles on a metal serving tray

Homemade Fruit Popsicles

Overhead image of a small glass jar filled with homemade green goddess dressing.

Green Goddess Dressing

Overhead image of a large white bowl filled with fresh pineapple salsa made with diced red onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and pineapple and mixed with fresh lime juice, pineapple juice, and minced cilantro.

Pineapple Salsa

Large, shallow serving bowl filled Hawaiian macaroni salad and garnished with fresh green onions.

Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

A piece of strawberry rhubarb cobbler with ice cream

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

Three Bánh Mì sandwiches assembled and ready to serve.

Banh Mi (Vietnamese Sandwich)

White bowl filled with peas, bacon, celery, green onion, red onion, and cubes of smoked gouda all tossed in a creamy Italian mayo dressing.

Pea Salad Recipe

White bowl filled with white rice topped with sliced cucumber, avocado, mango, ahi tuna, green onions, edamame, and drizzled with creamy Sriracha mayo sauce.

Poke Bowl Recipe

Overhead image of a large white bowl filled with mango salsa made with mango, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

Mango Salsa

Large white rectangle plate topped with five assembled shrimp tacos filled with cabbage slow, shrimp, and creamy taco sauce.

Shrimp Taco Recipe

Grilled Shrimp and Veggie Bowls

Shrimp Bowl

Avocado, Papaya and Mango Salad with Honey

Mango Avocado Salad

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