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Ravishing Ramona is a 2-ingredient tropical cocktail: coconut rum and pineapple juice poured over ice. A breezy, no-blender highball that tastes like a beach vacation in one tall glass.

Homemade wine cooler with wine and lemon-lime soda served over ice. A light, refreshing 2-ingredient spritzer that takes 5 minutes to make. Lower in alcohol than straight wine.

Before the summer's over, impress your friends by making them an orange julius that they won't forget!

Applesauce jello salad -- A delicious jello salad, taken from The Monterey Coast Guard Officers' Wives Club Cookbook. My sister-in-law was the president of the club which put that cookbook together.

Copycat Orange Julius blender drink with fresh orange juice, dry milk powder, sugar, vanilla, and crushed ice. The frothy mall-court classic in 10 minutes from kitchen ingredients you already own.

Blended brandy and creme de menthe cocktail with vanilla ice cream. The Applegate Island Hummer is a creamy, minty after-dinner drink ready in 2 minutes.

Classic pina colada blended with light rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and crushed ice until foamy. A tropical cocktail that takes 30 seconds in the blender and tastes like a Caribbean beach.

Rich chocolate chip cake infused with creme de menthe, frosted with chocolate icing, and crowned with minty whipped cream for a triple-layer treat that's pure indulgence.

Butter-sauteed bananas with a thick maple praline sauce made from real maple syrup, heavy cream, and toasted pecans. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

Gratineed oysters on the half shell with diced apples and a Calvados sabayon broiled golden. An elegant French appetizer pairing briny oysters with apple brandy cream.

A bubbly champagne punch with lemonade, pineapple juice, ginger ale, and tonic water. Makes 7 quarts for a crowd. The ultimate party punch bowl recipe for celebrations.

No-bake angel food cake layered and frosted with butterscotch whipped cream, then covered in crunchy toffee bits. Just 5 ingredients and 20 minutes of hands-on time before it chills.

Phaalse Ka Sharbat is a traditional Indian blackberry summer drink with mashed soaked berries, sugar, and a pinch of salt over crushed ice. Refreshing North Indian sherbet for hot days.

City Slicker mocktail: pineapple juice and ginger ale over ice with a dash of ground ginger. A bright, bubbly, non-alcoholic drink ready in under a minute.

Fresh strawberry lemonade made with pureed strawberries, real lemon juice, and club soda for fizz. A 10-minute from-scratch summer drink with adjustable sweetness.

Frozen strawberry daiquiris blended with rum, frozen strawberries, sweetened lime juice, and lemon-lime soda. A slushy, party-sized cocktail batch ready in 10 minutes.