5,033 summer recipes

This sweet and sour cold noodles dish is one of my favorites, it's particularly good on a hot summer day. Easy to make, and tastes refreshing and delicious.

No-cook strawberry freezer jam captures peak summer strawberry flavor with liquid pectin, sugar, and lemon juice. Ready in 20 minutes with no boiling and no canning equipment.

Homemade cherry and raspberry jam with citrus zest and a hint of almond extract. A no-pectin small-batch preserve that captures peak summer fruit in glossy, ruby-red jars.

Eva's zucchini bread bakes a tender, cinnamon-spiced quick bread loaded with shredded zucchini, walnuts, and optional raisins. Two-loaf recipe perfect for using up a summer garden glut.

Berry kiwi jam, a no-cook freezer jam with crushed raspberries, chopped kiwi fruit, sugar, and pectin. Bright fresh-fruit flavor that tastes like summer in a jar, no canning equipment required.

Ohio sour cherry pie features a flaky frozen-shortening Crisco crust and a thick almond-vanilla sour cherry filling cooked on the stovetop before baking. Classic Midwest summer pie.

Garden zucchini chili simmers cubed zucchini, bell pepper, and beans with garlic, cumin, and chili powder for a quick vegan chili. A summer-garden bean stew that's ready in 50 minutes.

Homemade peach ice cream with fresh chopped peaches folded into a microwave-thickened custard base of milk, half-and-half, sugar and egg. Smooth, scoopable and a Southern summer ritual.

Glazed plum bundt cake with chopped fresh plums, walnuts, cinnamon, and a warm brown sugar glaze. A late-summer fruit cake with juicy plum pockets and a tender, oil-based crumb.

This easy to make blueberry cobbler can be a light and fruity dessert in a hot summer day, or having it as a snack is a good idea too.

A self-saucing cake that's magically fluffy and creates it's own tangy key lime curd. Developed at our summer home in Key Largo with inspiration after watching Junior MasterChef Australia.

Toss vermicelli, cucumber, radishes, lettuce with store-bought or homemade peanut sauce. The dish can be made a few hours or one day ahead. A deliciously refreshing summer dish.

A spicy etouffee to enjoy over rice. Perfect to keep you warm on a cold winter's night...Or to enjoy on a sultry hot summer's day- you can't go wrong either way!

Grilled Cornish hens with a honey-cumin plum rub tucked under the skin, served on baby spinach with grilled plums and balsamic vinaigrette. A showstopping summer grill dinner.

Chilly tomato bisque blends vegetable juice, fresh tomatoes, plain yogurt, and basil into a cold, no-cook soup. The blender does all the work. Cool relief on hot summer days.

Raspberry sherbet with whipped egg whites, half-and-half, and pureed raspberries for a fluffy, brightly-pink frozen dessert. The lighter-than-ice-cream summer treat with a tangy lemon edge.