Summer

Summer foods are without a doubt the most fun! These are my best summertime recipes, ranging from easy grilled dinners to homemade ice cream and everything in between. Here you'll find a selection of recipes that are perfect for eating when the weather is hot and all of the best produce is perfectly in season.

Featured Recipe

Maine Lobster Rolls

This easy recipe for lobster rolls are a tradition in my family! This is our favorite way to prepare them every summer. Lightly dressed big chunks of lobster stuffed inside a buttery top split bun. There's nothing like them!

Classic Lobster Rolls

Maine lobster roll in a paper boat with a lemon wedge.

BLT sandwich cut in half and skewered, showing layers of bacon, tomato, lettuce, and mayo on white bread.

Best Ever BLT's

Clams in a white bowl with charred corn, chorizo, and herbs, served with rustic bread.

Clams with Chorizo and Grilled Corn

Spiced, cooked shrimp drained and cooling in a glass bowl with bay leaves and lemon wedges.

Easy Peel and Eat Shrimp

Grilled peaches and halloumi nestled on greens, served with jalapeño and honey vinaigrette in the background.

Grilled Halloumi and Peach Salad

Angled close-up of potato salad with creamy sour cream and fresh chives on top, highlighting the sliced fingerling potatoes and crispy bacon bits.

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Peppers

Overhead view of golden-brown lobster corn fritters scattered on newspaper-lined parchment with fresh tarragon sprigs, lemon wedges, and a small bowl of green tarragon aioli.

Lobster Corn Fritters

Side view of a frosty lemon granita mound in a glass bowl, garnished with lemon wedges and mint, with whole and halved lemons in the background.

How to Make Lemon Granita

A grilled romaine lettuce half is plated with a generous sprinkling of crumbled blue cheese, chopped tomatoes, and crispy bacon bits. The charred edges of the romaine give it a smoky appearance, and the salad is drizzled with creamy blue cheese dressing. A fork and knife rest on the white plate.

Grilled Romaine Wedge Salad

A close-up of a white bowl filled with chopped kale, fresh blueberries, and sunflower seeds, set on a rustic wooden table. A halved lemon and scattered seeds and berries add visual interest around the bowl.

Lemony Kale Salad with Blueberries

Grilled chicken satay skewers arranged on a hammered copper tray, garnished with fresh cilantro and served with a small bowl of creamy peanut dipping sauce.

Chicken Satay Skewers

View of a filled jar with chunky cucumber wedges, dill, garlic, and coriander seeds peeking through the liquid brine.

Easy Refrigerator Pickles

Overhead view of Thai cucumber salad in a square white bowl on a rustic wooden surface. The salad is topped with crushed peanuts and garnished with cilantro. Around the bowl are scattered peanuts, cucumber halves, lime halves, and cilantro sprigs for a casual, fresh presentation.

Thai Cucumber Salad

Overhead view of a colorful cucumber melon salad in a patterned ceramic bowl, garnished with fresh basil and a large wedge of feta, surrounded by sliced cucumbers and red onions.

Cucumber Melon Salad with Feta and Mint

A delicate arrangement of crudo topped with colorful diced fruit and vegetables, including golden mango, green kiwi, and white jicama, with splashes of red chili oil and fresh cilantro on a white serving dish.

Fish Crudo with Jicama, Mango and Kiwi

Close-up of a single shrimp po’boy sandwich on a plate with chips. The sandwich is drizzled with creamy sauce and packed with crispy shrimp, fresh tomato, lettuce, and red onion.

Cajun Shrimp Po Boy Sandwiches

Overhead view of a white bowl filled with cucumber radish salad in a creamy yogurt dressing, garnished with fresh dill, set on a rustic wood surface with cucumbers and herbs.

Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad

Multiple rectangular chocolate cookie ice cream sandwiches arranged on a sheet of crinkled white parchment paper, ready to serve or store.

Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches

Close-up of a bacon cheddar burger wrapped in parchment, featuring a sesame seed bun, crispy bacon, melted cheese, and caramelized tomato onion jam.

Bacon Cheddar Burgers with Homemade Tomato Jam

A close-up of crispy tomato fritters stacked generously around a dish of herbed tzatziki sauce. Flecks of sea salt and sprigs of dill and mint highlight the dish’s vibrant, savory charm.

Greek Tomato Fritters (Domatokeftedes)

Finished salad in white speckled bowl garnished with shaved parmesan, chopped hazelnuts, and fresh basil. Surrounding ingredients include a block of parmesan, small bowl of hazelnuts, and fresh basil sprigs on white parchment background.

Fresh Zucchini Salad

Close-up view of grilled prosciutto-wrapped scallops on wooden skewers. The caramelized scallops with crispy prosciutto are arranged on a white oval plate with a rustic rim, sitting in a pool of creamy sauce with olive oil drizzled on top.

Grilled Scallops and Prosciutto

Close up of a pile of steamed crabs and corn on the cob.

Steamed Maryland Blue Crabs

Overhead view of a complete apricot pistachio tart in a white ceramic dish, surrounded by fresh apricots and roasted pistachios on a marble surface.

Apricot Pistachio Tart

More grilled bread slices on parchment paper with tomatoes, olive oil, and a jar of olive oil in the corner.

Pan Con Tomate (Spanish Tomato Bread)

Rare seared tuna sliced on a plate with an herb sauce.

Seared Tuna Steaks

A blue plate with a slice of peach pie and a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a fork.

Homemade Peach Pie

A serving dish of grilled peach and bread salad with burrata and serving spoons.

Grilled Peach Panzanella Salad with Burrata

Sliced peaches and blueberries inside of a rustic pie crust,

Blueberry Peach Crostata

Close up of apple cider vinegar in a glass with trapped fruit flies.

How to Trap Fruit Flies

A bowl of gazpacho garnished with an edible flower.

Silky Watermelon Gazpacho

Green beans and corn in a pan with fresh herbs and a serving spoon.

Summer Corn + Green Beans with Herb Butter

A white pizza with prosciutto, corn and tarragon.

Grilled Pizza with Corn and Prosciutto

Three marinated grilled shrimp with a lime and a fork.

Citrus Herb Marinated Grilled Shrimp

Lamb meatballs and red onion slices on metal skewers on a green plate.

Easy Grilled Lamb Meatballs

Grilled marinated Lamb Chops with vegetables and chick peas on a platter.

Grilled Marinated Lamb Chops

Maine lobster roll in a paper boat with a lemon wedge.

Classic Maine Lobster Rolls

a cast iron pan filled with creamed corn.

The Best Homemade Creamed Corn Recipe

A homemade ice cream cake with caramel sauce dripping off the top.

Best Ice Cream Cake Recipe

A slice of old fashioned blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream on top.

Grandma's Old Fashioned Blueberry Pie

A white bowl filled with shrimp ceviche and fried plantains.

Ecuadorian Shrimp Ceviche

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