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.

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

A serving bowl of caponata with raisins and pine nuts.

The Best Sicilian Eggplant Caponata

Roasted salmon on a plate with tomatoes and a bite taken out of it.

Cedar Planked Salmon with Maple Mustard Glaze

A plate of baked stuffed clams with lemons and a cocktail fork.

Italian Baked Stuffed Clams Oreganata

Top view of tomato fennel risotto in a white bowl.

Summer Tomato Risotto with Fennel and Fresh Herbs

Overhead shot of a jar of pesto with whole almonds and garlic scattered around.

Sicilian Pesto alla Trapanese with Almonds and Tomatoes

A glass holding an ice cream cone with lemon ice cream.

Easy Homemade Lemon Ice Cream

Overhead shot of a plate of crispy chicken Milanese with tomato arugula salad.

Crispy Chicken Milanese with Tomato Arugula Salad

Top view of a plate of tuna carpaccio with arugula in the center.

Classic Tuna Carpaccio with Arugula, Capers and Pine Nuts

A blue plate with a piece of plum torte and a fork.

The New York Times Plum Torte

A bowl of spaghetti with sun gold tomatoes and basil on a blue background.

No-Cook Fresh Sun Gold Tomato Pasta

Overhead shot of a long white plate with four red and yellow tomatoes with breadcrumbs on top.

Easy Baked Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes

Overhead shot of a platter of tomatoes with fried onions on top.

Heirloom Tomato Salad with Blue Cheese and Fried Shallots

A white ramekin of Tzatziki Sauce with pita triangles in the background.

Easy Homemade Greek Tzatziki Sauce

overhead shot of a platter with crab cakes and lemon wedges on top

Maryland Crab Cakes

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

Steamed Crabs Maryland Style

A tall glass of iced coffee with a straw and coffee beans in the background.

Easy Homemade Cold Brew Coffee

Vertical shot of eggplant parmesan on a plate next to a baking dish.

Unbreaded Eggplant Parm

Side view of a plate of a serving eggplant parmesan with a fork.

Baked Eggplant Parmesan

Close up of a square removed from the corner of a gratin in a baking dish.

Cheesy Baked Zucchini Gratin

Fork next to roasted zucchini rounds.

Zucchini alla Scapece

overhead shot of grilled zucchini bruschetta on a wood platter

Grilled Zucchini Bruschetta with Whipped Ricotta + Mint

Top view of a plate of zucchini fritters with lemon herb yogurt dip.

Zucchini Fritter Recipe

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