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Delicious summer recipes perfect for hot days, grilling, beach picnics, and more. These summer weeknight wonders are quick, easy, and perfect for a delicious family meal.

A large, round platter filled with salad, sliced peaches, fried shallots and whole basil leaves.

Salads | Summer

A Perfect Summer Salad with Peaches, Basil and Crispy Fried Shallots

A plate of salad made up of hard boiled egg, lettuces leaves, bacon and halved tomatoes, avocado and cheese.

Dinner | Salads | Summer

California Cobb Salad

Slices of raw scallop on a white plate.

Appetizers | Fish and Seafood | Healthy Recipes | Summer

Scallop Crudo with Yuzu, Basil and Lime

Thin slices of raw tuna on a white plate topped with capers, citrus zest and olive oil.

Appetizers | Fish and Seafood | Healthy Recipes | Summer

Tuna Crudo with Blood Orange and Capers

A bowl of risotto with a silver spoon.

Dinner | Summer | Vegetarian

Risotto al Limone (Lemon Risotto)

A white bowl filled with pasta tossed in a a roasted tomato eggplant sauce and topped with fresh basil leaves and crumbled goat cheese.

Pasta | Summer | Vegetarian

Slow-Roasted Eggplant Ragù with Goat Cheese and Basil

A baking tray with barbecue ribs cut into pieces and a small dish of sauce in a blue bowl.

Dinner | Grilling Recipes | Pork | Summer

Sweet and Sticky Oven-Baked BBQ Ribs

A chicken burger with lettuce, mayo and onion on a brioche bun with a beer in the background.

Chicken and Turkey Recipes | Dinner | Grilling Recipes | Recipes | Summer

Jalapeño-Cheddar Chicken Smash Burgers

A large oval platter filled with pasta, cherry tomatoes, shaved parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

Fish and Seafood | Pasta | Summer

Crab Pasta with Corn, Tomatoes and Basil

An enamel white plate with three cooked prawns topped with red sauce and a slice of lemon.

Fish and Seafood | Pork | Recipes | Summer

Spot Prawns with ‘Nduja, Butter and Lemon

A plate of hamachi crudo surrounded by wine glasses and a white linen napkin.

Appetizers | Fish and Seafood | Summer

Hamachi Crudo with Grapefruit and Serrano Chili

A vibrant red tomato salad with fresh basil on a rectangular platter surrounded by cocktails on ice with orange wedges.

Grilling Recipes | Recipes | Summer

30+ Summer Meal Ideas–California Style!

Seven pieces of zucchini on a platter, topped with grated cheese, lemon zest and chili flakes.

Healthy Recipes | Sides | Summer | Vegetables

Cacio e Pepe Zucchini

a white bowl filled with grilled vegetable salad with white beans, get feta cheese, asparagus, red onion and silver spoon on the side

Grilling Recipes | Salads | Sides | Summer | Vegetables | Vegetarian

Warm Grilled Vegetable Salad with White Beans and Feta

a bowl of rigatoni with sautéed zucchini, corn, fresh basil, cream and parmesan cheese with a pink tea towel and a glass of wine

Dinner | Pasta | Recipes | Summer | Vegetables | Vegetarian

Creamy Summer Squash Pasta with Fresh Corn, Basil and Parmesan Cheese

A large pork chip topped with peach salsa on a beige plate.

Dinner | Grilling Recipes | Pork | Summer

Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Salsa

a strawberry rhubarb puff pastry tart cut into 8 rectangles on a blue background with fresh strawberries on top and a pink cloth napkin

Breakfast | Dessert | Recipes | Summer

Strawberry Rhubarb Puff Pastry Tart

a sheet pan with Prosciutto Wrapped Halibut with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

Fish and Seafood | Healthy Recipes | Recipes | Sheet Pan Dinners | Spring Recipes | Summer

Prosciutto Wrapped Halibut with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

a blue and white platter filled with grilled skirt steak with a bowl of salad on the side

30 Minutes or Less | Beef | Dinner | Grilling Recipes | Recipes | Summer

Grilled Skirt Steak

a rectangular baking tray filled with grilled lamb chops, fresh herbs and red onion

Dinner | Grilling Recipes | Recipes | Spring Recipes | Summer

Grilled Lamb Chops with Herb Salad

a bottle of sparkling water being poured into a clear glass filled with an Aperol spritz

Cocktails | Recipes | Summer

Classic Aperol Spritz

Rustic Blueberry Galette with Vanilla Ice Cream

Dessert | Recipes | Summer

Rustic Blueberry Galette with Vanilla Ice Cream

an oval platter filled with grilled shrimp and grilled lemons

Appetizers | Dinner | Fish and Seafood | Grilling Recipes | Recipes | Summer

Grilled Peel n’ Eat Shrimp with Old Bay

a white pot filled with steamed clams with lemons on the side

Appetizers | Dinner | Fish and Seafood | Summer

Steamed Clams with White Wine, Garlic and Butter

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A plate of salad made up of hard boiled egg, lettuces leaves, bacon and halved tomatoes, avocado and cheese.

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