We were cooking up a summer storm this time last year, with recipes for old-fashioned cocoa ice cream, cooked salsa, a delicious salad, and orange-blueberry cake. Check out links to the recipes - plus corn on the cob gadgetry, new stuff from Staub, tips for preserving herbs, how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker, and more good summer eating from July 2007 below. (What were you eating in July '07?)

This time a year ago we were talking about...

• D.I.Y. Cooked Tomato Salsa

• Recipe: Wilted Arugula and Pear Salad

• Recipe: Orange and Nutmeg Blueberry Cake

• Recipe: Old-Fashioned Cocoa Ice Cream

• Pimp Your KitchenAid Mixer

• Conscientious Cook: Top Ten Organic Myths

• How To: Make Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Maker

• The Cheesemonger: Mountain Top Bleu

• Staub Launches New Color and Stick Resistant Braisers

• Tip: Freezing Summer Basil

• Gadgetry: Corn on the Cob

• The Celluloid Pantry: Big Cold Cuts, Small Bread and This is Spinal Tap (1984)

• Virtual CSA Box: Cantaloupe

• Hot or Not: Flashlight Grill Tongs

Previous Lookback: Food Photography Tips, Rhubarb Cocktail, Summer Wines, and Veggie Cookbooks