Summer

It's all wrapped up in an easy Dijon vinaigrette.

Make a pact to give your cast iron pan life beyond the kitchen.

As a rule, anything you can cook on the grill you can also cook on a fire pit — as along as you've got a grill grate. Here are 23 recipes I lean on.

Big-batch sangria that won't break your budget.

It's an effortlessly airy vanilla cake layered with velvety custard and perfectly ripe strawberries.

They're stuffed with fresh herbs and two kinds of cheese.

You likely have everything you need.

With your favorite cut of cured pork, molasses, canned beans, and a secret ingredient, you can be eating creamy beans suspended in a velvety sauce in just 30 minutes.

It's the season for blueberry pies, cakes, cobblers, muffins, and much more.

It only takes 10 minutes, and it's the easiest, best way to preserve tomatoes for the cold months ahead.

You'll want to make room at your next potluck or barbecue for this fast side.

Sweet, salty, and sour, and perfect with everything you're grilling this summer.

If you're looking to skip the mayo, here's what to reach for instead.

The best jam you can make with just fruit, lemon, and sugar.

Summer — the season of impromptu picnics, backyard get-togethers, and lazy dinners — demands hospitable and casual desserts that come together easily and feed everyone from large to small. This is one of my favorites: A one-bowl butter cake, baked in a pretty dish, and topped with tangy whipped cream and piles of summer fruit. Easy as one-two-three, and beautiful too.

Layered jello molds are easier to make than you think.

From burgers and chicken to fish and steak, these sides make a perfect partner to them all.

If you're looking for a quick way to preserve a bunch of cherry tomatoes, pickling is a unique way to put them to good use.

Literally easier than pie.

Toss it on a grain bowl, salad, or even over pasta all week long.

The citrusy flavor is unreal.

No, it's not feta.

It’s fruity, boozy, and ice-cold.

Aperol spritz, but make it punch!

Here are the three essential steps you need to know for making a classic fruit crumble.

It's better than anything you can buy.

This faster take on pizza won't heat up the house.

Even ho-hum strawberries bake up delicious in this cobbler.

A quick soak in an easy brine makes for perfect grilled pork chops every single time.

I may never use a cocktail glass again.

Like a tomato and mayo sandwich, in pie form.

This is the one potato salad to know.

These oven-dried tomatoes are nothing like their sun-dried cousins.

Spoiler: It levels up so much more than salad.

It beats any other version.

Ratatouille, the classic French vegetable stew, is a perfect candidate for this hands-off cooking method.

When you make vanilla ice cream at home, with good milk and cream, and real vanilla bean, it's anything but plain!

It goes with almost everything.

Ready the vanilla ice cream.

Like the classic salad, but way better.

Fry your watermelon rind in spices, never look back.

It doubles as a marinade.

If you can't hang with Ina in East Hampton, this is the next best thing.

Don’t even think about whipping up a batch without it.

The crunchiest cucumber salads, cool noodle sides, and summer cocktails made even more refreshing with cukes.

You'll want it in your fridge all summer long.

It couldn’t be easier to assemble.

It's the most refreshing and interesting cocktail I know.

Forget the ice cream cones!

It's my new favorite way to eat shrimp.

These easy recipes won't weigh you down during these hot and humid days.

This may sound crass, but I have yet to find a lemon sorbet from the grocery store whose flavor doesn’t remind me of cleaning fluid. Luckily, lemon sorbet is an easy dessert to make at home, and it’s so worth it. You don’t even need an ice cream maker to get good results. As we know from Some Facts About Ice Cream, sorbet contains more sugar than ice cream, but has less fat. It’s also non-dairy and is usually flavored with fruit.

Step one: Start with watermelon mimosas.

Craving ice cream? This roundup will give you what you need for the best ice cream at home. No machine? No problem. Vegan? We have a recipe for you.

We've cracked the code on moist and tender fillets.

Check out those purple swirls 😍

Oh, and it's practically no-cook!

It's the only way I'll make it from now on.

Two ingredients take it to the next level.