Summer Recipes

Summer cooking should be easy. I want cold salads that get better overnight, slow cooker meals that do not heat up the kitchen, and desserts that set in the fridge while we are outside.

This is where I keep all my warm-weather favorites - no-bake treats, cookout sides, cold drinks, and dips that show up at every pool party and backyard gathering from June through August. No fuss, no oven when I can avoid it, and nothing that keeps me inside longer than I want to be.

Best Summer Cookout Recipes

These are the ones I bring when someone else is grilling and I am in charge of everything else. Dips that sit out all afternoon without complaining, cold salads that taste better after an hour in the cooler, and desserts that do not melt into a puddle on the picnic table.