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31 Days of Summer Produce Recipes to Make in August

These 31 easy, healthy recipe ideas for summer produce are what make the living easy this month! There's nothing quite like biting into that first peach with

Grandma’s Peach and Blackberry Cobbler

Fresh fruit flavors are the star in this decadent but oh so easy peach and blackberry cobbler recipe that calls for a spoonful straight from the pan. You

30 Pasta Salad Recipes to Make All Summer Long

Easy classic pasta salads are the trademark of summer BBQs, picnics, pool parties, and potlucks. This list of 30 pasta salads will keep your picnic table full

Strawberry Arugula Salad with Watermelon and Feta

This healthy strawberry and arugula salad recipe with a simple balsamic vinaigrette dressing gets even sweeter with watermelon that's topped with feta cheese

Creamy Tropical Fruit Slushies

Trade in your handheld popsicles for this frozen slushie treat that's iced, creamy, and a total tropical flavor delight made from real fruit and almond milk,

Friday Faves

Hello friends! And Happy Summer Fridays! It's one of the last warm evenings of June before we heat up in July and I'm sitting on my deck writing this

Grilled Corn Salad with Tomato and Avocado

When fresh corn and tomatoes are at their summer best, this easy salad with creamy avocados that's simply dressed with a hint of Mexican jalapeño, lime juice,

30 Healthy Summer Potluck Salads to Make in June

From zippy potato salads, quinoa salads, coleslaws, and pasta salads that just seem to get better and better over time, we can't get enough of this list of 30

Potato Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe

Summer doesn't get any cooler than ice cream sandwiches made of chocolate chip cookies with oatmeal, nuts, and potato chips (!) sandwiching cool colors of ice

Summer Melon Cous Cous Salad with Avocado, Grapes and Mint

Hail all things green! Pillowy pearl couscous provides the bulk of this fresh honeydew, grape, cucumber, and avocado salad tossed with fresh herbs laced in a a

31 Summer Slow Cooker Recipes to Make in July

These 31 fast to pull together slow cooker recipe ideas for chicken, meat, seafood, and vegetables are the secret to easy summer cooking. For many of us,

Macaroni Salad with Smoked Mozzarella and Proscuitto

This easy, tangy pasta salad mixes traditional macaroni salad with Mediterranean flavors to create a new family favorite potluck salad. Common etiquette rules

Skillet Cherry Pie

Sweet, plump cherries scented with vanilla and almond make up the filling of this easy and classic, lattice-topped pie, baked in an iron skillet. There's

Creamy Yogurt Cucumber Salad Recipe

Greek yogurt spiked with garlic, dill, lemon and mint dresses crunchy cucumbers for a favorite, refreshing and creamy summer salad that's so simple to make.

Bacon Wrapped Grilled Peaches with Balsamic Glaze

The first bite of recipe creating inspiration for me often starts with—you got it—the first bite. Case in point, my dinner last Friday night. Even though it

Grilled Caprese Skewers

Summer grill time certainly shouldn't be limited to meats and burgers, bring on the tomatoes and sturdy halloumi or bread cheese for my Grilled Caprese

Hotel Inspired White Peach Sangria with Harry & David

The weekend started innocently enough. We landed. We checked in. And then, we discovered our gift boxes. And that's when the party started. Sweet Riesling,

Friday Faves and Balsamic Skirt Steak Salad with Stone Fruit

I just stepped out of the orchard. No, I mean literally, I just stepped out of the orchard. Today I stepped out of a van, into a picturesque Oregon orchard,

Friday Faves and Grilled Peaches with Mascarpone Cheese

Soon I'll be heading north. Not for the great white chill of Alaska, but to Northern Utah for Peach Days. Peach season is right around the corner, and I

Whiskey Lemonade Recipe with Honey Simple Syrup

I left my heart in Utah. Which makes it convenient since that’s where I’ve returned to roost. This great state had some pretty great visitors this past

Apple & Blueberry Crumble

Next week is a big week for me, and for you my readers! You'll be seeing a new look for the blog and also the release of the next issue of Foodie Crush! I'm

Peach & Tomato Bruschetta Recipe

Baby toes, baby breath, baby kisses right in the crook of their fat, little, creased neck. The things I crave when I hear a friend is going to have a baby. So

Grilled Pizza and 3 Recipes to Keep You Out of the Kitchen

Baby it's hot outside. Dog days of summer. And just another excuse to fire up the grill. And a little rescuing was what I was in need of, rescue from the same

BLT Panzanella Plus 5 New Spins on Panzanella

Tomatoes, vinegar, pucker. I'm craving salty and fresh. And maybe a little smokey. But not your typical light-lunch salad, something with some girth. I'm

5 Gazpachos and a Bloody Mary Gazpacho

The combination of soaring temperatures and farmer's markets leads me to one conclusion. It's time for gazpacho. With sweat-drenched home cooks and their ovens

4th of July Gorgonzola Blue Cheese Burgers

The best thing about this year's 4th of July is thanks to our good friend Christopher Clavius, we have a three day weekend. *Sidebar note: Thanks to yet another

Stuffed Pasilla Peppers Recipe for Cinco De Mayo

I have a theory about Cinco de Mayo: It's a holiday that was created purely to celebrate and satiate our cravings for Mexican food. What the?? What about