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Quick & Easy Summer Recipes

The best Quick & Easy Summer Recipes to beat the heat and enjoy more time relaxing with less time spent in the kitchen!

Summer calls for an easy Summer Family Meal Plan with family-friendly recipes like this easy cold Italian Pasta Salad and the best Classic Potato Salad recipe (really!).

And if you have an abundance of fresh produce, plan on simple and tasty sides like my quick & easy fresh Summer Tomato Bruschetta and Zucchini & Fresh Corn Succotash.

 

 

A slice of peach raspberry cobbler and strawberry cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream sits on a plate with a spoon. In the background, a glass baking dish with more cobbler and fresh peach slices are visible.

Pies, Crisps & Tarts

Peach Raspberry Cobbler

A white bowl filled with homemade baked beans and pieces of bacon, placed on a white surface next to fresh parsley, a white cloth, black spoons, and part of another bowl of beans.

Side Dishes and Salads

Homemade Baked Beans (Better Than Store Bought)

Several metal skewers with grilled beef cubes are arranged on a white plate. In the background, bowls of red grapes and yellow potato salad complement this delicious beef kebabs recipe. A website name is shown at the bottom.

Grilling

Tender & Juicy Grilled Beef Kebabs Recipe

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Recipe Collections

Zucchini Recipes

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Preserving Guide

How To Preserve Cantaloupe

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No Bake Desserts

Key Lime Mousse {Key Lime Pie In A Jar}

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Ice Cream

Simple Homemade Ice Cream Recipes

A collage of colorful snacks, including trail mix in bowls, snack balls, a berry smoothie, popcorn, orange smoothies, and heart-shaped cookies, with the text: 149+ Summer Snacks for Kids.

Snacks for Kids

149+ Summer Snacks: Quick Snacks For Kids

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Beverages

Honey Lemonade Recipe

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Lunch Ideas for Kids

120+ Easy Kids Lunch Ideas (With Recipes)

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Dessert Recipes

12 Irresistible Strawberry Dessert Recipes

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Salads

Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

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Summer Recipes

Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade

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Smoothies

Blueberry Smoothie 

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Soups, Stews & Chowders

Cornstarch Slurry for Thickening

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Snacks for Kids

How to Tell if a Pineapple Is Ripe

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