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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 collage featuring fresh veggies with hummus, wraps, fruit, pizza, nachos, and meal-prepped lunchboxes. Text in the center reads: 120+ Kids Lunch Ideas With Recipes—perfect inspiration for fun and balanced kids lunch ideas!.

Lunch Ideas for Kids

120+ Easy Kids Lunch Ideas (With Recipes)

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Dessert Recipes

12 Irresistible Strawberry Dessert Recipes

chicken bacon ranch salad recipe in a wooden bowl.

Salads

Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

mason jars filled with fresh strawberry rhubarb lemonade with lemons al around.

Summer Recipes

Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade

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Smoothies

Blueberry Smoothie 

Cornstarch in a bowl with water to make a slurry and corn kernels all around

Soups, Stews & Chowders

Cornstarch Slurry for Thickening

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Snacks for Kids

How to Tell if a Pineapple Is Ripe

two white bowls of Italian Pasta Salad Recipe with whole cherry tomatoes and golden spoons to the side.

Side Dishes and Salads

Italian Pasta Salad

A rectangular cake, resembling an easy strawberry shortcake cake recipe, is partially topped with whipped cream and sliced strawberries on the left side. The right side remains plain. Served on a white dish, it sits elegantly atop a marble countertop.

Cakes

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Cake Recipe

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Snacks for Kids

Quick and Easy Oven S’mores

This cornbread salad has all of your favorite summertime flavors, like tomatoes, corn, pinto beans, and the star of the show, cornbread, and it's topped with a rich and creamy homemade ranch dressing! It's a perfect party dish.

Salads

Easy Cornbread Salad Recipe

homemade hummingbird food.

Garden Ideas

The Best Homemade Hummingbird Food Recipe

Hobby Farm

Currently… busy summer edition

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Zucchini Cookies with Oatmeal & Chocolate Chips

Easy Apple Pie Recipe | Classic Apple Dessert Recipe For Thanksgiving.

Pies, Crisps & Tarts

Easy Apple Pie Recipe Using Fresh Apples – With Video!

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Healthy Living

Family Meal Plan: Summer Menu

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