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Need summer food recipes for dinner, lunch, and more? You’re sure to find something delicious here!

You’ll find the best easy summer recipes from the best chicken marinade to Garlic Parmesan Corn on the Cob and summer cocktails. There are even slow cooker summer recipes.

And, if you’re hosting a party, you’ll find all sorts of games, the best summer pool toys, and an easy summer recipes crowd.

A top shot of the strawberry salsa.

Strawberry Salsa

A bowl of Lighter Corn Chowder topped with chopped green onions and bacon, served with a slice of bread and a bowl of green onions on the side.

Sweet Corn Soup

A bowl of rotini pasta salad featuring tri-color rotini tossed with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and cubes of feta cheese. In the background, a larger serving bowl filled with the same vibrant rotini pasta salad completes the inviting scene.

Tri Color Rotini Pasta Salad

Sliced meat with carrots and onions in a glass baking dish, garnished with parsley. Garlic bread is visible on the side.

Oven Baked Brisket

A close-up of the dessert with a crumbly base, topped with whole strawberries, and plates in the background.

No Cook Strawberry Cheesecake

Mini Key Lime Cheesecake topped with whipped cream and a fresh lime slice, served on a white plate with extra lime slices for a zesty finish.

Mini Key Lime Cheesecake

Three glasses of orange cocktails with ice, each garnished with an orange slice, a cherry, and a sprig of mint—perfect for enjoying a refreshing Jamaican rum punch.

Jamaican Rum Punch

A glass with an strawberry basil margarita garnished with a lime slice, basil leaves, and a salted rim. A wedge of lime and basil leaves are on the surface, with a white plate of lime wedges in the background.

Strawberry Basil Margarita

A serving pf fresh salad appetizer.

Italian Antipasto Salad

A refreshing glass of Blackberry Bourbon Smash, topped with blackberries, lime slices, and a sprig of mint, sits invitingly on a wooden surface.

Blackberry Bourbon Smash

A slice of Orange Creamsicle Cake topped with whipped cream, orange segments, and a small mint leaf, served on a white plate.

Orange Creamsicle Cake

Close-up of freshly baked Blueberry and Buttermilk Muffins with crumb topping on a cooling rack, with a few loose blueberries nearby on a wooden surface.

Blueberry and Buttermilk Muffins

A slice of creamy Lemon Icebox Pie with a graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream and a lemon wedge, sits on a white plate; the rest of the pie is visible in the background.

Lemon Icebox Pie

Four creamy yellow Pineapple Popsicles with white handles are stacked on a light surface, with a piece of pineapple visible in the background.

Pineapple Popsicles

A vibrant Strawberry Blueberry Salad featuring fresh strawberries, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, and pomegranate seeds rests on a light pink surface.

Mixed Berry Salad

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Lemon Blueberry Loaf

A glass bowl featuring tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, black olives, fresh herbs, and creamy feta cheese.

Chickpea Feta Salad

A white bowl filled with Instant Pot Baked Beans in a thick sauce, with a red and white checkered napkin nearby.

Instant Pot Baked Beans

A green bowl filled with Cucumber Onion Salad—sliced cucumbers and onions coated in a creamy dill dressing.

Creamy Cucumber Onion Salad

A bowl of Spaghetti Pasta Salad with chopped tomatoes, broccoli, black olives, cucumber, red onion, and parsley sits on a wooden surface.

Spaghetti Pasta Salad

A close-up of irresistible dessert, featuring melted marshmallows, chocolate, and graham cracker pieces on parchment paper.

Smores Bars

A white casserole dish filled with seasoned Elote Salad—corn topped with crumbled cheese and chopped herbs—sits on a marble surface.

Elote Salad (Mexican Street Corn Salad)

A spoon holds No Pectin Strawberry Jam above a glass jar brimming with jam, with sliced strawberries and a lemon in the background.

No Pectin Strawberry Jam

Grilled Balsamic Chicken breast sliced and topped with a fresh strawberry salsa, served on a white plate.

Grilled Balsamic Chicken with Strawberry Salsa

A seasoned baked haddock fillet served with a colorful vegetable medley of corn, avocado, tomatoes, and carrots on a white rustic plate.

Baked Haddock with Corn Salad

A hand holding a chip with the easy redneck caviar.

Redneck Caviar

A baked Crumble Top Blueberry Pie with a missing slice, a pie server resting in the dish, and fresh blueberries scattered nearby on a patterned cloth.

Crumble Top Blueberry Pie

Close-up of an Easy Macaroni Salad Recipe, showcasing creamy macaroni mixed with chopped green bell peppers and red pieces, with a bowl of extra salad in the background.

Easy Macaroni Salad

A jar filled with a blend of various ground spices labeled as burger seasoning. A metal spoon is inserted into the mix, and a red and white checkered cloth is partially visible in the background.

Best Burger Seasoning

A white plate with glazed, dark-brown country style beef ribs garnished with chopped parsley. A sprig of fresh parsley is placed beside the ribs.

Baked Country Style Ribs

A bowl of Southern Coleslaw with shredded red and green cabbage and carrots, mixed with dressing, sits ready to serve with two spoons on a checkered cloth.

Southern Coleslaw

Lemon Blondies with Raspberries on a plate.

Lemon Blondies with Raspberries

A bowl with penne, sliced grape tomatoes, lettuce, croutons, and a white dressing, served in a floral-patterned bowl.

Caesar Pasta Salad

A plate of Cold Asparagus Salad topped with halved cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, chopped chives, and crumbled cheese.

Cold Asparagus Salad with Tomatoes

A knife is slicing a cooked, seasoned marinated skirt steak on a white cutting board, with visible juices glistening beneath the tender meat.

Marinated Skirt Steak

A metal bowl lined with a white cloth holds five glazed Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes. A measuring spoon with poppy seeds and baking ingredients are visible in the background.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes

A jar spills a mix of ground cinnamon and sugar onto a white surface, with a red and white checkered cloth in the background, evoking the cozy charm of homemade BBQ rub prep.

Best BBQ Spice Rub

A loaf of Lemon Berry Loaf, partially sliced to reveal fresh raspberries inside, is displayed on a white plate.

Lemon Berry Loaf Cake

Lemon Ricotta Muffins

Ricotta Lemon Muffins

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Christina Hitchcock NY Times Best Selling Author and recipe developer behind It Is a Keeper

Hi, I'm Christina!

I'm a New York Times bestselling author and recipe developer behind It Is a Keeper. I've been testing and keeping recipes since 2010 — so you don't have to wonder if it'll work. If it's on IAK, it made the cut.

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