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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 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

A Kool Aid Pie sits in a foil pan, its pink cream filling topped with whipped cream and a cherry, surrounded by cherry and lemonade Kool-Aid packets and loose cherries on a marble surface.

Kool Aid Pie

A glass baking dish with rich zucchini chocolate brownies, reminiscent of Zucchini Chocolate Cake, topped with chocolate chips, sits on a red-striped towel beside two whole zucchinis.

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

A round, powdered sugar-dusted Lemon Curd Cookie with a yellow custard filling in the center sits on parchment paper.

Lemon Curd Cookies

An Oreo Dirt Cake with crumbled cookies and gummy worms on top sits on a plate; nearby are a bowl of gummy worms and a plate of chocolate sandwich cookies.

Oreo Dirt Cake

A glass jar filled with sliced Cowboy Candy pickled jalapeños in liquid, placed on a white cloth with a black grid pattern.

Cowboy Candy (Candied Jalapenos)

A slice of Blueberry Cream Pie topped with fresh blueberries and mint, served on a white plate with a spoon. In the background, a bowl of plump blueberries completes this tempting dessert scene.

Blueberry Cream Pie

A top shot of the caprese balsamic pasta salad.

Caprese Balsamic Pasta Salad

A delicious pineapple dream dessert om a fork.

Pineapple Dream Dessert

A dish of the baked blueberry oatmeal.

Blueberry Baked Oatmeal

A blue dish of the dill pasta salad with feta cheese.

Dill Pasta Salad with Feta Cheese

A mango pineapple smoothie with fruit on the side.

Mango Pineapple Smoothie

A close-up of sliced strawberry bread from our favorite Strawberry Bread Recipe, with visible strawberry pieces, served on a white plate and garnished with whole strawberries.

Strawberry Bread Recipe

A glass bowl filled with a fresh Carrot and Cucumber Salad—sliced cucumbers, shredded carrots, green onions, and herbs—garnished with cucumber slices and parsley on the side.

Carrot and Cucumber Salad

A square slice of Coconut Poke Cake with white frosting and shredded coconut on top, served on a light-colored plate.

Coconut Poke Cake

A wooden bowl of Cucumber Edamame Salad topped with sesame seeds sits on a red and white checkered cloth, with cucumber, green onions, and a jar of sesame seeds in the background.

Cucumber Edamame Salad

A fork holds up a slice of sweet and spicy pickle above an open jar of pickles, with a blurred checkered cloth in the background.

Sweet and Spicy Pickles

A square slice of peach coffee cake topped with pecans sits on a light blue plate, with a cup of coffee in the background.

Peach Coffee Cake

A glass filled with a blended Mixed Berry Smoothie, topped with whole raspberries, blueberries, and a fresh mint leaf.

Mixed Berry Smoothie (2 Ingredients)

A plate of Chicken and Pesto Pasta Salad with rotini, grilled chicken, cherry tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, pine nuts, and shredded cheese.

Chicken and Pesto Pasta Salad

Three Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins sit on a white plate, with one split open to reveal its moist interior filled with chocolate chips and green zucchini pieces.

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

A metal bowl filled with stewed tomatoes.

Stewed Tomatoes

A slice of No Bake Cherry Cheesecake with a creamy layer sits on a white marbled plate, topped with cherries and placed next to a blue-striped cloth.

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

Sprigs of herbs on top of the sweet potato rounds.

Sweet Potatoes on the Grill

A jar of the sweet and spicy bbq sauce with a spoon inside.

Sweet and Spicy BBQ Sauce

A plate with grilled chicken, cherry tomatoes, leafy greens, red onions, red peppers, and crumbled feta cheese.

Chicken Orzo Pasta Salad

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

Hi, I'm Christina!

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Plate of sliced slow cooker beef sirloin tip roast with potatoes, carrots, and onions, garnished with parsley.

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Close-up of crispy breaded Bang Bang Chicken drizzled with sauce and garnished with fresh herbs on a white plate. A small bowl of dipping sauce waits eagerly in the background.

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A marble container with all purpose seasoning inside.

All Purpose Seasoning

A tray of meal features stir-fried snow peas, bell peppers, and carrots, all topped with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.

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A slice of Easy Apple Pie with Crumb Topping.

Easy Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

A glass jar filled with apple pie moonshine, surrounded by fresh apples and spices, sits on a countertop.

Apple Pie Moonshine

A mason jar of peach moonshine.

Peach Moonshine

Two cheese enchiladas topped with melted cheese and garnished with cilantro on a white plate, placed on a wooden board next to a fork and a bunch of fresh cilantro, reminiscent of our delectable Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas.

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A bowl of Sheetz Boom Boom Sauce, rich and creamy, is garnished with parsley in the foreground. In the background, crinkle-cut fries are partially visible, ready to be dipped into this delicious blend.

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