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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 square of rainbow pudding cakes.

Rainbow Pudding Poke Cake

A strawberry angel food cake trifle in a glass bowl, with layers of whipped cream, sponge cake, and fresh strawberries, placed on a wooden surface with a spoon beside it.

Strawberry Angel Food Cake Dessert

A Mexican Burger with caramelized onions, red and yellow bell peppers, and guacamole on a brioche bun.

Mexican Burger

A bowl of bourbon BBQ sauce sits on a wooden surface, with a brush and a jar of the rich, flavorful sauce in the background.

Bourbon BBQ Sauce

A wooden cutting board with pineapple covered in chocolate and coconut.

Chocolate Covered Pineapple

A jar of Korean bbq sauce.

Korean BBQ Sauce

Slow cooked pork shoulder on a bun.

Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder (Pulled Pork BBQ)

Peach bars with crumb topping.

Peach Bars with Crumb Topping

A thick pub burger on a white plate.

Pub Burger

Side view of a glass of pineapple lemonade with a piece of pineapple on the glass.

Pineapple Lemonade

A mason jar filled with orange juice, garnished with an orange slice and a yellow striped straw, evokes the vibrant flavor of summer. In the blurred background, a whole orange rests alongside apple pie moonshine to inspire delicious seasonal indulgence.

Pineapple Moonshine

A white dish of the pineapple dump cake with a cherry on top.

Pineapple Dump Cake

A stack of smores cookies.

Smores Cookies

Carnitas Pulled Pork Tacos on a slate plate.

Pulled Pork Tacos

A mason jar of peach moonshine.

Peach Moonshine

A plate of succulent, prosciutto-wrapped asparagus spears, neatly arranged on a white surface with a vibrant cloth in the background.

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

Sriracha Coleslaw

Spicy Coleslaw

A clear glass bowl filled with a delightful fruit salsa, featuring diced apples, strawberries, and blueberries, surrounded by cinnamon-sugar coated tortilla chips on a white plate.

Fruit Salsa

A slice of Strawberry Poke Cake topped with a thick layer of whipped cream and a whole strawberry placed on top, served on a white plate.

Fresh Strawberry Poke Cake

A blueberry lemon muffin with a cracked top sits on a white plate, accompanied by a halved muffin and scattered blueberries.

Blueberry Lemon Muffins

A glass of the blueberry Mojito with mint on top.

Blueberry Mojito

A glass with bacardi cuban mojito and fresh lime.

Cuban Mojito

Close-up of three freshly baked dessert drizzled with icing, stacked on a wooden surface.

Lemon Blueberry Cookies

A slice of lemon poke cake on a decorative plate with yellow lemons and green leaves. The cake has a yellow filling and a browned meringue topping.

Lemon Poke Cake

Oven Chicken Kabobs coated in a thick red sauce, served on a bed of white rice with sliced bell peppers.

Chipotle Oven Chicken Kabobs

Five orange creamsicle popsicles are arranged on a light-colored surface. Some popsicles are partially eaten, revealing their creamy texture.

Creamsicle Orange Popsicles

A glass of light of an Orange Creamsicle Milkshake, with an orange slice and a yellow polka dot straw, set against a blurred background with another glass and some whole oranges.

Orange Creamsicle Milkshake

A close-up of an Asian Burger with a sesame seed bun, topped with creamy coleslaw and a thick beef patty.

Asian Burger

A spicy burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, and creamy Sriracha sauce, served with a side of potato chips on a white plate.

Spicy Burger with Creamy Sriracha Sauce

A colorful glass of kool-aid slushie.

Kool-Aid Slushie

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Blueberry Crumb Cake

A close-up of a freshly baked, easy blueberry cobbler with golden brown, sugar-topped biscuit crust surrounded by bubbling, dark purple blueberry filling.

Easy Blueberry Cobbler

A spoon of the bourbon glaze.

Bourbon Glaze

An Onion Burger featuring a cheeseburger topped with caramelized onions and melted cheese, served on a toasted bun.

Caramelized Onion Burger

Beef and Vegetable Hobo Dinners

Beef and Vegetable Hobo Dinner

A Chocolate covered rice krispy treat for the 4th of July.

Chocolate Covered Rice Krispy Treat Flags

A mason jar filled with a pink strawberry drink, ice, and slices of fresh strawberries. Two Starbucks Pink Drinks in the background, and fresh strawberries are scattered around.

Starbucks Pink Drink

A mason jar of blueberry moonshine.

Blueberry Moonshine

A white bowl filled with stir-fried noodles, snow peas, chopped green onions, and other vegetables, complemented by a side of fresh Asian coleslaw.

Asian Coleslaw

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

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