Aug 01 2025
Summer vegetables make it easy to build colorful meals without spending hours in the kitchen. Tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, corn, eggplant, spinach, and fresh herbs can move from breakfast to lunch to dinner with only a few additional ingredients. These nine recipes make the most of that flexibility. Start the morning with a vegetable omelet, …
Jul 26 2025
Chicken Caesar pasta salad brings together two familiar favorites in one easy meal: creamy Caesar salad and tender pasta. Juicy seasoned chicken, al dente rotini, crisp romaine, Parmesan, cherry tomatoes, crunchy croutons, and a tangy homemade Caesar dressing give every bowl plenty of texture and flavor. It works especially well for summer lunches, backyard dinners, …
Jul 21 2025
Tomatoes, sweet peppers, smoky paprika, saffron, garlic, and olive oil turn a simple pot of rice into a colorful side dish with flavors inspired by Spain’s rich tradition of rice cooking. This is not paella and does not try to imitate one specific regional Spanish rice dish. Instead, it is an approachable Spanish-style rice made …
Jul 15 2025
Fresh homemade guacamole is one of those recipes where a handful of simple ingredients can become something far better than the sum of their parts. Creamy ripe avocado, crisp red onion, fresh jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, and plenty of lime create a bright, flavorful dip that can be on the table in about 10 minutes. This …
Jul 12 2025
Few things capture the flavor of summer quite like an heirloom tomato picked at the height of ripeness. They can be rosy pink, golden yellow, deep burgundy, striped green, nearly purple, or a combination of colors that looks almost too beautiful to slice. Unlike the uniformly round red tomatoes we are accustomed to seeing at …
Jul 08 2025
Juicy watermelon, crisp cucumber, salty feta, fresh mint, and jewel-like pomegranate seeds come together in this colorful summer salad. A light honey-lime dressing adds just enough brightness to tie everything together without covering up the fresh flavor of the fruit. This is exactly the kind of recipe that belongs on the table when the weather …
Jul 07 2025
If lemon balm is taking over a corner of your herb garden, that is actually a pretty good problem to have. Its soft green leaves have a fresh lemon fragrance and a mild citrusy flavor that works in far more than herbal tea. Fresh lemon balm can brighten drinks, salads, savory dishes, fruit, and desserts. …
Jun 23 2025
Juicy cherry tomatoes, salty feta, fragrant fresh basil, and bowtie pasta come together in this easy summer pasta salad with a bright red wine vinaigrette. It is colorful, simple, and exactly the kind of dish that belongs beside grilled chicken, burgers, vegetables, or anything else coming off the barbecue. This is not a heavy, mayonnaise-coated …
Jun 20 2025
Fresh parsley, ripe tomatoes, mint, green onions, fine bulgur, lemon juice, and extra-virgin olive oil come together in this bright Lebanese tabbouleh salad. It is crisp, herbaceous, lemony, and wonderfully refreshing, especially when served alongside warm pita bread, grilled meats, hummus, or a larger mezze spread. The most important thing to know about Lebanese-style tabbouleh …
May 28 2025
Few summer side dishes are easier to love than grilled corn on the cob. Fresh sweet corn needs very little help, but putting it over a hot grill brings out even more of its natural sweetness while adding smoky flavor and lightly charred edges. From there, you can take grilled corn in almost any direction. …
