Elevated Seasonal Recipes for the Modern Cook

If cooking is your love language and poring over new recipes is your favorite pastime, you’re in the right place. No matter the occasion, you’ll find tested-till-perfect recipes that will help you create dishes to be proud of.

What to Make Right Now

These are the sweet spot between farmers’ market optimism and what’s actually reasonable to make for a busy weeknight dinner.

Dinner-Worthy Salads

The opposite of a polite little forkful: big, satisfying dinner salads with crunch, protein, and enough going on to count as the whole meal.

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Cold pasta salads for summer

Cold pasta salads for cookouts, lunches, and those nights when opening the fridge for easy leftovers counts as meal planning.

Spotlight on Burrata & Peaches

Summer recipes featuring burrata, peaches, or both — creamy, juicy, salty-sweet, and best eaten while sweet tomatoes and juicy peaches are at their best. You can serve these as a shared appetizer, a side dish, or as the whole main course!

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Cookout Sides & Summer Salads

Easy summer side dishes for grilled dinners, potlucks, BBQs, and cookouts — the kind of salads people actually go back for.

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The Best Summer Sandwiches

Summer sandwich recipes for hot days, picnic lunches, and easy dinners when turning on the stove is not remotely in the plan.

Summer grilling recipes for quick weeknight dinners, summer get-togethers, and meals that are best enjoyed outside.

Easy appetizers and small plates for grazing, hosting, or those nights when a collection of good snacks equals dinner.

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These reader-favorite recipes are some of the most loved on the site—perfect for when you want something extensively tested, trusted, and totally delicious.

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The Best Kind of Summer Pizza Night

Homemade pizza recipes for backyard dinners, casual gatherings, and those nights when making it yourself sounds more fun than ordering in.

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Easy Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Favorites

Easy pressure cooker recipes for juicy, fall-apart tender meats, savory greens, and consistently delicious dinners that don’t need hours on the stove.

Weeknight Dinners with Some Heat

Dinner recipes with enough spice to keep things interesting, balanced with fresh herbs, crisp vegetables, or something cool and creamy on the side.

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Summer Brunch Recipes

Brunch recipes for slower summer mornings, easy hosting, and the kind of breakfast that can stretch into lunch without anyone minding.

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Something Sweet for Summer

Easy summer desserts for cookouts, birthdays, and warm evenings when something cold, fruity, buttery, or cut into squares sounds right.

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Worth Turning the Oven On For

I try not to turn the oven on much in the summer, but sometimes scones, buns, and golden, bubbly things are worth a little extra heat for a short time.