Summer

Savory Peach and Cucumber Salad

This is the time to celebrate peaches. Look for standout varieties such as July Flame, Suncrest, or O’Henry for this salad recipe.

Radicchio–Stone Fruit Salad

Walnuts can get bitter if toasted too long, so remove them from the oven as soon as they turn golden brown.

13 Life-Saving Hacks for Your Vacation Rental Kitchen

Your rental kitchen may be bare, but with these hacks (and a little elbow grease), you'll make it work.

You Only Need One Pot to Make This Salmon Salad for Dinner

With tomatoes and corn and a zesty za'aatar dressing, this simple dinner salad is exactly what we want on hot summer nights.

Pasta Salad with Snap Peas and Tomatoes

Ginger-roasted cherry tomatoes, skillet-charred snap peas and scallions, and plenty of fresh basil and mint make this lighter pasta salad eminently craveable.

Campechana Is The Best Appetizer for Summer

Combine plump shrimp and sweet crab with juicy tomatoes, smoky grilled chiles, briny olives, and creamy avocado for this delicious seafood cocktail.

Sippin’ Green Gazpacho

This zippy, herbaceous drinkable soup is like a trip to the farmers’ market in a glass.

Why You Should Be Eating Your Meat Cold This Summer

It makes a ton of sense once you start thinking about it.

Crunchy Quinoa Salad

Feel free to vary the vegetables in this salad according to what you have in your garden or find at the farmers' market.

Grilled Thai Green Bean Salad Is a Summery Take on a Takeout Classic

The classic vegetarian salad gets an update with summery grilled green beans, marinated tofu, and creamy avocado.

Chocolate Sour Cream Zucchini Cake with Chocolate Glaze

This is one heck of a cake on so many levels. For starters, nobody is ever going to guess there's zucchini in here, because it virtually disappears in the baking—there's not even a hint of vegetable flavor or nubbiness that you might expect from grated zucchini. What you will notice is what a moist cake this is, maybe the moistest chocolate cake you've ever had.

This Week's Meal Plan: Salmon Salad Niçoise, Grilled Corn Quesadillas, and Hoisin-Glazed Pork Chops

A week's worth of easy summer dinners.

13 Genius S'mores Hacks for the Summer

You thought s'mores were already the perfect dessert? These 13 tricks prove there's always room for improvement.

Peach and Pomegranate Pavlova

Pomegranate seeds look stunning sprinkled simply over the top of this pavlova. Their vibrant color really lifts the dessert, and the way they burst in your mouth complements the chewy meringue beautifully. I use sliced canned peaches when peaches are out of season; they work just as well.