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The 11 Most Popular Recipes of August 2020

You've been baking, making tortillas, and sometimes avoiding turning on your oven.
Platter of spaghetti with quick cherry tomato sauce one of our favorite easy summer pastas.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

August may be behind us, but the best August recipes will serve you well over the next few weeks too. It's the time to take advantage of tomato season, of all the juicy peaches and plums, and the bountiful assortment of peppers in every shape and size. It's one of our favorite seasons for baking, but after you've hung out by a hot oven making dessert, dinner needs to be a blast of cooling relief. Here's what you've been making (and making again) over the past month.

  • Hot water cobbler in a baking dish surrounded by three bowls with servings of cobbler and spoons.
    Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton
    1/11

    Hot Water Peach Cobbler

    The trick to this crackly-crusted fruit cobbler is adding a sprinkle of sugar and pouring a bit of water—yes, water—over the top crust. The result is a delicate, crisp-on-top cake unrivaled in the world of cobblers. Feel free to sub in other fruit if preferred, too.

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  • Platter of spaghetti with quick cherry tomato sauce one of our favorite easy summer pastas.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    2/11

    15-Minute Cherry Tomato Pasta

    Burst cherry tomatoes, garlicky olive oil, and basil join forces in this summery weeknight pasta.

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  • Photo of a crispy fish sandwich with lettuce and sliced onion.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
    5/11

    Crispy Fish Sandwich

    Sandwiches just scream summer to us. But you can make this beautiful beast in September, too.

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  • Photo of a stone fruit custard tart on a plate on a marble countertop.
    Photo & Food Styling by Tara O'Brady
    6/11

    Stone Fruit Custard Tart

    This new tart from Tara O’Brady has an easy press-in pistachio crust and a few pounds of peaches, plums, or apricots coddled in a supple layer of custard.

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  • A LowCountry seafood boil of shrimp corn sausages and potatoes scattered on a newspapercovered table.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
    11/11

    Classic Seafood Boil With Lemon-Butter

    This is a true all-in-one feast. Grab your favorite seafood seasoning and your biggest pot for this boil brimming with plump shrimp, sweet corn, smoky sausage, and tender potatoes.

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