Make Ahead

Marinating and searing the watermelon concentrates its flavor and primes it for this savory treatment.

To take this to a traditional wedge salad place, grill some thick-cut bacon and crumble it over the top.

Let’s put it this way: If you like salsa verde, you’ll love charmoula, its spiced cousin.

This version of our delicious vanilla-buttermilk cake is doubled up to make a pretty layer cake perfect for birthdays or any festive occasion.

This tender buttermilk cake with rich orange cream-cheese frosting is sure to become your go-to for any festive occasion.

Wow! This flavor-packed limeade is a real thirst quencher during the dog days of summer, when watermelon is at its best. Should a festive occasion arise, it also makes a wonderful margarita mixer when paired with premium white tequila.

Our skewer motto: marinate together, cook separately. Giving each ingredient its own stick ensures the whole meal is grilled to optimal doneness. (Read: no dry chicken because you're still waiting for the onions to soften.)

Sweet summer corn makes a surprising star turn in this ultra-creamy dessert flecked with rich butterscotch sauce and crunchy caramel popcorn.

If you were a sporty type at school, you may remember those little orange slices that were given out at half time during matches. A momentary respite from jumping and leaping in the air on a cold windy netball court in the depths of winter seems to be a vivid memory from my early teenage years. Naturally, giving you a recipe for orange slices may have proven uninspiring so, with a bit of cooking magic, I would like to introduce you to my watermelon Jell-O shots… A happy walk down memory lane with a very modern twist. For an alcoholic version, replace 1/2 cup of the water with some vodka.

Though we call this a bread, it’s really more of a spice cake that uses grated fresh zucchini as a surprise ingredient. Serve it warm for breakfast, with cream cheese or butter and honey.

Beer-Can Chicken, step aside. Cabbage becomes the star of any backyard barbecue with this awesome beer-steaming-plus-grilling technique. It's a smoky, sweet vegetarian play on pulled pork for Beer-Can Cabbage Sandwiches, but the chopped cabbage can also be served as a side dish.

Make this concentrate once and you'll be drinking refreshing cold brew coffee for an entire week.

Cabbage becomes the star of any backyard barbecue with this awesome beer can–inspired technique.

Layer cooled strawberry compote with fresh, sugared strawberries, a fluffy sweet-cream biscuit, and a veritable cloud of whipped cream for spring’s ultimate dessert.

How to choose corn: Look for tight, squeaky, green husks and rows of kernels that feel taut and full when you run your hands over the cobs.

This simplified version of the traditional Jamaican dish may not be authentic, but it will not disappoint.

Never underestimate black peppercorns! Their heat sneaks up on you in this turmeric tonic.

True, this concoction is slightly more complex than lemonade. But so are most relationships.

Italian-food purists might balk at the combination of clams and Parm, but we swear it’s delicious.

These sweet and sour chicken kebabs get topped with a sesame-citrus sprinkle for extra flavor and crunch.