38 simple summer Recipes

cheap red wine, sugar, water, oranges, sliced into rounds, limes, sliced into rounds, lemon, sliced into rounds, any other fruit you can think to put in it. i have used apples and strawberries

fresh ginger , muddled, fresh lemon juice, apple juice, simple syrup, rum

dried basil, dried marjoram, dried oregano, dried rosemary, dried savory or 1 tbsp dried summer savory, dried thyme

head lettuce, washed , torn into bite sized pieces, spinach, fresh whole leaf, cucumber, peeled, quartered, and sliced thin, fresh tomato, washed and diced, green onion, washed and minced

zucchini, whole, red bell pepper, ears of corn, husked, roma tomatoes, good olive oil, cider vinegar, dijon mustard, salt, pepper

tomatoes, cored, and diced, garlic clove, minced, fresh basil leaves, chopped, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, to taste (i use a lot of pepper ), olive oil

olive oil, fresh summer greens washed and coarsely chopped, garlic chopped, vegetable broth, salt, chopped almonds for garnish

cream cheese, softened, powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, whole stemmed strawberries (1 lb) (driscoll is good), graham cracker crumbs

strawberries, cleaned, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries, sugar, salt, simple syrup, raspberries, salt, sourdough bread, crust removed, vanilla ice cream, sea salt

diced watermelon (about 1/2 of a small watermelon), plus slices for garnish, lemon vodka, chilled, simple syrup , recipe follows, coconut juice, lemon, sugar, water

fresh ripe mango or pineapple diced, fresh cilantro minced, green onion thinly sliced, jalepeno (seeds removed) minced, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lime juice, maple syrup, salt and pepper to taste

very ripe unpeeled white peaches, halved, pitted, more) lemon juice, more) simple syrup, chilled prosecco

zucchini or 2 medium yellow squash, cut into 1/4 inch slices (approx. 3 cups), tomatoes , cut into 1/2 inch slices, onion, thinly sliced, salt, pepper, basil, oregano leaves, garlic powder, grated or chopped cheese (i used shredded italian blend), bacon, cooked and crumbled

water, family-size tea bags, loosely packed fresh mint leaves, peach nectar, frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed, simple syrup, ginger ale, chilled, club soda, chilled, fresh mint sprig

chicken breasts, cut in half, red bell pepper, zucchini, summer squash, onion, extra virgin olive oil, mrs. dash seasoning mix (we like the tomato basil flavor)

extra virgin olive oil, grape tomatoes, halved, coarse salt and black pepper, garlic cloves, minced, white wine, chicken stock, kalamata olive, capers, torn fresh basil, freshly minced italian parsley, lemon , juice of, unsalted butter, angel hair pasta or 1 lb linguine, cooked