The single easiest way to make the most of ultra-ripe tomatoes. We eat this Spanish classic at least once a week at my house during the height of ...
The Lure of an Amish Tomato
Old-fashioned growing techniques and our love affair with simplicity make Amish produce a score. “My wife loves this,” says Charlie. He and his wife ...
Peach Celery Salad
This summer salad hits all the right notes, and it can stand to sit around for a moment. If you want to guild the lily that is this salad, consider ...
Cooling Summer Spoon Salad
A salad so chopped, you can eat it with a spoon. This particular spoon salad is also remarkably green. And crunchy. And cooling. And it’s begging to ...
Cooling Green Agua Fresca
Sweet summer melon becomes a refreshing beverage with a visit to the blender. Any melon works here—both watermelon and cantaloupe are classic choices ...
The Perfect Summer Fruit Cobbler
Any summer fruit is welcome in this cobbler—berries of all sorts, peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots... This is tasty with all berries or all ...
Summer Potluck Green Beans
Like the best shared dishes, this gets better as it sits. The single jalapeño in this dressing doesn’t tend to make these beans all that hot, but ...
Classic Slaw
Fresh cabbage in a tangy dressing makes any summer barbecue, picnic, or potluck party. The key to this slaw is the vinegar. And the cream. Yep, there ...
Avo Toast in a Bowl
A lighter, brighter version of avocado soup. By whirling in some zucchini, avocado soup goes from being beyond-rich to a smooth and creamy lunch or ...
Best Ribs Ever
Spicy, a bit hot, a bit sweet, and oh so very tender. These are the ribs that get oohs and aahs. They are the ones my family proclaimed the best ...
Corn Cake With Berries
Featuring fresh corn rather than cornmeal, this dessert is chockfull of summer produce. The cake can be made the morning of a party or even the day ...
Cherry Lime Tonic
Cocktail or mocktail, this drink is a refreshing spin on a summer classic. An overabundance of cherries one weekend led to me putting them in ...
Herb-Laden Potato Salad
A German-style vinegar and mustard dressing gets freshened up with a ton of herbs. We used teeny tiny “marble potatoes” for the photo of this salad, ...
Corn Salad à la Minute
Fresh and crunchy raw corn is a beautiful canvas for summer salads. Here, kernels just cut from the cob are mixed with bright pickled red onions, hot ...
Asparagus With Fava Beans
Asparagus and fava beans come together in a platter of sheer, unmitigated green. This dish depends heavily on a single technique: blanching. ...
Easy Strawberry Fool
Simple mashed strawberries and sweetened whipped cream make an irresistible, crowd-pleasing dessert. The name implies that one is a fool for ...
How to Harvest and Cook Snails From the Garden
Turn garden pests into gourmet treats with this simple guide. It’s true: you can eat the snails in your garden, at least they are if your yard and ...
A Case for Peeling Asparagus
Why peeling asparagus beats breaking the stalks of spring. Most asparagus recipes have you start by snapping the stalks—holding either end of the ...
Fool-Proof Salmon with Spring Vegetables
This is the easiest, least messy, least stinky way to cook fish. It's also endlessly flexible as you switch out what you add to the packet. If you’ve ...
Radish Cucumber Salad
A garlicky yogurt dressing unites the crunch and crisp of radishes and cucumbers. Crispy sliced radishes and crunchy cucumbers are a powerfully ...
