Make Ahead
Oat Crisps with Blueberries and Crème Fraîche
By Emily Luchetti
Gingersnap Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches
By Emily Luchetti
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Terrine with Sugared Peanuts
By Emily Luchetti
Cardamom Rice Pudding
This dessert is fantastic served with ripe summer berries. To further refine it, try mixing the fruit with a little rosewater and sugar.
By Victoria Granof
Peach and Pistachio Praline Semifreddo
This frozen dessert has the creamy texture of softened ice cream—but doesn't require an ice cream maker.
By Cindy Mushet
Meze Platter with Hummus, Shrimp Salad, and Cucumber Salad
This fun assortment of flavorful nibbles is ideal for summer entertaining. End the meal with frozen yogurt or a fruit salad of halved fresh cherries and pieces of watermelon.
By Jill Dupleix
Chicken, Green Bean, Corn, and Farro Salad with Goat Cheese
Farro is a nutty-flavored grain that's popular in Tuscany. It's not as heavy as some other whole grains, but it's still packed with protein, fiber, magnesium, and vitamins A, B, C, and E. Here, it's the base for a satisfying summer salad.
By Jeanne Thiel Kelley
Campfire Potatoes
Garlic, herbs, and potatoes are enclosed in foil packets and grilled.
By Maria Helm Sinskey
Grilled Turkey Burgers with Cheddar and Smoky Aioli
A simple Moroccan-spiced aioli is mixed in with the ground turkey to keep the burgers moist and give them tons of flavor. Smoked paprika is available in the spice aisle of most supermarkets.
By Janet Taylor McCracken
Chilled Zucchini Soup with Lemon-Cumin Shrimp and Cilantro Cream
This velvety soup has no cream except for the little bit of sour cream that's spooned on top. It's perfect for summer entertaining: All of the components can be prepared a day ahead.
By Jeanne Thiel Kelley
Honey Yogurt
By Cindy Mushet
"Ugly But Good" Hazelnut Cookies
By Nick Malgieri
Almond Praline Semifreddo With Grappa-Poached Apricots
Apricots and almonds have an affinity for each other, as you'll discover in this marriage of the stone fruit and a cool semifreddo dotted with crushed almond praline.
By Ruth Cousineau
Mint Caipirinha Ice Pops
Inspired by Brazil's national drink, these boozy popsicles are made with cachaça, lime juice, and mint.
By Kay Chun
Peaches and Cream Yogurt Pops
By Kay Chun
Piña Colada Ice Pops
By Kay Chun
Green Beans with Sweet Onion Vinaigrette
In another case of less is more, at-their-peak green beans—an old favorite—are paired with a quick vinaigrette that sparkles with a generous amount of minced sweet onion.
By Ian Knauer
Sour-Cream Ice Cream
You'll want generous scoops of tangy richness with both the honey caramel peach pie and the plum-blackberry streusel pie , or all by itself. The ice cream is as blissful to prepare as it is to eat: Just purée everything in a blender, then freeze in an ice cream maker.
By Ian Knauer
All-Butter Pastry Dough
Buttery, flaky, quick—this dough has it all. See cooks' note, if you need to halve the recipe to make the plum-blackberry streusel pie .
By Ian Knauer