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Plastic Spoon Critters

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Plastic Spoon Critters are the cutest little craft you never knew you needed! Create a ladybug with plastic spoons or…
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Watermelon Cucumber Granita

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Cool off with this refreshing 4-ingredient, Watermelon Cucumber Granita. Easy to make, and no special equipment needed! Watermelon Cucumber Granita This light frozen dessert is cold and slushy, perfect for cooling off this summer or enjoying as a palat…

Tomato Confit

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Turn tomatoes into gold with our tomato confit recipe, which tastes like a burst of summer sunshine! Slow roasting cherry…

Grilled Jalapeño Peach Chicken.

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This grilled jalapeño peach chicken is a delish weeknight summer meal! Fresh juicy peaches are mixed with spicy peppers, cilantro and lime then served over grilled sticky peach chicken. Cilantro lime rice on the side please! This tastes like sunshine! This jalapeño peach chicken is super flavorful! Chicken grilled with a mixture of peach preserves […]

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Grilled Vegetable Farro Salad

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Summer is all about sunshine, salads, and grilling! This Grilled Vegetable Farro Salad is the perfect summer salad! The base of the salad is farro, which is an ancient grain that is nutty, chewy, and hearty. I love grilling the zucchini and bell pepper…

What Your Ice Cream Order Says About You

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It’s a July weekend afternoon. The sun’s strong, the air’s humid. And then, you hear that jingle. The truck pulls up. A wall of ice cream offerings—including popsicles made to look like out-of-date cartoon characters, quintessential items that have thr…

20 Easy Summer Cocktails

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Hot days call for summer cocktails! Maybe fruity, maybe frozen, and definitely refreshing, these drinks will help you cool off and celebrate the season all in one. Below, you’ll find the easy cocktail recipes I’ll be making all summer. Perf…

Watermelon Salad with Feta

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This watermelon salad recipe is everything I want on a summer day. At this time of year, I can’t get enough of salads made with peak-season fruits and veggies. I especially love a good sweet and salty combination. This watermelon salad with feta,…

The 70 Songs of Lazy Hazy Summer

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When was your laziest, haziest summer? For us, it was our sixteenth. That’s the summer when you’re stacked with freedom (read: a driver’s license) but short on plans. When you’re still at home but no longer a child. (No, you’re an incoming upperclassma…

summer steak with corn and tomatoes

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This has been my go-to summer steak for the last several years and I have some audacity to have gate kept it for so long. Mostly, we’ve been too busy eating it for me to grab the camera and shoot it and then sit down and write the recipe…

10 Picnic Recipes That Won’t Get Weird at the Park

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My dream park day begins by tackling a dozen oysters within shouting distance of an adult Spikeball Tournament and ends with a 16 ounce prime rib dinner served underneath illegal fireworks. “Dream” is the key word here (with “adult” not far behind), as…

Peach Galette

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This peach galette recipe is spectacular! It stars juicy ripe peaches and browned butter filling encased in a flaky pastry…

Berry Caprese Salad

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During the hot summer months, I only want to eat salads, watermelon, and ice cream. Ok, let’s go wild and include some chips and guacamole by the pool. Sounds like a good summer to me:) Seriously though, I LIVE for summer salads when produce is s…

Hot Crab Dip

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This hot crab dip with sweet summer corn and a butter cracker topping makes a delicious appetizer if you’re entertaining. Hot Crab and Corn Dip If you love crab cakes, this creamy, hot crab dip with corn is baked in a light cream sauce that uses Greek …

Mediterranean Salad

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Here’s one of our very favorite green salad recipes: this Mediterranean salad! It’s packed with crunchy fresh vegetables like cucumber…

How to Boil Corn on the Cob

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I think my love of seasonal cooking comes from all the corn on the cob I ate as a kid. In the summer, my mom served boiled corn on the cob with dinner almost every night. She’d pick it up from a farm stand nearby, so it was always super-sweet and…

Tortilla Crunch & Queso Hot Dogs.

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These queso hot dogs are such a fun twist on the classic hot dog! Grilled hot dogs with melty cheese, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, scallions and crushed tortilla chips are a dreamy summer dinner. Sweet sweet summertime!  These queso hot dogs are a summertime dream. Grilled hot dogs topped with melty cheese, chopped tomatoes, jalapenos, green […]

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How CafeHailee Makes Our Favorite Beach Sandwiches

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Hailee Catalano doesn’t come from a long line of mayo-spreading, Cape Cod chip-packing, sand-and-salt-water enthusiasts: She’s from Chicago, scared of sharks, and decidedly out on swimming. Yet, despite her coastless roots, Hailee has the ideal mindset…

Easy Gazpacho

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It’s no secret that I love gazpacho. Over the years, I’ve shared a gazpacho recipe with watermelon, one with corn, another with carrots, and still another with tangy tomatillos. What can I say? On a hot summer day, there’s no better w…

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