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Summer Recipes

From summer side dishes to healthy salads and more, stay cool with light and easy summer recipes!

A platter of Squash Patties.

Squash Patties

Donna Brown avatar
By Donna Brown
These fried squash patties are a nice summer side dish and very similar to potato ...
(3 ratings)
Cheater Cheesecake drizzled with raspberry sauce.

Cheater Cheesecake

Laurie Sanders avatar
By Laurie Sanders
A friend of mine gave me a version of this recipe. I added the pudding ...
(2 ratings)
Grilled Garlic Shrimp in Foil with lemon slices.

Grilled Garlic Shrimp In Foil

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By Daune (pronounced "Dawn") Browne
Grilling shrimp in foil is easy and fit for a king (or queen).
(6 ratings)
Sausage & Zucchini Casserole ready to be served.

Sausage & Zucchini Casserole

Diane Schmidt avatar
By Diane Schmidt
This is a very easy recipe to make, but so delicious! I have brought this ...
(3 ratings)
A bowl of Mango Jalapeno Guacamole.

Mango Jalapeno Guacamole

Joyce Tyo avatar
By Joyce Tyo
This is my "go-to" recipe for when we get the craving for guacamole and tortilla ...
(1 rating)
Summertime Corn Salad ready to serve.

Summertime Corn Salad

Mary Ann Wheeler avatar
By Mary Ann Wheeler
This is a quick and easy summertime recipe I have been making for years, and ...
(2 ratings)
Yummy Fruit Salad Dressing poured over fruit when serving.

Yummy Fruit Salad Dressing

Lynn Troutman avatar
By Lynn Troutman
My grandchildren love a fruit salad, yummy yummy, and this dressing is simply marvelous.
(3 ratings)
A bowl of Asian Chicken Pasta Salad.

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad

Tracy Brophy avatar
By Tracy Brophy
Great to make ahead on busy days when everyone has a different dinner schedule!
(1 rating)
Nana's Melt In Your Mouth Blueberry Cake on a cake plate.

Nana's Melt In Your Mouth Blueberry Cake

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By Nancy Sauter
This recipe was handed down by my grandmother, and it is the absolute best blueberry ...
(4 ratings)
Zucchini Casserole baked until golden brown.

Zucchini Casserole

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By Pam Blais
For those with a garden, you probably have a ton of zucchini from your harvests. ...
(2 ratings)
Marinade for Smoked Sausage Kabobs.

Marinade For Smoked Sausage Kabobs

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By Gretchen Schiddel
This marinade is great for any kind of kabob. I use sausage with onion, pineapple, ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Zucchini Fries with pizza sauce.

Zucchini Fries

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By Josphine Morrow
This recipe is a great way to get the kids to eat their vegetables because ...
(2 ratings)
Aunt Mary's Pineapple Drop Cookies on a plate.

Aunt Mary's Pineapple Drop Cookies

Janet Scott avatar
By Janet Scott
This recipe is my beautiful Aunt Mary's. She is no longer with us, but I ...
(4 ratings)
Small bowls of Cottage Cheese Jell-O Salad with pineapple and a cherry on top.

Cottage Cheese Jell-o Salad

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By Kim Biegacki
Wow, talk about an easy salad to make this is it! Now, my Grammie didn't ...
(10 ratings)
A slice of Death By Chocolate Ice Cream Cake on a plate.

Death By Chocolate Ice Cream Cake

Nonie Kozak avatar
By Nonie Kozak
This wonderfully sinful luscious cake was created for my 13 year old daughter's birthday. She ...
(3 ratings)
A bowl of Grilled Potatoes.

Grilled Potatoes

Karen White avatar
By Karen White
These potatoes are so easy to make and delicious! The secret is to microwave them ...
(2 ratings)
Cold Spaghetti Salad ready to serve.

Cold Spaghetti Salad

Bea Austin avatar
By Bea Austin
You can add black olives, you can add pepperoni, or also change to bowtie pasta... ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Easy Cowboy Caviar.

Easy Cowboy Caviar

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By Rosina Paul
I changed the typical Cowboy Caviar to make it a quick and easy appetizer. Chop ...
(1 rating)
Grilled Pork Tenderloin With Blueberry Sauce on a platter.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin With Blueberry Sauce

Joan Link avatar
By Joan Link
This is an unusual but attractive pork tenderloin recipe.
(3 ratings)
Homemade Peach Cobbler in a bowl with ice cream.

Homemade Peach Cobbler

David Brandon avatar
By David Brandon
I love a nice and juicy peach cobbler with some good crust on top and ...
(4 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Red Potato Salad in a serving bowl.

Blue Ribbon Red Potato Salad

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By Teal West-Craig
I came across a red potato salad recipe about 8 years ago. Since that time, ...
(2 ratings)
Crab Cake Sandwich on a plate.

Crab Cake Sandwiches

Mysti Bannister avatar
By Mysti Bannister
This is a very tasty alternative to lunchtime sandwiches. Wonderful when served on onion sandwich ...
(3 ratings)
Platters of Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs.

Honey-glazed Grilled Chicken Thighs

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By Debra Harrelson
This was great. We all loved it and will make it again. We used skin ...
(5 ratings)
Pasta Salad for Leanne in a serving bowl.

Pasta Salad For Leanne

Penny B avatar
By Penny B
My niece always makes a request for my pasta salad and it has become a ...
(3 ratings)
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