This simple summer crowd-pleaser has “easy entertaining” scrawled all over it. Just don’t forget the bottle opener.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 6

“The onion dip to end all onion dips.” “Sublime.” “Light years beyond those soup packets.” That’s what folks are saying about this creamy dip that puts to shame all other onion dips you’ve ever dipped, dunked, or otherwise devoured.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 4

We know, we know. Blender drinks are for sissies–or so you may think. If that’s the case, take a sip of this stiff riff on the gin and tonic. Then get back to us.

• 5 M
• 5 M
• 10

Apricot tart with frangipane. Because stone fruit season is short. So is life.

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• 1 H
• 4 H
• 6

A toasted bun cradling sweet-as-can-be lobster swaddled in mayo. Just like what you’ll find along the winding highways and byways of coastal Maine.

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• 25 M
• 35 M
• 17

They look like fudgsicles. They taste like fudgesicles. Yet they’re made cocoa, coconut milk, and honey so you don’t even have to do that thing where you pretend that something’s healthy. Because it actually is.

• 10 M
• 2 H, 10 M
• 16

A marvelous, if unconventional, Middle Eastern concoction that’s as refreshing as a dip in the Mediterranean.

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• 40 M
• 40 M
• 0

Sultry as a summer night. That’s what we thought when we experienced this seductively smooth, devilishly dark chocolate ice cream that’s almost naughtily intense.

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• 30 M
• 5 H
• 0

So long, Vlasic. Once you try your hand at making your own sweet relish, you can cross one more condiment off your shopping list.

• 45 M
• 1 D
• 2

This recipe from the late, great Edna Lewis turns out skillet-fried chicken that’s perfectly seasoned, extra-crisp, and gosh darn beautiful in every way.

• 1 H, 30 M
• 1 D
• 7

This Southern peach cobbler is going to bring back a lot of memories. We consider it Southern charm.

• 10 M
• 50 M
• 12

When you face the inevitable glut of ripe stone fruits you couldn’t resist at the market, you’re going to want these grilled chicken tacos with fruit salsa at the top of your list.

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• 45 M
• 6 H
• 0

We call these “stealthy healthy” cuz you certainly can’t tell by the taste that there’s anything nutritionally redeeming about them. (And that’s how we like our healthy food to taste!)

• 10 M
• 2 H
• 14

These kaleidoscopic little lovelies don’t require the typical processing and patience that classic pickles demand. Woohoo!

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• 25 M
• 1 D
• 0