17 Warm Weather Recipes For Cold Winter Days

Three glasses of sweet tea cocktail on a wooden table.

Sweet Tea Cocktail1/17

Sweet tea. Whiskey. Lemon juice. That's all it takes to make a sassy summertime cocktail you'll want to sip all afternoon long.

A rack of slow cooker ribs on a cutting board with four single ribs cut off

Slow Cooker Ribs2/17

All the scintillating, fall-off-the-bone magnificence of smoked ribs. None of the standing outside in the snow or sleet to tend your grill or smoker.

A cardboard bowl filled with easy potato salad an a plastic fork resting on top.

Easy Potato Salad3/17

Best potato salad ever. That's what folks are saying about this easy and, dare we say, elegant spud salad.

A white platter with sliced celery and cucumber and a white bowl of feta dip on top.

Feta Dip4/17

Looking for an excuse to invite folks over? Here it is. Less than 10 minutes from start to wipe-the-creamy-dip-from-your-lips finish.

Four pieces of salmon banh mi wrapped in paper in a box.

Salmon Banh Mi5/17

Why make banh mi at home? Uh, why not? Besides, you'll never find this swanky salmon rendition anywhere else.

A blue Dutch oven filled with chunks of braised pork and a bay leaf with a wooden spoon resting inside.

Carnitas ~ Mexican Braised Pork6/17

This Mexican carnitas recipe is authentic braised and fried pork that makes for conversation-stopping, fall-apart-tender awesomeness.

Cutting board and knife with a salt and pepper rib eye steak

Salt and Pepper Rib Eye Steak7/17

Rib eye steak. Salt. Pepper. Flame. And this technique. That's all it takes to create one of the most superlative suppers known to man.

Three glasses of ultimate margarita with lime wedges.

Ultimate Margarita8/17

A simple, clean break from tradition, this margarita eschews cloying Cointreau in lieu of a splash of sweet agave.

A glass bottle filled with homemade lemonade syrup, a bowl of lemons, and two glasses on a wooden table.

Homemade Lemonade9/17

Pucker up, cuz you're going to want to sip the bejeebers out of this ridiculously easy, sweetly tart lemonade. Wowza.

Chipotle Maple Barbecue Beef Brisket10/17

All the messy, smoky goodness of a backyard barbecue minus the messy, smoky backyard.

A carved wooden bowl filled with barbecue potato chips.

Barbecue Potato Chips11/17

A cheater's version of homemade barbecue potato chips that will have you hooked for life. Taste 'em and get back to us.

A southside cocktail on a napkin on a silver tray with a potato chip and sprig of mint beside it.

Southside Cocktail12/17

Mint. Muddled. Mine. When we've got this gin-based mojito on our minds, those are about the only words we can muster. Well, maybe add "More."

A white dish partially filled with blueberry crumble, with a spoon resting on top and a colander filled with blueberries beside it.

Blueberry Crumble13/17

Need to bring something to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home? This blueberry crumble with a crumbly oatmeal cookie topping is your answer.

A plastic container filled with vanilla bean ice cream with a metal ice cream scoop resting in it.

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream14/17

Sometimes it’s nice to just let your spoon sink into something that tastes pure as the driven snow. Indulgently rich, sigh-inducingly creamy, vanilla-enhanced snow.

Two waffle cones filled with mango frozen yogurt propped up in a metal rack.

Mango Frozen Yogurt15/17

Fro yo never tasted quite so sweet or seemed quite so simple as this lovely little rendition that calls for 3 ingredients and 10 minutes.

Spicy Mango Ice Pops16/17

Forget about pleasing the kids. These spicy little lovelies boast mango with a hint of lime. Certain to woo the sophisticate in you.