Watermelon mixed with lemonade and mint syrup is a wonderfully refreshing summer beverage, perfect for any hot day.

This tasty, relaxed version of salad nicoise mixes green beans, potatoes, olives, and tomatoes with a lemony anchovy, spiked dressing.

Fresh, ripe, and juicy tomatoes and crisp cucumbers make a yummy gazpacho in this easy, no-cook cold soup perfect for a hot day.

Crab cakes take on Spanish flavors with these paprika spiced cakes which are served alongside a tangy roasted red pepper and cream sauce.

Thinly sliced mild turnips are layered with onion and thyme in this simple gratin, which is finished with a bit of cream and cheese.

Garlic scapes have a great, mellow, garlic flavor when they are sauteed, as in this risotto with garlic scapes and sausage.

This fresh peach buckle is a wonderful, homey fruit dessert which is tender and moist and packed full of peaches.

Greek chopped salad is a great, healthy Mediterranean dish full of tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, olives, and feta cheese.

Ricotta & mascarpone are whipped into a light and flavorful mousse which is topped by balsamic strawberries in this Italian dessert.

Cucumber blended with buttermilk makes a refreshing, cold soup on a hot, summer day. It takes only moments to prepare.

This summer squash and ricotta crostata is a great Italian free-form tart that makes the most of summer produce.

This blueberry mojito is full of fresh blueberry flavor, and is an easy and refreshing summer drink perfect for sipping out of a straw.

Don’t know what to do with chard? Try this snack where chard leaves are tossed in bacon fat and baked into crisp Swiss Chard Chips.

This baked oatmeal smells like a cross between strawberry rhubarb pie and pancakes as it bakes. And it tastes as wonderful as it smells!

This elegant and easy chilled pea soup is full of fresh flavor and is great as a light meal or the first course of a celebration dinner.

This recipe for one bowl gooey, chocolatey, cherry studded oatmeal cookies is so easy to make that you’ll want to bake them right now.