How to Make Pansy Topped Shortbread Cookies ~ these are my favorite buttery shortbread cookies topped with flowers!

My Tossed Salad Niçoise with lemony tarragon dressing is a user friendly version of the classic French salad and perfect for a steamy night!

Easy Peach Butter ~ an impossibly silky fruit spread make with fresh peaches…use frozen peaches off season!

Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chip Salad ~ this creative take on a summer potluck classic is a winner!

Easy Raspberry Galette ~ because when you’ve got great summer berries you really don’t want to over think it.

Fresh Cherry Dessert Sauce for ice cream, cheesecake, and more ~ no cans, no jars, nothing frozen ~ and it takes just minutes to make!

How much fun are these Watermelon Kiwi Popsicles? Healthy and so delicious, made with fresh fruit!

Classic Lemon Cheesecake is a special occasion dessert easy enough for any day. This New York Style cheesecake is easy and fabulous!

My Mexican Chocolate Cake with Berries is so easy to make, gluten free, or not! It’s intensely chocolatey, and so velvety smooth :)

Striped Juice Pops might just be summer’s prettiest and healthiest frozen treat — I’ll show you how to create these refreshing popsicles!

Four Simple Melon Salads to celebrate laid back summer eating ~ every one is healthy, juicy, and delicious!

My classic Peach Buckle is made with buttermilk, brown sugar, and a boatload of juicy peaches.

Tzatziki Dip ~ a refreshing and healthy Mediterranean appetizer that is absolute heaven on sweltering nights…

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream ~ If you’re a closet cookie dough fiend, you’ve just found your fix!

My vegan Asian Slaw comes with a killer creamy peanut dressing. (It tastes so good you don’t even realize how healthy it is!)

Corn and Cucumber Salad with a buttermilk dill dressing is a classic summer side that goes well with anything off the grill!