A refreshing Summer Quinoa Salad made with peaches, goat cheese, and walnuts.

Full of fresh flavor, this tart is an amazing use of ripe tomatoes and fresh herbs.

Chocolate ice cream made with goat’s milk and chunks of chocolate.

Easy, two ingredient sangria that can be made almost instantly! Naturally gluten free.

This shrimp scampi dish is “Summer-fied” with fresh tomatoes.

Peach Cooler – almost like a wine cooler, the perfect summertime drink…

Deliciously Refreshing Blackberry Lavender Lemonade.

Basil Watermelon Refresher Mocktail (with alcoholic variation, too)

gluten free kimchi buffalo burger with white & black bean hummus, avocado, red onion and a mountain of arugula

Raspberry Currant Jam

A s’mores version of matza crack with chocolate and toffee covered graham crackers and toasted marshmallows. The perfect summertime dessert!

Cheap picnic food ideas – Here are some creative and cheap ideas to bring to a summertime picnic

Rhubarb Lime Granita

Stuffed Black and Blue Burger with super easy homemade blue cheese sauce

Grilled Turkey Burgers with a Chipotle Sauce

Basil Spaghetti with Breadcrumb-Topped Tomatoes. An outstandingly delicious, fresh summertime pasta.

A modern spin on a nostalgic crab boil

I made these burgers in hopes that the cold weather would go away… instead, we got a bunch of snow. But the burgers were tasty!