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    Best Simple Summer Recipes

    Summer is my favorite season, and my summer recipes include lots of seasonal ingredients, easy cooking methods, and are full of flavor!

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    Peach Bourbon BBQ Sauce

    This easy blueberry cobbler recipe can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries and is the perfect patriotic dessert to serve for the 4th of July!

    Easy as Pie Blueberry Cobbler

    A rectangular baking dish with mixed berry crumble inside and scoops of ice cream on top with spoons on the side.

    The Best Freezer Fruit Crumble

    A close up overhead shot of a plate with arugula salad and a white bowl with mint dressing on the side.

    Fresh Mint Vinaigrette

    An overhead shot of a white dish with pickled okra and a jar of pickled okra on the side.

    Spicy Refrigerator Pickled Okra

    A white bowl filled with pizza pasta salad garnished with fresh basil leaves.

    Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Salad

    An overhead shot of a sliced zucchini coffee cake with a cup of coffee on the side.

    Easy Zucchini Coffee Cake

    A glass of jalapeño lemonade on a wooden tray.

    Fresh Jalapeño Lemonade

    A white platter on a yellow towel with pork pineapple kabobs.

    Grilled Pork Adobo Kabobs

    A tomato tart on parchment paper topped with basil sprigs and two slices of tart coming out on the side.

    Southern Tomato Tart

    Sweet Tea Granita with Lemon Syrup

    A short glass tumbler filled with peach lemonade.

    Fresh Peach Lemonade

    A brown-rimmed bowl with zucchini pasta salad and a spoon on the side.

    Summer Pasta Salad with Zucchini

    Chocolate-dipped frozen bananas on a blue plate.

    Chocolate-Dipped Frozen Banana Pops

    A white bowl filled with creamy avocado ranch dressing on a blue stone counter with limes on the side.

    Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing

    Weeknight Chicken Tostadas

    A white bowl filled with red cabbage apple slaw on a marble counter with a grey dish towel.

    Red Cabbage Apple Slaw

    An overhead shot of a piece of bruschetta potato chip chicken on a white plate.

    Oven-Fried Potato Chip Chicken with Bruschetta Topping

    An overhead shot of a food processor with basil pesto inside.

    Homemade Pesto Recipe

    A slice of peach crumb coffee cake on a white countertop with a vase of dahlias in the background.

    Peach Crumb Coffee Cake

    A shot of a blue wicker basket filled with dahlias and a jar of homemade peach jam.

    The Best Old-Fashioned Peach Jam

    A close-up shot of a chocolate cupcake topped with red striped frosting, a cherry, and a red striped paper straw.

    Cherry Cola Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

    These easy Peach BBQ Chicken Kabobs have been one of my favorite meals this summer - they are easy to marinate in Rubbermaid Brilliance containers!

    Easy One-Dish Peach BBQ Chicken Kabobs

    A piece of BBQ salmon on a beige plate topped with peach salsa and an ear of roasted corn on the side.

    Slow-Roasted BBQ Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner

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    A pot of peach bbq sauce viewed from above.

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