I wanted to highlight some of the best Sweet and Savory recipes on this site for the summer months. Many are no bake recipe, others feature the abundant fruits and vegetables coming from gardens or markets. I trust you will find a few to perk up your summer meals.
Caramelized Peach Tart with Brown Sugar Crumble
This amazing Caramelized Peach Tart combines a creamy pastry cream, caramelized peaches, and a brown sugar crumble made with almond paste in an easy pastry crust.
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(Almost) No Bake Strawberry Pie
Looking for that spectacular summer pie with practically no work? Well, this No Bake Strawberry Pie is it! Easy, delectable and made in minutes, this will have you out of the kitchen in no time.
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Summer Vegetable Tart
The thing I most like about this Vegetable Tart is how easy it is to put it on the table. It can even sit in the refrigerator fully made for a day until it is heated and served. After the vegetables are sautéed, a splash of balsamic vinegar boosts their flavor while a sprinkling of hot pepper flakes leaves a nice tingle when eating.
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L'Opera Ice Cream Cake
Layers of coffee liqueur soaked almond sponge cake, chocolate ganache, and coffee ice cream are the component parts of this exquisite ice cream cake. It definitely conjures up thoughts of something special and it won’t disappoint. While this may look formidable, every part is made ahead and can be done at different times so it is very doable.
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Homemade Pizza Dough
By far and away this is the most flavorful Homemade Pizza Dough I have ever found. It takes minutes to make in the processor, rises in jiffy quick time and makes, pizza and flatbread crusts as well as an outstanding pocket bread discovered by accident. This is a great start for novices and not to be missed by any baker.
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Easy Pina Colada No Bake Cheesecake
What if I told you this cool, creamy Easy Pina Colada No Bake Cheesecake can be made with no water bath, sour cream, eggs or condensed milk. Well, it can! It has all the flavors of a pina colada in a smooth, velvety dessert that can quickly be whipped up in the processor in a matter of minutes.
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Caramel Cone Ice Cream ala Häagen-Dazs®
This Caramel Cone Ice Cream from Häagen-Dazs® instantly became my favorite ice cream. Caramel ice cream, swirled with caramel and then loaded with chocolate sugar cone bits, is my idea of a summer dessert.
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Amazing Banoffee Pie Recipe
My amazing no bake Banoffee PIe is comprised of a vanilla layer crust, a toffee filling, bananas, chocolate mousse sprinkled with Heath bar bits, and coffee whipped cream to top it all off. Easy to make, easier to eat!!
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Dutch Peach Pie
Fresh summer peaches just beg to be made into this amazing looking Dutch Peach Pie, which is one of the most sensational tasting pies around. While this is not a recipe that you'll make in twenty minutes, it's worth every second it takes.
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Strawberry Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Spring greens, fresh strawberries, pungent bleu cheese, and chunky pecans make this one of the most flavorful summer salads to be found. The basil vinaigrette dressing originally came from the Missouri Governor's kitchen. This is not only an unusual vinaigrette but one of the best if you love basil.
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Chocolate Strawberry Pie
If you love chocolate covered strawberries (and who doesn't) this Chocolate Strawberry Pie is for you. Gorgeous looking and delicious, it's a snap to make.
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Peach Amaretto Jam
This Peach Amaretto Jam is the perfect recipe if you've never made jam before. I've reduced the sugar to allow the peach flavor to come through and added a bit of amaretto to enhance it. This is a refrigerator or freezer jam that doesn't require canning with the large pot of boiling water and all that comes with it.
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Smoked Turkey Salad
As much as I love cooking, the summer months of high 90's have me looking for easy options to feed us. This Smoked Turkey Salad, which came from my take out shop, fills that need. A few easy to get ingredients with the star being the smoked turkey are easily assembled into this winner of an entree salad.
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Buttermilk Flatbreads
Buttermilk Flatbreads are just the thing when you're looking for a quick, tasty, bread with only 5 basic ingredients doesn't go in the oven, is endlessly changeable and versatile.
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Streusel Topped Blueberry Cobbler
A biscuit bottom with a juicy blueberry filling topped with a walnut streusel is as good as summer desserts go with a minimum of effort.
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Tuscan Vegetable Stew
This summer delight (which I make all year) takes summer veggies and turns them into dinner in a matter of minutes. This recipe is my adaptation of a dish I had at one of the Lettuce Entertain You restaurants one hot summer day. You won't believe how fast and fantastic this is.
Easy Skillet Turtle Brownies
These Skillet Turtle Brownies are a fun way to make a decadent turtle brownie. The caramel is made using purchased caramels After the caramel has been made in the skillet, a simple brownie batter is whisked together and poured over the caramel. No need to break out the mixer.
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FRENCH ONION TART
With tomatoes practically falling off the vines, this is the perfect time to make aFrench Onion Tart which is a cousin to the French Pissaladiere. When I had the take out shop, this was a huge hit. Fresh tomatoes, caramelized onions, guyere cheese, calamata olives and basil nestle in an easy yeast dough crust for the best of summers bounty.
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Plum Crisp
This easy Plum Crisp recipe uses readily available fresh plums and is ideal for beginners. It’s much like a pie but with no crust. A heavy dose of vanilla, turns a ho-hum crisp into a delicious dessert.
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Lemonade Cake with Blueberry Sauce
A tart lemon curd is tempered with whipped cream and a meringue and poured over a vanilla wafer crust. And that blueberry sauce is one you will make over and over to serve with pancakes and waffles as well as over ice cream. As I said, just made for summer!!
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Greek Tomato Salad
This is super easy salad to put together and while, best the first day, I have been known to eat leftovers a couple of days later. The feta cheese and calamata olives give it a distinct Greek influence and the simple dressing doesn't overtake the other ingredients. It's just made for those abundant tomatoes of summer.
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Magic Shell for Ice Cream
If you've ever had a soft serve ice cream dipped in chocolate that forms a hard shell, magic shell is it. Two ingredients and 5 minutes makes this perfect addition to ice cream.
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Strawberry Bread
You don't want to miss this really fast Strawberry Bread which is permeated with fresh, ripe strawberries in every bite. This is a quick bread that needs only a bowl, a whisk, and a few measuring utensils, this goes together in literally minutes.
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Strawberry Balsamic Black Pepper Granita
Granita is an Italian specialty and is simply an ice that is scraped with a fork to fluff it up and make it melt in your mouth. Frozen strawberries on a hot summers day. What could be more comforting? How about an easy strawberry granita with a bit of black pepper and balsamic vinegar to add a bit of zip to it.
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No Churn Peach Swirl Ice Cream
There's a funny story attached to this recipe. One of my sons was visiting and I had this in the freezer. After dinner, he asked what was for dessert, a carry over from childhood when there was always dessert. I told him peach ice cream. His reaction was muted, definitely not excited. He told me peaches weren't his favs but he'd have a little. Well, long story short, a little turned into several more trips to the freezer as he magically turned into a peach lover - or at least a Peach Swirl Ice cream lover.
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Goat Cheese Pesto Tart
An asiago cheese crust holds roasted red and yellow peppers topped with a basil pesto goat cheese and cream cheese filling. It's simplicity emphasizes the fresh flavors.
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Roasted Peaches with Amaretti Crisp
This simply couldn't be easier. Peach halves are roasted and filled with a crisp made of amaretti cookies, almonds, a bit of butter and brown sugar for one of the fastest, easiest desserts around.
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No Churn Nutella Ice Cream
With its mere four ingredients this No Churn Nutella Ice Cream is a snap to make and a treat to eat.
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Mayfair Salad Dressing - Better than Caesar
Mayfair Salad Dressing has long been a favorite in St.Louis where it was the house salad dressing for the Mafair Hotel. Think of it as a better version of Caesar dressing. It is thick and creamy, encasing the ingredients so every bite includes the dressing. Celery thickens it and anchovies are the ingredient most people can't identify but make all the difference in the world.
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No Bake Snickers Pie
What could be better than this No Bake Snickers Pie in a chocolate graham cracker crust filled with caramel, a peanut butter mousse loaded with snickers pieces and topped with a whipped ganache. To make this easy, it can be made in stages or the entire pie can be made and frozen.
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Easy Hawaiian Sundae
This Easy Hawaiian Sundae, is a special endding for a grilled dinner. Fresh pineapple and a coconut cream chocolate sauce are topped with salted, toasted macadamia nuts which can be found in the snack aisle of my grocery store.
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tgkunoor says
these recipes are gorgeous
Helen S Fletcher says
Thank you so much. Hope you get a chance to try some.