Fourth Of July

Like red, white, and blue layer cakes, ice cream cakes to keep you cool, and sheet cakes to feed a crowd.

The egg-enriched buttermilk mixture makes for an especially crunchy and craggy coating. This recipe is from Buxton Hall, one of the Hot 10, America’s Best New Restaurants 2016.

We may be biased, but this is by far the best lemonade recipe we’ve tried.

Reducing the liquid in this mile-high apple pie recipe to a syrupy consistency concentrates the flavor and yields the ideal juicy sauciness.

This easy pie is the perfect marriage of apple crumble and apple pie, because you shouldn’t have to choose.

Shrimp cocktail is all about the shrimp: big, fat, perfectly cooked gorgeous shrimp. Here’s how to do it.

Topped with whipped cream and juicy berries, this giant shortcake is a must-bake for any summer party.

This blueberry pie recipe packs in a whopping 8 cups of fruit. Complete with a lattice crust, it might even score you a date.

Sweet strawberries work double-time in this peak summer dessert: simmered into a jammy sauce and macerated into a towering topping.

We’re going all in on grilled meats, peak-season produce, and creamy desserts.

Often served in a tidy scoop, this creamy, tangy, subtly sweet potato salad goes great with whatever’s coming off the grill.

Beef patties are great, but so are salmon ones, and lamb ones, and potato ones, and so many more.

Take advantage of peak produce with our best summer recipes.

Pies, cakes, and sundaes that are all *fireworks noise.*

This recipe from Hattie B’s tastes like coleslaw should: crunchy, a little creamy, and with enough vinegar to keep it bright.

Rich, smoky, and complexly sweet, these from-scratch baked beans are worth the long—mostly hands-off—cook time.

From carne asada to perfect veggie burgers, this collection of grill recipes has something for everyone at your cookout.

This easy-to-make potato salad gets its zing from sweet relish and plenty of mustard and a dressing reminiscent of deviled eggs.

This easy strawberry galette recipe requires less fuss than a pie, but has all the same components, down to the burbling fruit filling and tender, flaky crust.

These bright and tangy bars feature a mix of blueberries and blackberries in a citrusy curd that is baked onto a brown sugar crust.

The gentle heat of fresh ginger and bright tang of fresh lime juice highlight strawberries’ natural sweetness in this ultra-refreshing drink.

These spicy-sweet ribs are ideal for fuss-free grilling as they can be cooked directly on the grill, with no need to bake or steam them first.

For berries that are just too good to bake, this fuss-free tart simply piles the raw fruit into a crisp almondy crust.

Crunchy slaws, creamy potatoes, and more summertime essentials.