Summer Classics to Play Over and Over

Every summer I fold a new selection of recipes into my repertoire. But I also spend a lot of time revisiting old favorites. It is kind of like that saying “make new friends but keep the old.” I spend all winter looking forward to our summer classics just as much as do trying new recipes. Here are some of the tried-and-true family favorites I’ve been making this summer. They deserve another go ’round in the spotlight in case you missed them the first time:

Salads: Grilled Peach and Blue Cheese Salad, Couscous Salad with Blue Cheese and Scallions, Arugula Salad with Roasted Tomatoes, My Big Fat French Salad, Watermelon Goat Cheese Salad

Vegetable Dishes: Raw Tomato Sauce, Summer Zucchini Bites, Roasted Eggplant and Goat Cheese with Tomatoes, Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup, Tomato Pie, Parmesan Grilled Asparagus

Grilled Food: Lemon Rosemary Grilled Chicken, Blue Cheese & Bacon Burgers, Uncle Will’s Burgers, Pesto Grilled Chicken

Desserts: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp, Rhubarb Almond Cake, Rhubarb Hazelnut Oatmeal Squares, Peach Almond Galette, Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake

Jams: Blueberry Pie Filling, Eternal Summer Apricot Jam, Merrill’s Strawberry Jam, Rhubarb Lavender Jam,

Beverages: Roasted Peach Lemonade, Roasted Strawberry Lemonade, Raspberry Wine Slushie, South African Summer Wines