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Summer

With summer comes lots to look forward to: local sweet corn, slender Japanese eggplants, and tomatoes at their very, very best. In this collection you will find all of my favorite summer season recipes including a light summer squash pasta recipe with thinly sliced zucchini, an eggplant salad with cherry tomatoes, and a raw corn and tomato salad.

A platter topped with a raw corn salad made with tomatoes, feta, and lots of herbs.

Raw Corn Salad with Tomatoes, Feta, and Herbs

Crispy on the edges, creamy in the center, these little chard fritters, squeezed with lemon, make the most lovely Meatless Monday meal. But more importantly they save the fridge from utter and complete dark-leafy-green domination. And for that I couldn't be more grateful. // alexandracooks.com

Swiss Chard (Or Other Greens) Fritters + Montreal

A bowl of fresh corn polenta with blistered cherry tomatoes.

Fresh Corn Polenta with Blistered Tomatoes

A jar of tomato-basil sauce.

Quick, Fresh Tomato-Basil Sauce

A jar of roasted yellow tomato sauce.

Simple Roasted Yellow Tomato Sauce

A bowl of corn pasta.

Melissa Clark’s Creamy (No-Cream!) Corn Pasta with Basil

Red Velvet Cupcakes

A glass of iced tea.

The Very Best Iced Tea

An overhead shot of a dozen blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.

The Best Lemon-Blueberry Muffins

Just-baked rosemary focaccia.

Overnight, Refrigerator Focaccia = The Best Focaccia Bread Recipe

Must-Try, Super-Moist Zucchini Bread

Just baked sourdough pizza.

Simple Sourdough Pizza Crust: A Step-by-Step Guide

This rich Passover chocolate cake rises dramatically, cracks and then falls. When dusted with Passover “confectioners’ sugar” and garnished with berries, the cake looks striking on the table. // alexandracooks.com

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Simple grilled chicken breast on a plate aside, bread, peppers, and salad.

Simple (And Juicy! And Delicious!) Grilled Chicken Breasts

summer squash salad

15 Summer Squash Recipes: Fritters, Pickles, Fries, Parmesan, Involtini & More

A plate of Swiss chard salad.

Swiss Chard Salad with Lemon, Parmesan & Bread Crumbs

A sheet pan with just-roasted tiropitas.

Tiropitas

Overhead close-up of buttermilk breakfast cake fresh from the oven.

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

Two fresh loaves of peasant bread on a cooling rack, and the pyrex bowls they were baked in.

My Mother’s Peasant Bread: The Best Easiest Bread You Will Ever Make

Bowl of just-roasted balsamic mini peppers.

4-Ingredient Balsamic Roasted Mini Peppers

Roasted bell peppers stuffed with quinoa and sautéed corn, zucchini, and tomatoes.

Veggie-Loaded Stuffed Bell Peppers

A bowl of pasta tossed with cherry tomato sauce, pine nuts, basil and mozzarella.

Pasta with Simple Cherry Tomato Sauce

A collection of grilling images.

Marinating & Grilling 101 + Must-Have 3-Ingredient Marinade

Brioche buns on a baking sheet.

The Best, Easiest No-Knead Brioche Buns