Summer Recipes -

Ceviche Salad with Bay Scallops

This confetti-colored ceviche salad with bay scallops has Asian-leanings (think ceviche meets green papaya salad) in a versatile summertime dish.

Alberto’s Grilled Marinated Asparagus

Use this asparagus--simple and addictive--as part of an antipasto dish, tossed with pasta, or simply snacking on out of hand.

Mississippi Caviar with Black-Eyed Peas & Cider Vinaigrette

This zesty, summery dish comes together in a flash when you use steamed, ready-to-eat black-eyed peas and precooked brown rice. A perfect summer salad or side.

Barbecued Beef Brisket

Beef brisket is a tough cut that lends itself to slowly smoking on the barbecue. This beef brisket recipe is the ultimate slow food, but it's well worth the effort.

Strawberry Cheesecake Tartlets

With this easy recipe you get to have your luscious strawberry cheesecake but in a perfect portion-controlled tartlet size. You can enjoy all of it too . . . without worrying about overindulging.

Buffalo Blue Burgers with Celery Slaw

These buffalo burgers take their flavor inspiration from a classic American dish to create memorable barbecue fare.

When I lived on Corfu, souvlaki meant skewered cubes of grilled, marinated pork. But on a trip through Athens seeking out the best street food and mezedhes, we found this lamb version to be utterly addictive; moist and tender with just the right amount of spice.

Ceviche Salad with Bay Scallops

Alberto’s Grilled Marinated Asparagus

Mississippi Caviar with Black-Eyed Peas & Cider Vinaigrette

Barbecued Beef Brisket

Strawberry Cheesecake Tartlets

Buffalo Blue Burgers with Celery Slaw

Big City Lamb Souvlaki

Creamy Corn Polenta

No Work Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

Obscenely Good Eggplant-Ricotta Tartine