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Crispy Zucchini Feta Fritters Recipe
Add some Greek flavor to your appetizer spread with this tasty recipe for crispy Zucchini Feta Fritters! Can you ever have enough zucchini recipes? Zucchini is plentiful any time of year, which is one of the reasons I love this Zucchini Feta Fritters recipe. It’s an...
Tomato Feta Pasta Salad
No summer picnic is complete without a pasta salad. This crowd-pleasing Tomato Feta Pasta Salad is packed with sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese and kalamata olives in every spoonful. This make-ahead, Tomato Feta Pasta Salad recipe is perfect for summer barbecues....
Bootleg Cocktail Recipe
There's nothing like summer in Minnesota, especially when it involves a Bootleg Cocktail. It's the perfect way to quench your thirst on a hot summer day. Summer is a great time to get out of your cocktail rut and one of our summertime favorite drinks is the Bootleg...
Easy Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese, Arugula and Pistachios
This make-ahead Roasted Beet Salad pairs jewel-colored beets with peppery arugula, crunchy pistachios and creamy goat cheese. Topped with a rich balsamic glaze, this gorgeous salad always disappears at BBQs! Raise your hand if you’re a beet lover! ...
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad recipe is great for feeding a group! Who can say no to a make-ahead salad filled with bacon, tomatoes, cheese, and a creamy ranch dressing? Summer is all about keeping things easy in our house, especially when entertaining a group....
Gluten-free Cherry Almond Cheesecake Bars
Need an easy, gluten-free dessert that you can make ahead of time? Try these decadent Cherry Almond Cheesecake Bars. A great dessert recipe for a crowd! I’m a huge cherry and almond fan. There is something about that flavor combination that has always appealed to me...
Tomato, Feta and Vidalia Onion Salad
This 5-ingredient Tomato Feta Salad with Sweet Onion recipe is one of my go-to BBQ side dishes - quick, easy and perfect for potlucks. I found this recipe for Tomato Feta Salad with Sweet Onion in Cooking Light (RIP, old friend) a number of years ago. It was one of...
Jicama Avocado Salsa
Cool and refreshing jicama gives this chunky Jicama Avocado Salsa an addicting crunch. Pair it with chips and margaritas for the perfect happy hour! Does anyone cook from cookbooks anymore? I used to have way more cookbooks than I do now. When we redid our...
No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars
Keep the heat out of the kitchen and make a pan of these No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars for your next party. Filled with crunchy chocolate cookies and creamy cheesecake in every bite, these easy, make-ahead bars will quickly become your new summer...
5 Refreshing Vodka Cocktails for Summer
Summer is here in full swing and we are ready to beat the heat! Make entertaining easy and serve one (or more) of these 5 Refreshing Summer Vodka Cocktails at your next party, barbecue or happy hour. Summer is always great for spontaneous happy hours and...
10 Easy BBQ Side Dishes
Ever get stumped for side dish recipes? With this list of 10 Easy BBQ Side Dishes, you’ll never wonder what to bring to a summer grill out again! It’s grilling season! Here in Minnesota, we don’t take our summers for granted. We fill...
Cheesy Grilled Bruschetta Chicken
Don’t heat up the kitchen! This easy, Cheesy Grilled Bruschetta Chicken recipe is just what your backyard bbq needs. We love to grill in the summer. Our grill recipes include everything from snacks like these Grilled Peppers with Goat Cheese to side dishes like these...
Strawberry Basil Vodka Cocktail
A splash of bubbles in these Strawberry Basil Vodka Cocktails takes your summer sipping to a tasty new level! Click HERE to save recipe to Pinterest Summer strawberries just can’t be beat. We look forward to sweet summer berries all year long. You just can’t beat...
Easy BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe
You’ve swooned over the restaurant version, but now you can make one of these flavorful pizzas in your own kitchen with this irresistible, homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe! Can there ever be enough varieties of pizza? Sure, there will always be the...
8 Tasty Cheesecake Bar Recipes
Cheesecake bars are one of our go-to desserts for a group. With this collection of 8 Tasty Cheesecake Bar recipes, you can be sure there is something for everyone! What is it about cheesecake? More often than not, it's universally loved and makes an impressive dessert...
Favorite Reader Recipes
Check out the 5 most popular recipes that made it into Garnish with Lemon recipe hall of fame! We’ve been doing this blog thing on our little piece of the internet for almost 7 years now. That’s a LONG time for a digital publisher as well as a LOT of recipes. ...
Cucumber Melon Sangria
Beat the heat this summer and quench your thirst with this super refreshing Cucumber Melon Sangria. The best summer cocktails are light, refreshing and easy to sip on all night long. This Cucumber Melon Sangria ticks all of those boxes plus it is made in advance which...
Easy Peach Frosé Recipe (Frozen Rosé Wine Slushies)
Bring on the summer heat! This 4-ingredient Peach Frosé recipe, made with a hint of savory fresh marjoram, is the only cocktail I need to stay cool on a steamy summer night. Rosé is the quintessential summer wine at my house. Juicy peaches are one...
