Summer Recipes Archives - A Recipe For Fun

A hand dips a slice of toasted bread into a cheesy, tomato-based Boursin dip garnished with fresh basil leaves. The dip appears creamy with chunks of tomato and herbs.

Easy Baked Boursin Dip (with Tomatoes, Shallot, and Garlic)

A small glass bowl filled with swirled, fluffy whipped cream made from a whipped cream dispenser sits on a plate with a wooden surface and a textured blue cloth in the background.

Easy Whipped Cream Dispenser Recipe

Pouring demerara simple syrup into a small glass container from a measuring glass.

Easy Demerara Simple Syrup (Regular + Rich Demerara Syrup Recipe)

A vibrant green dagobah slug slinger cocktail with ice, garnished with a dried lime slice and rosemary sprig, in a wavy glass on a marble coaster. Citrus fruits, ginger, and a bottle are blurred in the background.

Dagobah Slug Slinger (Oga’s Cantina Rosemary Ginger Margarita)

A bowl of orange zest salt with a spoon, surrounded by fresh oranges. A jar is tipped, pouring more orange salt into the bowl on a wooden surface.

How to Make Orange Salt (Easy Sicilian Inspired Citrus Salt)

Sliced pieces of Italian Sourdough Bread and a whole baguette are arranged on a round wooden board, highlighting their golden crust and airy, textured interior.

Rustic Italian Stirato Bread (Italian Sourdough Bread)

A blood orange spritz in a stemmed glass, garnished with a slice of orange, rests on a wooden coaster. Sliced oranges, a can of La Croix, and cocktail tools are blurred in the background.

Blood Orange Spritz (Easy Italian Blood Orange Cocktail)

A close-up of a mozzarella cheese and tomato salad with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, chopped basil, and balsamic dressing. The ingredients are mixed together, showcasing vibrant red, white, and green colors.

Easy Italian Marinated Mozzarella Cheese and Tomato Salad

A glass filled with iced coffee sits on a white coaster atop a wooden surface, with crushed ice visible and a blurred blue background—perfect inspiration if you want to learn how to make cold brew at home.

How to Make Cold Brew: Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate

A chart titled seasonal produce in August highlights what is in season in August, featuring images and names of fruits and vegetables like bell pepper, plums, basil, peaches, raspberries, nectarines, green beans, watermelon, grapes, zucchini, and more.

What is in Season in August? Summer Produce Guide

An illustrated chart of what is in season in July, featuring blackberries, plums, peaches, chili peppers, watermelon, peas, onions, cherries, apricots, zucchini, raspberries, figs, blueberries, mangoes, tomatillos, tomatoes, corn and bell pepper.

What is in Season in July? Summer Produce Guide

Close-up of a spoon scooping toasted pangrattato mixed with chopped herbs on a white surface. The golden brown and crispy breadcrumbs look delicious and aromatic.

Pangrattato (Crispy Seasoned Italian Breadcrumbs)

Feature Image of a frozen strawberry wine slushie cocktail recipe. This drink is also called frozé or frosé.

Frosé Cocktail (How to Make Frozen Rosé Wine Slushies)

A square strawberry lemon bar with a red fruit topping and powdered sugar sits on a white plate, with a bite taken out of it. Another bar and sliced lemons are in the background.

Strawberry Lemon Bars (Shortbread Lemon and Jam Bar Recipe)

A glass of limoncello margarita with ice and a sugared rim, garnished with a lemon slice, sits on a coaster. Another glass and several whole and sliced lemons are in the background on a wooden board.

Italian Limoncello Margarita (Amalfi Lemon Margarita)

A chart titled what is in season in June features illustrations of peaches, raspberries, watermelon, dragonfruit, corn, tomatoes, mangoes, plums, rhubarb, figs, avocado, blueberries, pineapple, radishes, zucchini, garlic, apricots and cherries.

What is in Season in June? Summer Produce Guide

A close-up of chunky pistachio granola with oats, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit, showing a crunchy texture and a mix of golden brown and dark pieces.

Easy Almond Pistachio Granola with Chocolate and Dried Cherries

Close-up of pasta al pesto, with linguine coated in green pesto sauce, garnished with fresh basil leaves and sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese.

Pasta al Pesto (Linguini with Basil Pesto Sauce)

A refreshing Hugo Spritz cocktail with ice, mint, and a lemon slice served in a wine glass with a straw, surrounded by sliced lemons, a bowl of nuts, and a can, on a light blue surface.

Classic Hugo Spritz Cocktail (Elderflower Spritz Cocktail)

Close-up of clusters of coffee granola containing oats, nuts, and seeds, showing a crunchy texture and golden-brown color.

Coffee Granola (Homemade Granola with Hazelnuts and Coffee)

A small white bowl filled with creamy, slightly chunky pesto butter is garnished with two fresh basil leaves. The bowl rests on a wooden surface, enhancing the rich texture and vibrant green hues of this delicious blend.

Pesto Butter (Basil Pesto Compound Butter)

A person is holding a mini pizzetta, stretching its cheese from a plate of assorted mini pizzas topped with pepperoni, mozzarella, and more cheese. These delightful mini pizzettas are arranged on a red plate set against a light-colored surface.

Mini Pizzetta (Italian Mini Pizza Recipe)

A bowl of tomato paste, reminiscent of rich pizza sauce, rests with a spoon on a teal saucer. The bowls contrasting brown interior adds warmth as sunlight softly casts shadows on the light-colored surface.

Tomato Paste Pizza Sauce (No-Cook Pizza Sauce From Tomato Paste)

A bowl of fusilli pasta coated in creamy pesto ricotta sauce, garnished with fresh basil leaves and grated cheese. The pesto gives the dish a greenish color, and its presented in a light green bowl.

Easy Ricotta Pesto Pasta (Homemade Pesto and Ricotta Pasta)

A jar of green sunflower seed pesto garnished with a basil leaf sits on a wooden board, surrounded by fresh basil leaves, cheese chunks, and pine nuts. A spoon with the pesto rests on the board, adding a rustic touch.

Sunflower Seed Pesto (Basil Pesto without Pine Nuts)

A turkey pepperoni pizza with a golden-brown crust sits on a red plate. Crispy slices of turkey pepperoni are layered on the melted cheese, evenly spread across the pie. Cut into eight slices, it boasts a slightly irregular edge.

Turkey Pepperoni Pizza (with Fresh Mozzarella Cheese)

Serving crostini crackers with honey and lemon whipped ricotta.

Whipped Ricotta Dip (Creamy Ricotta Dip with Honey and Lemon)

A classic espresso martini with vanilla vodka sits on a coaster.

Vanilla Vodka Espresso Martini (Classic Espresso Martini Recipe)

Pouring vanilla bean vodka over a large ice sphere. Multiple aged bottles of vanilla infused vodka sit in the background.

Vanilla Bean Infused Vodka (The Best Vanilla Vodka)

A small jar is filled with honey French dressing with honey and shallot to the side of the jar and a side salad in the background.

Honey French Dressing (Easy Shallot Salad Dressing)

Cherry tomato and garlic confit in a jar with a spoon in it.

Cherry Tomato Garlic Confit (Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Garlic)

A small bowl of cherry tomato sauce garnished with fresh basil is in a small bowl, surrounded by fresh ingredients.

Cherry Tomato Sauce (Easy Sauce for Pasta or Pizza)

A big batch Aperol spritz pitcher recipe.

Big Batch Aperol Spritz (Pitcher Italian Cocktail)

Two Aperol spritzes are on a blue kitchen countertop.

How to Make a Classic Aperol Spritz

A small jar of Italian olive oil and herb marinated mozzarella sits on a plate surrounded by crostino crackers and fresh herbs.

Italian Olive Oil and Fresh Herb Marinated Mozzarella Balls

A bottle of Aperol Italian Aperitivo liqueur sits behind a small tasting glass of the liqueur.

What is Aperol? All About the Classic Italian Aperitivo

A finished plate of crostini crackers sits on a cutting board ready to be served.

Sourdough Crostini Crackers (Easy Italian Crostino Recipe)

A classic silver margarita sits on a countertop with the ingredients used to make the cocktail in the background and foreground.

Classic Silver Tequila Margarita (Tequila Blanco Margarita)

A bottle of agave simple syrup sits on a small dish on a cutting board. A bottle of agave nectar is in the background.

Agave Simple Syrup (Easy Agave Syrup for Drinks)

A blueberry latte is garnished with a cocktail pick of blueberries. Blueberries are scattered around the frame.

Blueberry Latte Recipe (Coffee with Blueberry Syrup)