9 good summertime Recipes

salad greens (any amount desired), cold cooked crabmeat, chunks, hard-boiled eggs, black olives, mayonnaise (hellman s is best), half-and-half cream, good-quality chili sauce, chopped green onions or 1/4 cup scallion, chopped green bell pepper, chopped green olives, fresh lemon , juice of, salt and pepper

cucumbers, softened philly cream cheese (regular flavor ), rye (or pumpernickel) party breads, mayo, dill weed, good seasons dry italian salad dressing mix

butter, softened, white flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar , packed, diced rhubarb (1 long, thick stalk will generally yield about one cup of barb), egg yolks (whites are used in the meringue), sugar, salt, milk or 1/2 cup cream, flour, egg whites, sugar (2 tsp at a time), salt, vanilla

frozen peach slices, frozen raspberries or 1/2 cup fresh raspberry, banana, orange juice or 1/2 cup milk

fresh green beans, vidalia or other sweet onion, peeled and sliced thin, handful of fresh basil , chiffonade, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, good vinegar -- i like a red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar for this.

black beans, cooked (good quality canned are fine, just rinse & drain), salt, healthy dash hot sauce (or more ) or red pepper flakes, chopped fresh basil, diced green bell pepper, diced red bell pepper, diced yellow bell pepper, diced red onion, diced tomatoes (may substitute 16oz can of petite ), garlic cloves, minced (or use garlic press), olive oil, balsamic vinegar or 1/2 cup qood quality red wine vinegar, sugar

ground chuck, onion, chopped, minced garlic clove, corn, tomato sauce, zucchini, quartered and sliced, yellow squash, quartered and sliced, green chili, mushroom, sliced, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), mozzarella cheese, finely grated