26 great summer Recipes

bread (homemade is great , i like rye), vine ripe tomato, room temperature (or right out of the garden, cold is good too!), fresh cold iceberg lettuce, cold dill pickle slices, any type of sliced cheese, miracle whip or mayonnaise, to your liking, salt and pepper

extra virgin olive oil, onion, halved and sliced, garlic cloves, minced, zucchini , halved lengthwise and sliced, summer squash , halved lengthwise and sliced, chopped fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano, salt, fresh ground pepper, cannellini beans or 1 (15 oz) can great northern beans, rinsed, tomatoes, chopped, red wine vinegar, shredded parmesan cheese

raspberry sorbet (i used president s choice fat free raspberry gelato and it worked great) or 2 cups sherbet (i used president s choice fat free raspberry gelato and it worked great), cold milk, instant vanilla pudding (or try chocolate for an extra special treat!), cool whip, thawed, raspberries

fresh corn(about 2 medium ears just blanched (1 minute) and trimmed from the cob, or left over cooked is great, here, too, fresh sweet green peas, shelled (no need to cook), cucumber, chopped, but not too fine, roughly chopped carrots, tomatoes, halved or quartered , depending on size, bell pepper, roughly chopped, could also add fresh lima beans (this would make this more like a succotash , asparagus, etc, if desired), fresh lettuce leaves for serving, if desired, mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh dill, kosher or sea alt and freshly ground pepper

dried cranberry , great northern, or navy beans, water, divided, chopped peeled rutabaga or turnip, cubed red or yukon gold potato, quartered cremini or button mushrooms (about 1/2 lb), chopped onion, chopped carrot, chopped celery, dressed domestic duck, fresh or thawed, chicken drumsticks (about 3/4 lb), chicken thighs (about 3/4 lb), sweet turkey italian sausage or smoked turkey and duck sausages (such as gerhard s), cabernet or other dry red wine, divided, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, red wine vinegar, dried summer savory, dried thyme, salt, black pepper, fat-free , less-sodium beef broth, crisp croutons, fresh parsley sprigs (optional)

vegetable oil, minced onion, minced garlic, ground cumin, uncooked turkey breast slices, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, ground turkey, more) chicken stock or canned low-salt broth, pearl barley, chopped seeded jalapeno chilies, dried marjoram, dried summer savory, cannellini (white kidney beans) or great northern beans, rinsed, drained, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed, drained, several dashes of hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco), chopped green onions, grated cheddar cheese, sour cream

carrot, coarsely chopped, zucchini, coarsely chopped, yellow summer squash, coarsely chopped, red onion, chopped, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, reduced-sodium chicken broth, chopped swiss chard, great northern beans, rinsed and drained, diced tomatoes, undrained, dried thyme, salt, dried oregano, pepper, grated parmesan cheese

jiffy cornbread mix, egg beaters egg substitute or 1/4 cup egg substitute, skim milk, fat free ranch dressing (or make your own 1 package. dry ranch salad dressing mix, 8 oz fat-free sour cream, and 1 cup low-fa), canned pinto beans, drained and rinsed, cranberry beans or 16 oz october beans, shredded low-fat sharp cheddar cheese, ripe summer tomatoes, diced and drained or 1 pint sweet grape tomatoes, cut in half, green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, spring onions, thinly sliced (optional), chopped green chilies, drained, canned corn, drained, coarsely chopped romaine lettuce, frozen green pea, thawed, hormel real bacon bits (i use hormel or oscar mayer) (optional), cooked elbow macaroni (optional), black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained (optional), broccoli florets , cut into bite-size buds (optional), diced celery (optional), sliced water chestnuts, cut in quarters (optional), kidney beans, rinsed and drained (optional), canned great northern beans, rinsed and drained (optional), canned black beans, rinsed and drained (optional)

sliced zucchini or summer squash, sweet or red onion, diced, garlic, minced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, butter, divided, olive oil, fine bread crumbs, chicken stock, cream or half and half, fresh sage, rubbed and chopped, celery powder (if you use salt, please adjust rest of salt, accordingly. i use ground celery seed... great flavor, no salt, crushed crackers (i used cornbread crackers, but you can use any flavor you d like), crushed pecans, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper

dry great northern beans, beef broth, chopped onion, garlic, minced, fresh italian sausages , cut into 1/2 inch slices, summer squash or 1 medium zucchini, sliced (about 2 cups), italian-style tomatoes, cut up,and undrained, dry red wine or 1/3 cup water, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

extra virgin olive oil, sun dried tomato infused oil from a jar of sun dried tomatoes, red wine vinegar, sun dried tomatoes chopped, kosher salt, ground black pepper, cannellini or great northern beans rinsed and drained, red onions diced, garlic minced, basil leaves chopped, manchego or romano cheese grated

splenda-sweetened red fruit punch, chilled (hawaiian punch or hi-cup is great!), frozen lemonade concentrate, slightly thawed, white grape juice, lemon, sliced

chicken breast (diced ), lettuce, chickory, honey, mustard, pine nuts, avocado, olive oil, balsamic vinegar

ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped, cucumber, seeded and chopped, cubanelle pepper, seeded and chopped, garlic cloves, dry italian bread or 2 slices dry french bread, broken into pieces, tomato juice or 2 cups v 8 vegetable juice, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt, cracked black pepper, cucumber, seeded and diced, green pepper, seeded and diced, hard-boiled egg, diced, green onion, finely chopped, ham, diced, potato chip, broken into small pieces, garlic-flavored croutons

onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, carrots, chopped, celery heart, chopped, summer squash, chopped, zucchini, chopped, olive oil, low sodium chicken broth, low-sodium v-8 vegetable juice, low-sodium diced tomatoes, white beans, rinsed, crushed garlic (to taste), bay leaves, ground black pepper, chicken bouillon cubes (optional), low-sodium french style green beans, low-sodium wax beans, low-sodium peas, fresh baby spinach (optional)

dried great northern beans , soaked overnight in 6-8 cups water, cold water, bouquet garni of 1 bay leaf , 1 sprig fresh thyme, and 10 parsley stems, salt, fresh ground black pepper, olive oil, garlic cloves, finely chopped, leeks, white part only, well-washed and finely chopped, sun-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks, chopped fresh parsley leaves, cheese, of your choice grated

great northern beans, rinsed and drained (or cannellini beans), olive oil, garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tsp.), summer squash , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (or use zucchini if you like), french bread (1/4-inch), roma tomatoes, cut in 1/4-inch-thick slices, cucumber , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, celery tops , sprigs small tomato wedges, and (or basil or other herb) (optional) or 1 small pickle, slices (optional)

diced tomatoes, undrained, low- sodium chicken broth, black beans, rinsed and drained, kidney beans, rinsed and drained, great northern beans, rinsed and drained, black pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme, garlic, minced, grated parmesan cheese, carrot, chopped, summer squash, chopped, zuchini, chopped, olive oil, salt, swiss chard, chopped