RecipesSummer Buzz Fruit Salad For picnics, cookouts and showers, we make a sweet salad of watermelon, cherries, blueberries and microgreens. No matter where I take it, it always delivers on the wow factor. —Kaliska Russell, Talkeetna, Alaska
RecipesCherry Tomato Corn Salad Brighten a picnic lunch or backyard barbecue with this cheerful, fresh-tasting salad. If you use want to use sweet corn off the cob, saute the corn for 5 minutes in a skillet before adding to the salad. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
RecipesRoasted Curried Chickpeas and Cauliflower When there’s not much time to cook, try roasting potatoes and cauliflower with chickpeas for a warm-you-up dinner. It’s a filling meal on its own, but you can add chicken or tofu to the sheet pan if you’d like. —Pam Correll, Brockport, Pennsylvania
RecipesSweet Potatoes with Cilantro Black Beans As a vegan, I’m always looking for impressive dishes to share. Sweet potatoes loaded with beans and a touch of peanut butter are one of my mom’s favorites. —Kayla Capper, Ojai, California
RecipesGreen Pepper Tomato Salad My mother has made this tasty salad for as long as I can remember. It’s no surprise that this recipe has worked its way into my hand-written “Most Used Recipes” book. –Lili Hill of Athens, Georgia
RecipesStrawberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Dressing Berries add a pop of color to this favorite salad that’s part of my gluten-free menu. My challenge is to keep the family from eating the sugared almonds before I add them! —Peggy Gwillim, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan —Peggy Gwillim, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
RecipesGrandmother’s Corn Pudding My grandmother always served this pudding for holidays and family reunions. Everyone loves it. Corn pudding is a popular side dish on Maryland’s eastern shore. —Susan Brown Langenstein, Salisbury, Maryland
RecipesFiesta Coleslaw Coleslaw with a touch of heat makes a zesty side for barbecued chicken or pork. I also pile it on fish tacos and po’boys. —Fay Moreland, Wichita Falls, Texas
RecipesQuick Barbecued Beans Barbecued beans are a simple, classic recipe and cooking them on the grill adds great smoky flavor. —Millie Vickery, Lena, Illinois
RecipesCheeseburger Soup A local restaurant serves a similar cheeseburger soup but wouldn’t share its recipe with me. I developed my own, modifying a recipe I already had for potato soup. I was really pleased with the way this all-American dish turned out. —Joanie Shawhan, Madison, Wisconsin
RecipesMelon-Berry Salad The best way to cool down on a warm day is with a chilled fruit salad. Serve this one for breakfast, brunch or dessert. Yogurt and coconut milk make the creamy dressing even more decadent. Wait until just before serving to garnish the salad. Otherwise the toasted coconut will get soggy. —Carrie Hirsch, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
RecipesGrilled Veggies with Caper Butter We enjoy the tart, peppery taste of capers. No one likes a bland veggie, and caper butter helps peppers, squash and zucchini shine. —Danyelle Crum, Indian Trail, North Carolina
RecipesStrawberry, Cucumber & Honeydew Salad Strawberries and cucumbers together—I just love this combination! We used to eat a lot of cucumbers growing up in upstate New York. We’d get them, along with strawberries and melons, from fruit and veggie stands to make this sweet and tangy salad. —Melissa Mccabe, Long Beach, California
RecipesBaked Two-Cheese & Bacon Grits In the South, everyone loves three things: bacon, cheese and grits! After playing around with this recipe, I took it to my first family party as a newlywed, and it was a huge hit. This recipe has become a family tradition that I’m sure will be passed down for generations. —Melissa Rogers, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
RecipesDilly Potato & Egg Salad Everyone has a favorite potato salad, and this is mine. As a young bride, I was eager to learn how to cook and make things that my husband would love. I combined my mom’s and his mom’s recipes, and this potato and egg salad the delicious result. —Angela Leinenbach, Mechanicsville, Virginia