Summer! : a cookbook : inspired recipes for lazy days and magical nights

Here Comes the Fun Whether for cocktails and bites at the lake house or a come one, come all dinner with friends, here are more than 100 seasonally inspired recipes guided by the principle that summer cooking means keeping things loose (and the oven off when it's just too hot out). Fuel up for a surf day with a basket of Fantastic Focaccia Sandwiches, host lunch on the deck with a Grilled Shrimp Louie salad, pass around the beach picnic fare (hello, Spicy Pineapple Spears and Landlubber's Lobster Rolls). It's a cookbook and so much more, with perfect party menus—how to choose between a Paella Party and Grilled Rib Revelry?—tiki cocktails, Five-Minute Frosé, tips on building a beach firepit. And to wrap it all up on the sweetest note, what could be better than Six Sensational Ice Cream Sandwiches? "No more soggy sandwiches, overdone grilled meats, or boring salads--Summer! a cookbook will inspire delicious meals all Summer long for escapes to the beach, lake, or even the pool in the backyard. Whether for a Summer soiree or a simple meal to beat the heat, Summer! a cookbook offers ingenious recipes for of-the-moment, seasonally focused, and fresh fare. Think grilled oysters with miso-scallion butter, smoked salmon tostadas, the perfect watermelon and cucumber salad, passion fruit pudding pops, and so much more. Written by IACP Award-winning authors Marnie Hanel and Jen Stevenson, the 75 recipes are accompanied by bonus tips on the do's and don'ts of outdoor eating and entertaining, including how to scout the best beach spot, keep the sand out of your sandwich, read the tides so a waterfront dinner doesn't turn into a deep-sea disaster, and even thwart pesky flies. Hello, Summer! provides menus for feeding a crowd and recipes that can be mixed and matched for every meal, some make-aheads to save precious vacation time and others to eat on the go, with plenty of tiki cocktail recipes to end the perfect Summer day"-- Provided by publisher "No more soggy sandwiches, overdone grilled meats, or boring salads-Hello, Summer! will inspire delicious meals all Summer long for escapes to the beach, lake, or even the pool in the backyard. Whether for a Summer soiree or a simple meal to beat the heat, Hello, Summer! offers ingenious recipes for of-the-moment, seasonally focused, and fresh fare. Think grilled oysters with miso-scallion butter, smoked salmon tostadas, the perfect watermelon and cucumber salad, passion fruit pudding pops, and so much more. Written by IACP Award-winning authors Marnie Hanel and Jen Stevenson, the 75 recipes are accompanied by bonus tips on the do's and don'ts of outdoor eating and entertaining, including how to scout the best beach spot, keep the sand out of your sandwich, read the tides so a waterfront dinner doesn't turn into a deep-sea disaster, and even thwart pesky flies. Hello, Summer! provides menus for feeding a crowd and recipes that can be mixed and matched for every meal, some make-aheads to save precious vacation time and others to eat on the go, with plenty of tiki cocktail recipes to end the perfect Summer day"--Provided by publisher From the IACP Award-winning authors of The Campout Cookbook and The Picnic, Hello, Summer! is a highly giftable handbook with inspired recipes for summer house entertaining, waterfront meals, and delicious bites to complement a sun-soaked day.