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Blue Ribbon Summer Recipes
From summer side dishes to healthy salads and more, stay cool with light and easy summer recipes!
Deli-style Pasta Salad
By
Linda Easley
By Linda Easley
The flavors blend wonderfully when it is chilled overnight and keeps well for several days. ... (2 ratings)
Sweet & Spicy Cucumber Salad
By Rhea Altamura
I started making these for cookouts. By request, I now make them year-around. Some ... (3 ratings)
Grilled Kielbasa Skewers
By Lynette Occhipinti
Very easy and can use a wide variety of your favorite vegetables. (3 ratings)
Ham & Cheese Potato Salad
By
Amy H.
By Amy H.
Fun fact: Potatoes are grown in 36 states across the US. (3 ratings)
Sauteed Parmesan Zucchini & Yellow Squash
By Lynelle Caldwell
Every summer, no matter how few plants we plant, it seems like we have too ... (6 ratings)
Zucchini Or Summer Squash Fritters
By
Rose Abrams
By Rose Abrams
We all have an abundance of both yellow summer squash and zucchini. Here's a recipe ... (4 ratings)
Zoodles (zucchini Noodles)
By
Dawn Ballou
By Dawn Ballou
My new favorite way to enjoy pasta night with the family! I can twirl my ... (2 ratings)
Chunky Shrimp Gazpacho
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Roxane R.
By Roxane R.
My family first enjoyed this tasty dish when invited to a friend's private island in ... (1 rating)
Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
By Michael Sarubbi
This makes a great summer dessert. I originally modified this dessert to include shortbread cake ... (3 ratings)
Fried Zucchini
By
Kim Biegacki
By Kim Biegacki
My Grammie (Roberta Campbell) used to make this all the time. We always had zucchini ... (10 ratings)
Grandma Wells' Tuna Macaroni Salad
By Katrina Freed
For decades I called this my birthday salad. Every year for as long as I ... (9 ratings)
Grilled Mexican Citrus Chicken
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Kathy Basik
By Kathy Basik
My nephew CJ and I made this moist and delicious chicken for Dinner and Dominos ... (7 ratings)
Cucumber & Tomato Salad
By
Lorene Lloyd
By Lorene Lloyd
Perfect salad for cookouts and summer meals. Put that veggie and herb garden to work!!! (3 ratings)
Phyllo Fruit Tarts
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Natalie Loop
By Natalie Loop
I recently hosted a small gathering with a few women. I thought the women would ... (2 ratings)
Squash Croquettes
By DEBORAH SANDERS
Great side dish. When cooked in the cooking spray, it is just 2 Weight Watchers ... (5 ratings)
Bruschetta
By Kristine Pruitt
I came up with this recipe when I lived in Los Angeles, CA. It ... (5 ratings)
Chicken Pasta Salad
By Bobbie Keefer
I buy chicken from the grocery store deli and a large container of macaroni salad ... (1 rating)
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
By
Melissa Snow
By Melissa Snow
This recipe comes close to a macaroni salad that is served at a Hawaiian restaurant ... (2 ratings)
Momma's German Potato Salad
By Melanie Kenefsky
This dish was handed down by my great grandmother. I still make it for family ... (3 ratings)
Zucchini Fingers
By
Laura DiDia
By Laura DiDia
This was my mom's recipe. She is now passed but has given me the knowledge ... (1 rating)
Orzo And Spinach Salad
By
Grace Pulley
By Grace Pulley
Want something a little different in a summer salad? Well, here it is. This salad ... (4 ratings)
Land Your Man Baked Beans
By
Jenny Moretz
By Jenny Moretz
1986 was the first time I made this dish. I was a newlywed and I ... (32 ratings)
Bourbon Baked Beans
By Danielle Lorton
I know the ingredients may seem a little odd, but these are soo good. I ... (6 ratings)