Fourth Of July

Claire Saffitz’s cardamom- and cider-spiked apple pie will rival any bakery version.

The beergarita perfectly encapsulates laid-back summer sipping in a single pitcher, combining the familiarity of a margarita with the effervescence of beer.

The best fruit pie, complete with a brown sugar streusel topping.

These make-ahead ribs are baked in the oven for ease, then grilled to a lacquered char.

With homemade quick pickles, this will be your new signature side dish.

Black bean smash burgers, grilled bulgogi tofu on a bun, mushroom-barley patties, and more great vegetarian recipes.

With crisp edges and a juicy bite, this may be the ultimate burger.

Only slightly more involved than cracking open a jar from the grocery store.

In this hands-off recipe, spareribs seasoned in a blend of curry powder, ginger, garlic, and lime zest are slow cooked until falling-off-the-bone tender.

Like red, white, and blue layer cakes, ice cream cakes to keep you cool, and sheet cakes to feed a crowd.

The egg-enriched buttermilk mixture makes for an especially crunchy and craggy coating. This recipe is from Buxton Hall, one of the Hot 10, America’s Best New Restaurants 2016.

We may be biased, but this is by far the best lemonade recipe we’ve tried.

This easy pie is the perfect marriage of apple crumble and apple pie, because you shouldn’t have to choose.

Shrimp cocktail is all about the shrimp: big, fat, perfectly cooked gorgeous shrimp. Here’s how to do it.

Topped with whipped cream and juicy berries, this giant shortcake is a must-bake for any summer party.

This blueberry pie recipe packs in a whopping 8 cups of fruit. Complete with a lattice crust, it might even score you a date.

Sweet strawberries work double-time in this peak summer dessert: simmered into a jammy sauce and macerated into a towering topping.

We’re going all in on grilled meats, peak-season produce, and creamy desserts.

Often served in a tidy scoop, this creamy, tangy, subtly sweet potato salad goes great with whatever’s coming off the grill.

Beef patties are great, but so are salmon ones, and lamb ones, and potato ones, and so many more.

Take advantage of peak produce with our best summer recipes.

Pies, cakes, and sundaes that are all *fireworks noise.*

This recipe from Hattie B’s tastes like coleslaw should: crunchy, a little creamy, and with enough vinegar to keep it bright.

Rich, smoky, and complexly sweet, these from-scratch baked beans are worth the long—mostly hands-off—cook time.