Summer

Take this to a mocha chip place by folding in some finely grated vegan chocolate as soon as you take it out of the ice cream machine.

Vegan, yes. Low-fat? No. Ah, maybe that’s why it’s so good!

Using soy lecithin-free chocolate is essential; the additive will cause the base to separate (we learned this the hard way). We developed this recipe using Alter Eco Dark Blackout Chocolate.

Using soy lecithin-free chocolate is essential; the additive will cause the base to separate (we learned this the hard way). We developed this recipe using Alter Eco Dark Blackout Chocolate.

For an even deeper, nutty flavor, toast the cashews first (or buy them that way, but make sure they’re unsalted). Skeptical? Think hazelnut coffee, but with cashews instead.

This creamy almond dip would be a terrific and unexpected pairing with any vegetable crudité. This recipe is from Lord Stanley, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.

An addictive slaw with sweetness from the fresh coconut and sneaky, creeping heat from the chiles. Be warned! This recipe is from Bad Saint, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.

The pepper skins add smokiness to the salad, so don’t peel them. Bonus: That makes life a lot easier.

A simple, two-minute dessert to carry you through all those end-of-summer cookouts.

We could have chosen between butter and mayonnaise, but why should we have to?

Cucumbers and peaches: So weird, it totally works.

Fruit salad does not have to resemble baby food. Really.

Summer's chile explosion is about much more than five-alarm novelty. Here's how to tease out all the nuanced flavors fresh peppers offer. Get ready: August is going to be lit.

A revelatory technique turns blah eggplant into something fancy enough for company.

When two talented chefs bunk up with their pals in Maine, the weekend passes blissfully between lunchtime lamb gyros and late-night blondie sundaes.

A little bit sweet, a tad spicy, with the round, caramel flavor of bourbon to ground it, this drink proves that cocktails can be seasonal, too.

A salad so easy you can actually have the kind of Summer 2016 people (okay, Drake) write songs about.

With just a couple of store-bought ingredients, this fun retro-chic chilled creation is a pretty sweet way to celebrate summer.

Restaurant recipes for polenta budino, harissa swordfish, and a green gazpacho that readers couldn't wait to cook at home.

Up your summertime dessert game with ripe stone fruits, amaretto, and cold vanilla ice cream.

You'll be going back for seconds of this caramelized citrus-beet salad.

Look up harmony in the dictionary, and you'll find these 54 recipes—with lime and cilantro front and center.

It was the summer of French fries, funnel cakes, and maybe a few Milwaukee’s Bests.

Don’t feel like making your own maraschino? Luxardo brand, made with Marasca sour cherries, is our jarred go-to. (Skip those gross neon-red ones.)