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There’s no point in hiding the truth—each shake contains half a pint of ice cream. If that’s too rich for your taste, divide recipe between 4 glasses instead.

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

Think of the heat in these chiles not as a dare but as another essential building block of flavor—right alongside salt, acid, and fat.

Freshness counts. Buy prime tomatoes when they’re in season. And, if possible, grind whole green cardamom pods rather than using powdered.

This colorful salad packs a bit of heat by adding the jalapeño; it balances out the cooler flavors, but feel free to omit it.

Watermelon and prosciutto may seem like an unlikely pair, but the salty-sweet mix will make this your new go-to fruit salad.

The key to this showstopping salad? Ice cold water. Seriously! It helps cucumber, radishes, and scallions deliver incredible crunch and highlight their flavors.

Progression of a tomato sandwich: On buttered bread with salt; on bread with mayo and cheddar; seasoned and grilled with cheddar and mayo. They’re all pretty perfect, but we’ll take the advanced version, thanks.

One in ten Padróns or shishitos is actually spicy. Pepper roulette!

A cool green zingy soup; pack it in a thermos on ice and take it picnicking or to the beach.

Mussels steam in the same saucepan as chili-and-fennel-spiced tomato sauce in this effortless supper.

There’s no law that says watermelon salads must incorporate feta. This renegade combination is at once sweet, tart, and savory—the kind of dish that’s as comfortable at the breakfast table as it is at a potluck.

This bean salad is taken to new, luxurious levels with the addition of eggs, anchovies, and your favorite summer squash.

This graham cracker crumble takes peaches and cream to another dimension.

Also delicious with frozen strawberries or mangoes instead of the pineapple, and with orange juice or any other nut milk for the liquid.

These shishito peppers, along with spicy mayo, nori sheets, and sesame seeds, help make up the Shishito Dog. But you can use this recipe to make delicious blistered peppers that you can use alongside just about anything.

Use this creamy slaw as one of the toppings for the Ranch Dog, or as a condiment or side next to pretty much anything else!

This spicy mayo, along with nori sheets, shishito peppers, and sesame seeds, helps make up the Shishito Dog.

You can find long beans, the Rapunzel of green beans, at Asian markets.

A unique and textured crisp with the flavors of corn muffins and blueberry jam smashed together.

Because would it really be a barbecue without grilled corn?

Literally grilled cheese. We love the squeaky texture and salty bite. It goes perfectly with our Grilled Brined Vegetables.

This gochujang rub is great on ribs, but would also work on a pork shoulder before braising, or bone-in pieces of chicken.

Avocado—for dessert?!? Well, it is a fruit, after all.