Make Ahead

This frosty version of the bittersweet Italian cocktail is easy to make ahead for drinks on demand.

Refreshing gazpacho gets the salty-spicy nuoc cham treatment in this twist on the warm weather soup. Sesame oil provides nutty balance and helps curb the heat.

A PSL lover’s dream come true. Big, soft bakery-style pumpkin muffins with crunchy pumpkin seed streusel and lots of spice. Great with butter and coffee.

Got summer fruit and a few slices of staling sandwich bread? You’re just an hour away from this bubbling, juicy, cinnamon toast-y brown Betty.

This homey one-pot stew boasts a short ingredient list but tons of complex flavors, built over three hours in a mostly hands-off braise.

This showstopper has confetti cake layers, vanilla and strawberry ice cream, and rainbow sprinkles. Let’s party.

Vanilla ice cream, espresso-spiked fudge, and lots (and lots) of chocolate cookie crunchies.

Custardy Atlantic Beach Pie meets a favorite fruity drink in this easy-breezy dessert.

Cannoli but make it ice cream. An egg-free homemade ricotta ice cream chock-full of crushed sugar cones, chocolate, and pistachios.

Molly Yeh’s turkey burgers are genuinely juicy, supremely crispy, flavored like falafel, and browned in a skillet for ultimate ease.

If you think you can’t bake bread, this one’s for you. Your food processor does all the hard work, delivering soft, silky dough in under 10 minutes.

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

Free yourself from individual ramekins for a large-format, party-friendly version. (It jiggles!)

This giant panna cotta has a sleek mirror finish that’s a thing of beauty. No ramekins required.

Rethink green tomatoes—in this savory-sweet, make-ahead salad, they’re fresh and juicy. It’s a knockout addition to any cookout.

Creamy yogurt and the season’s best berries team up to make refreshing frozen paleta treats you’ll want on hand all summer long.

This peach and pecan kale salad is the perfect mix of California and Southern flavors. Try this versatile dish with your favorite grilled protein.

This mash-up of an antipasto spread and a niçoise salad yields a robust platter with flaky tuna, briny peppers, salty cheese, and just-tender vegetables.

These bright and tangy bars feature a mix of blueberries and blackberries in a citrusy curd that is baked onto a brown sugar crust.

This is possibly the simplest strawberry cheesecake you’ll ever make: It requires no mixer, no springform pan, and it bakes in 30 minutes.

Beat the heat with this incredibly vibrant, wildly simple, and refreshingly cold beet soup made in a blender. Roast your beets for the brightest color.

Level up your side dish game with these Romano beans braised in a cherry tomato sauce, equally tasty at room temp. Yellow wax beans or green beans make a great sub.

Strawberry sorbet, with a hint of sweet bitterness thanks to Campari, sits on tangy yogurt whipped cream and gets topped with vanilla meringue shards.

Tangy whey, refreshing cucumber, and a sweet-tart sekanjabin syrup made from apple cider vinegar come together to form a seriously drinkable beverage.