My Summer's Bounty - by Karen Mitchell Wilcher

Even though I grew up in Chicago, my parents were good about taking us to “the country”. On most weekends of the summer we would pack up the caravan of cars complete with kids, friends, beach towels and dogs. The destination was our family’s summer place in Union Pier, Michigan. The interstate drive from door to door was about 1 hour without traffic. Harbor County was my parent’s idea of “the country”. read more . . .

Recipes:  Fried Green Tomatoes   Auntie's Peach Cobbler   Easy Cucumber Salad

Pina Colada Mousse Pie—Cool Dessert, Hot Trend - by Nancy Baggett
If you are a serious trend watcher, you already know that foods come in and out of fashion just like clothing styles. Lately, one of the “hot” flavors is the Carribean-inspired pineapple, coconut, and rum combo found in the refreshing pina colada cocktail. This winning blend is so popular now that it turns up in assorted ice creams, soft drinks, confections, and summer baked goods like the following wonderfully tempting and rather easy pina colada mousse pie. read more . . .

Recipe:  Pina Colada Mousse Pie

Lemonade - Refreshing Desserts for Summer Palates - by Marcy Goldman

It’s hot, you’re hot and you are berried and peached-out. What are you going to make that refreshes and invigorates the palate? Lemony things! Isn’t that why they call it lemon aid? read more . . .

Recipes:

Lemony Bundt Cake
Tall, moist, majestic – this cake needs bragging rights.

Blueberry Lemon Loaf
Summer berries update the classic lemon loaf.

Lemon Butter Cookies With White Chocolate Glaze
Adding lemon extract to the white chocolate makes these a double lemon punch

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