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A light side will not do when Grandpa is hungry. These 23 hearty salads bring pasta, chicken, salmon, steak, beans, grains, corn, and potatoes to the bowl for lunches, cookouts, and dinner.

Bring something that fits the potluck table with 23 summer recipes covering salads, dips, and desserts when you need a warm-weather dish to take along.

Fresh berries can soften fast. These 21 recipes turn them into cakes, ice cream, jam, syrups, fruit leather, dried snacks, pudding, smoothies, and other useful summer treats.

Going low-carb doesn’t have to mean settling for sad salads or bland meals that leave you looking for a snack an hour later. These recipes are full of bold flavors and hearty ingredients that make every bite feel like something you’d happily make again. They’re an easy way to keep meals exciting, stay on track

Tomatoes do more than fill a salad bowl. These 19 dishes roast, smoke, simmer, grill, fry, and serve them fresh across soups, pasta, chicken, fish, appetizers, hearty sides, and quick snacks.

Use 21 summer recipes that stay within 30 minutes, from fresh sides and appetizers to meals suited for warmer days at home.

When the day has already drained the energy out of dinner, these 21 skillet meals keep the plan grounded. Chicken, pasta, quesadillas, fried rice, pork chops, and hearty hashes cover the week.

Use chicken breast in skillet meals, soups, and slow cooker dishes when you want a dinner that can land in a bowl, on pasta, or beside sides at home.

The air fryer handles far more than frozen snacks. These 17 recipes cover steak, pork, chicken, shrimp, potatoes, vegetables, turkey, empanadas, corn, bacon, and cookies with less oven time.

From crisp tomato and cucumber salad to cheesy cauliflower rice, roasted vegetables, casseroles, fries, and biscuits, these 23 side dishes give nearly any summer main a solid partner.