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Summer potluck planning gets easier with 23 recipes covering cold salads, hearty casseroles, handheld bites, warm dips, cookies, brownies, and cakes that travel well and are simple to share.

Kids rarely stay out of the pool for a full meal. These 21 poolside eats cover handheld snacks, burgers, dips, boards, quesadillas, and frozen treats that work for fast, flexible breaks between swims.

Use these slider recipes when you want sandwich-tray ideas that can sit beside snacks, sides, or dinner plates without making the meal feel too formal.

When the usual burgers and potato chips have run their course, these 23 cookout recipes bring in grilled meats, seafood, hearty salads, dips, vegetables, and a smoky peach dessert.

Set out summer appetizers before dinner, from guacamole to spinach artichoke dip, with small bites to pass while the rest of the meal comes together.

Pasta salad does not have to stay beside the main dish. These 13 bowls bring chicken, steak, shrimp, salmon, bacon, eggs, cheese, pesto, and vegetables together for fuller lunches, dinners, and cookouts.

Summer cooking feels lighter with under-30-minute ideas for dinners, sides, and snacks that suit warm days, casual meals, and evenings at home.

Summer meals still deserve a sweet finish. These 19 low-carb desserts bring berry cakes, cheesecake, ice cream, popsicles, jello, pudding, fruit fluff, and pie.

Choose a dip for the table with creamy spreads, warm bowls, and fresh scoops that work with chips, crackers, vegetables, or appetizer plates.

Still unsure an air fryer earns its counter space? These 17 recipes cover crisp cookies, juicy meats, quick vegetables, seafood, and party snacks from breakfast through dinner without relying on a full-size oven.