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Summer time has arrived, and our June 2025 subject is full of new recipes for all of your weeknight and entertaining wants. From mash-up burgers and Texas-inspired sides to spicy cocktails and jammy desserts, you’ll wish to save these dishes and drinks to MyRecipes for informal dinners and cookouts.
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Sorrel
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by JULIAN HENSARLING / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
This spiced hibiscus drink from author and meals historian Toni Tipton-Martin has roots in West Africa and is usually loved on holidays, most notably for emancipation celebrations like Juneteenth.
Pineapple Coleslaw
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by JULIAN HENSARLING / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
This creamy mayonnaise and apple cider vinegar-based coleslaw from 2019 F&W Greatest New Chef Bryan Furman will get a candy tang from canned pineapple.
Simple Selfmade Jam
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
This versatile recipe from meals preservation and fermentation specialist April McGreger can be utilized to remodel strawberries, peaches, and extra peak-season fruit into a straightforward, flavorful jam.
Bourbon-Peach Icebox Cake
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
This showstopping icebox cake from April McGreger layers buttery pecan cookies, do-it-yourself or store-bought peach jam, and lemon whipped cream.
Jam Doughnut Muffins
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
These hybrid breakfasts and desserts from April McGreger are crammed with blueberry jam, and rolled in melted butter and orange-scented sugar whereas nonetheless heat.
PB&J Blondies with Raspberry Swirl
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
These nostalgic treats from April McGreger improve a chewy, caramelly blondie base with creamy peanut butter and tangy raspberry jam.
Banh Mi Smash Burgers
Greg DuPree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Impressed by the Vietnamese sandwich, these crispy smashed pork burgers from F&W meals editor Paige Grandjean are topped with a spicy chile-garlic mayonnaise, quick-pickled carrots and daikon, and cilantro.
Buffalo Rooster Burgers
Greg DuPree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Topped with a blue cheese-celery slaw, these spicy scorching sauce-seasoned hen burgers from Paige Grandjean characteristic all of the flavors of Buffalo wings and blue cheese dressing.
Smoky Bison Burgers
Greg DuPree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Sandwiched between pretzel buns, these spice-rubbed burgers from Paige Grandjean are topped with peppered bacon, melty gouda, fried onions, and candied jalapeños.
Crispy Rooster Thighs with Lemony White Bean Sauce
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Emily Nabors Corridor / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
The rendered fats from crisp bone-in, skin-on hen thighs creates a schmaltzy pan sauce for cannellini beans and cherry tomatoes on this weeknight dinner from F&W recipe developer Anna Theoktisto.
Rooster Tostadas
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Emily Nabors Corridor / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
Rotisserie hen and salsa macha are shortcuts to those flavorful tostadas from Anna Theoktisto, that are rounded out with refried beans and extra toppings.
Kicker Rock
Jennifer Causey / FOOD STYLING by EMILY NABORS HALL / PROP STYLING by STEPHANIE L. YEH
This refreshing, spicy-sweet rhum agricole cocktail from Paul Soto combines the funky spirit with pineapple juice, bittersweet Campari, and chipotle scorching sauce.
Spicy Rebujito
Jennifer Causey / FOOD STYLING by EMILY NABORS HALL / PROP STYLING by STEPHANIE L. YEH
This kicked-up model of the basic Spanish highball from 2015 F&W Greatest New Chef Katie Button options manzanilla sherry, lemon-lime soda, mint, and serrano chile.
Wild Gin and Tonic
Jennifer Causey / FOOD STYLING by EMILY NABORS HALL / PROP STYLING by STEPHANIE L. YEH
This spicy and floral riff on a Gin & Tonic from Moe Aljaff and Juliette Larrouy is made with toasted Szechuan peppercorn-infused gin and elderflower tonic water.
Watermelon Soju Punch (Subak Soju Hwachae)
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Served in a hollowed-out watermelon, this refreshing punch from chef Irene Yoo is made with watermelon juice, lemon-lime soda, lemon juice, soju, Campari, and two sorts of milk.
Grilled Lamb and Potato Bites
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
These mouthwatering skewers from recipe developer and cookbook creator Ann Taylor Pittman are savory and candy, due to za’atar-seasoned lamb cubes, child potatoes, and dried apricots.
Combined-Fruit Pico
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Often known as salsa fresca, this pico from Ann Taylor Pittman combines candy and savory components like pineapple, mango, kiwi, tomatoes, onions, chiles, and a sprinkling of Tajín.
Zucchini and White Bean Dip
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This summertime dip from Ann Taylor Pittman comes collectively simply in a meals processor with cannellini beans and shredded zucchini, which give it a crunchy pickle-like texture.
Grilled Merguez with Mint Sauce
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
A cooling, gingery mint sauce cuts via the richness of those harissa-spiced lamb and beef patties from F&W recipe developer Renu Dhar.
Cucumber-Mint Agua Fresca
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Renu Dhar blends up this refreshing, herbaceous nonalcoholic drink with recent cucumber juice, mint easy syrup, lime juice, and water.
Salatet Malfouf (Lebanese Coleslaw)
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This tangy, sumac-spiced coleslaw from recipe developer Khalil Hymore is made with shredded cabbage, roasted pistachios, numerous recent mint, and a lemony dressing.
Lao Laab Gai
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Chef Thip Athakhanh leans on shredded rotisserie hen for this weeknight model of the basic Thai dish, made with loads of herbs, pink onion, and a toasty laab seasoning combine.
Connecticut-Type Lobster Rolls
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
These easy lobster rolls from Kelly Vaughan are a trademark of the Connecticut fashion: they’re drenched in heat butter to showcase the candy lobster meat.
Bedford Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This simple pasta salad from F&W particular tasks editor Lucy Simon is full of grilled eggplant, zucchini, and onions. A punchy Dijon and apple cider French dressing ties the whole lot collectively.
Grilled Entire Fish
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Full of lemon, garlic, and parsley, this complete grilled branzino from chef Dave Pasternak is without doubt one of the best methods to impress dinnertime friends.
Espagueti Verde (Inexperienced Spaghetti)
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Widespread as a barbecue facet dish in Texas, this spaghetti dish from F&W recipe developer Jasmine Smith is enlivened with a creamy charred poblano sauce.
Texas Corn Pudding
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Made with cornmeal, recent corn, and cheddar, this luscious barbecue facet from Jasmine Smith is all in regards to the soufflécake heart and crispy, tacky edges.
Goldee’s Creamy Potato Salad
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This standout facet from 2024 F&W Greatest New Chef Lane Milne will get an ideal quantity of tang from cider vinegar, mustard, and chopped dill pickles.
Ranch-Type Beans
Victor Protasio / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Barbecue burnt ends, spices, and a bit of brown sugar infuse these pinto beans from Jasmine Smith with smoky, meaty, and savory-sweet taste.
Vanilla Sheet Cake with Lemon Frosting
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Made with a buttery lemon frosting, this easy one-bowl sheet cake from Anna Theoktisto is the right canvas for easy but maximalist decorations like edible flowers and dramatic swirls of frosting.
Summer time Peach Sorbet
Greg Dupree / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Utilizing macerated, very ripe peaches is the important thing to the surprisingly creamy texture of this three-ingredient sorbet from chef Geri-Martha O’Hara.
Emeril’s Muffuletta
Jennifer Causey / Meals Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless
Legendary chef Emeril Lagasse decks this deluxe model of the enduring New Orleans sandwich with mortadella, capicolla, mozzarella, provolone, capers, kalamatas, giardiniera, and a pepperoncini on the facet.
