646 beach recipes

Chicken beer bake with browned chicken breasts in a creamy sauce of cream of chicken soup, beer, soy sauce, mushrooms, and slivered almonds. One-dish comfort food.

Chocolate fruitcake with cocoa, candied cherries, pecans, golden raisins, and mixed dried fruit, topped with a semisweet chocolate-almond glaze and toasted almonds.

Delicate crepes spread with strawberry jam and rolled around vanilla whipped cream folded with sliced fresh strawberries. A French-inspired dessert that's on the table in 20 minutes.

Lighter berry coffee cake made with egg whites, applesauce, and canola oil instead of whole eggs and butter. Fresh raspberries and blueberries with a crunchy crumb topping. Adaptable for dairy-free diets.

Seasonal fresh fruit drizzled with a creamy orange-honey yogurt sauce made with orange zest, fresh juice, honey, and vanilla. Diabetic-friendly, endlessly adaptable, and ready in minutes. A light dessert for any time of year.

A succulent chicken dish made with parmesan cheese, fresh spinach and pimentos.

Spiced apple walnut bundt cake with grated fresh apples, whole wheat flour, and a warm apple cider sauce. Dense, moist, and loaded with fall flavor.

Lamb stew with chestnuts and pomegranate layers tender braised lamb with saffron, cinnamon, ground walnuts, and tart pomegranate juice. A jewel-toned Persian-style stew, sweet, sour, and savory, spooned over saffron rice.

Chocolate summer fruit cake with whole wheat flour, fresh stone fruit, coconut, raisins, and walnuts, soaked in a hot buttermilk glaze. A dense, fruit-packed sheet cake for seasonal baking.

Tea and fruit nectar punch with simple syrup and soda water. Use peach, mango, pear, or apricot nectar for a fizzy, refreshing party drink. Chill before serving.

Loaded with Vitamin C and potassium, this smoothie is great for a quick immune boosting breakfast on the go.

The Yellow Hammer Slammer recipe

Fruit vanilla yogurt dip: creamy low-fat vanilla yogurt brightened with orange juice concentrate, lime, and a touch of brown sugar. A quick, healthy four-ingredient dip for apples, pears, and peaches.

If you cannot find fresh peaches, use frozen ones (they will further thicken the smoothie). Peaches were first cultivated in China where they are considered a symbol of immortality and friendship. Nutritionally, they are a good source of selenium and vitamins A and C. Chia seeds are not only a complete protein, but supply the much needed omega-3 fatty acids missing from so many modern diets.

This recipe came about from a need to clean out my refrigerator, I had some fruit that need to be eaten and I used them this way, the result was tart, crispy and just plain good. There are a lot of combinations of fruit you could use but this one works well.

Quick fruit salad with peach pie filling, mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, bananas, and marshmallows. Make-ahead dessert salad overnight.