75 latke recipes

Smoked prime rib seasoned with paprika, onion powder, salt, pepper, and cayenne, then slow-smoked over indirect heat with rosemary added late. A low-and-slow holiday roast pulled at medium rare.

Old-fashioned peach gingerbread upside-down cake: molasses-spiced gingerbread baked over fresh sliced peaches, then topped with butter-glazed peaches and a preserves brush. Late-summer dessert perfection.

If you're late to make dinner, try this simple and delicious dish that takes no time to make and tastes amazing!

A savory tomato pie layering ripe red and tart green tomatoes in a flaky crust under a golden mayonnaise-Parmesan-garlic topping. A Southern summer classic that uses up late green tomatoes.

Kasha stuffed tomatoes filled with toasted buckwheat groats, mushrooms, celery, pine nuts, and fresh herbs. A hearty Eastern European-inspired vegetarian side, perfect for late summer harvest meals.

Virginia Lane of Cudahy secured this recipe, with its nice complexity of flavors, in the late '50s or '60s when she lived in Iran.

Raspberry milkshake with vanilla ice cream, fresh raspberries, and a swirl of chocolate syrup. A thick, creamy late-night treat with just four ingredients.

Late to make dinner and don't have time to get groceries? Try this basic recipe that will have family or friends full in no time!

Corn with bacon and mushrooms sautees sweet summer kernels in smoky bacon fat with shallots and a mix of wild mushrooms, then showers crisp bacon over the top. A savory side that celebrates late-summer corn.

Purple plum pie loads sliced fresh plums into a deep-dish crust under a cinnamon-spiced buttery crumb. A late-summer fruit pie with jammy tart filling and golden streusel topping.

Homemade cornmeal focaccia topped with sweet corn, fresh sage, lemon-kissed red onion rings, and melted Monterey Jack. Golden, chewy, and bursting with late-summer flavor.

Persimmon walnut coconut cookies fold ripe persimmon pulp into a soft, cake-like dough with toasted walnuts, sweet coconut, cinnamon, and allspice. A late-fall cookie when persimmons hit the markets.

Moist zucchini bread loaded with grated summer squash, brown sugar, cinnamon, and oil for a soft, never-dry crumb. Makes two freezer-friendly loaves, the classic late-summer use for garden zucchini.

Double-crust blackberry pie with a flaky shortening pastry and a simple sugar-and-flour-thickened filling. The kind of late-summer fruit pie that lets the berries do the talking.

Sopa de elote is a Mexican corn soup blending pureed corn with whole kernels, sauteed onion, fresh tomatoes, garlic, and a finishing splash of cream. Gluten-free, late-summer comfort.

Blueberry meringue pie with a thick blueberry-lemon filling of both crushed and whole berries, topped with golden meringue. The classic late-summer fruit pie that uses every blueberry texture.