2,354 summer recipes

Apple-cranberry chutney simmers Rome apples with tart cranberries, golden raisins, orange zest, and warm spices, then gets pulsed in the food processor for a chunky-smooth holiday condiment.

Aromatic dhal with soaked green lentils, fresh tomatoes, and cinnamon sticks simmered in spiced ghee for a warming vegetarian curry that pairs perfectly with naan.

Chunky chili-tomato soup with whole simmered potatoes, fresh tomatoes, yellow onions, and a kick of green and red chili. Naturally vegan, gluten-free, deeply rustic.

5 alarm chili for serious heat-seekers: layered with jalapeno, serrano, scotch bonnet, chipotle, and pasilla chiles over slow-simmered beans and meat. A deep, smoky, blistering bowl of fire.

Easy homemade spaghetti sauce, caramelized onion simmered with stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning into a quick, hearty marinara. Ready in minutes for spaghetti and meatballs.

Simple homemade marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and torn basil. Simmers in 30 minutes for a rustic Italian pasta sauce.

Apricot marmalade made from dried apricots soaked overnight, simmered to a smooth pulp, then cooked with sugar and cinnamon. A four-ingredient classic preserve with a deep amber color.

Easy chickpea soup with canned garbanzos, tomato paste, onion, and oregano. A pantry-staple dump-and-simmer one pot recipe that purees into a creamy, satisfying meal.

Potato-bean soup is the dump-and-simmer one-pot supper: potatoes, cannellini beans, carrots, celery, garlic, and dill in chicken broth. Two hours, eight ingredients, weeknight gold.

Granny's boiled fruit cake: an old-fashioned eggless, butterless loaf made by simmering raisins with sugar and shortening, then folding into spiced flour. Plump, moist and Christmas-ready.

Indian apple chutney: apples, onion, raisins, and warm spices simmered in malt vinegar with cumin, ginger, and mustard. A sweet-tangy condiment that improves with age in the jar.

Spicy cowboy beans bake pinto beans with smoked ham, green chilies, brown sugar, and chili powder for a smoky-sweet Tex-Mex baked bean side. A long-simmered chuckwagon classic.

Roasted garlic potato soup with crisp bacon, oven-roasted whole garlic heads, and russet potatoes simmered with onions and carrots. Lower-fat creamy soup with bold smoky-sweet depth.

Maple barbecue sauce simmers pure maple syrup, ketchup, apple cider vinegar and Dijon into a sweet, tangy, smoky homemade sauce. Better than bottled, and great on ribs, chicken or burgers.

Refrigerator pickled mushrooms: button caps simmered to firmness then jarred in a sweet-tart vinegar marinade with peppercorns and bay leaves. Eastern European style for canapes, salads, and antipasto.

Kukul Mus Thakkali, a Sri Lankan chicken and tomato curry with coconut milk, lemongrass, curry leaves, fenugreek and cardamom. Marinated and simmered for rich, layered flavor.