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Complete Summer Cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen

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What to Eat in the Heat

Summer Cookbook

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When warm Summer weather is here, you will want to make delicious meals, snacks, desserts and drinks using The Complete Summer Cookbook. 

There are two big factors to consider, when it comes to Summer recipes. 

First, you don’t want to heat up the house and spend a long time in a hot kitchen. 

Second, it is peak season for a whole lot of fruits and vegetables, so you will want to make the most of them. 

This beautiful cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen has 500 recipes that include classic favorites and more unique dishes. 

It is a fantastic resource, so it can be used often. 

Following are some of my favorites:

  • Chickpea Salad with Carrots, Arugula and Olives
  • Fresh Corn Salsa
  • Bread and Butter Pickles
  • Fresh Fruit Tart
  • Sweet Tea

The recipes are easy to follow, so beginners in the kitchen and more experienced cooks will enjoy them. 

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The Complete Summer Cookbook

America’s Test Kitchen
isbn 978-1948703147
Pub. date 4/21/20

Synopsis

A hot day and hanging over your stove were never meant to be.

When fresh produce beckons but you haven’t much energy to respond, these recipes help you settle into a more relaxed kind of cooking designed to keep you and your kitchen cool.

Untether yourself from the oven with make-ahead meals best served cold (or at room temp), like Poached Salmon with Cucumber and Tomato salad and Tzatziki.

Fix-and-forget recipes like North Carolina-Style Pulled Pork made in the electric pressure cooker won’t steam up the kitchen.

Equally easy are dinner salads; we’ve got enough to keep them interesting and varied, from Shrimp and White Bean Salad with Garlic Toasts to Grilled Caesar Salad.

Barely more effort are fresh summer recipes requiring the briefest stint in a pan, such as Beet and Carrot Noodle Salad with Chicken or Braised Striped Bass with Zucchini and Tomatoes.

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Comments

  2. Susan Turner says

    This cookbook would be awesome. With no air conditioning it really gets hot. Recipes that you do not have to use the oven would be awesome

  3. Nancy says

    Summer time and the cooking is easy … if you have this cookbook! This looks like the recipes would make fun and easy meals.

  12. Richard Brandt says

    Nothing says summer like a cookout! Summer’s here and the cookin’ is easy!

  13. mary rudy says

    My mom and I used to watch America’s Test Kitchen all the time. This should be a great book.

  26. Robert Young says

    I watch Americas Test Kitchen all the time and this would be an awesome cookbook to have

  28. Rebecca Weiss says

    I love the Test Kitchen show. They have the best recipes that are guaranteed success!

  29. Melinda Mattox says

    This would be the perfect cookbook for me. It is constantly warm where I which leaves me unable to use my oven very often and forces me to get creative while cooking. I definitely want to read this!

  30. Michelle S says

    I’m always searching for new family recipes. I like that the focus of this one is on summer and the freshness.

  32. jennifer cervantes says

    This cookbook would be great. It is so hot that sometimes you just need other options than the oven and I think this cookbook would have recipes we could use.

  37. Sandy Klocinski says

    These recipes look awesome! It’s great that they minimize the heat in the kitchen. Looks interesting