Summertime Recipes
I spent all of Friday and Saturday shoveling this enormous pile of mulch. 
Let me tell you, my legs and arms are still aching. It was eleven cubic yards. You can’t tell from the photograph, but the mulch is waist-high. But our flowerbeds are beautiful now, and they look as though they don’t have any weeds. Hey, I can dream, can’t I?
Now that the weather is warmer, I’m finding it harder to cook. On certain days, particularly when it’s hot and muggy, the idea of cooking or even grilling sounds horrible. 
So, since I haven’t hosted a contest in a while, let’s have one that can benefit everyone! We’ll call it the Summertime Recipes contest.
Here’s how it works. Post the title of some of your favorite summertime recipes (you don’t have to write out the recipe yet). Example: Grilled Beef Shishkabobs. That’s all you have to do for now. They can be a salad, main dish, or even a dessert. Enter as many times as you like between now and Tuesday night!
On Wednesday, I’ll narrow down the finalists and we’ll vote on the ones we want recipes for. All finalists will receive a goodie of some sort (free book, possibly?). Then they will e-mail me their recipe and I’ll post them to share. Grand Prize winner gets a $20 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble. :wave::banana:
My hope is that everyone will have a new repertoire of summertime recipes to try out. Good luck! 
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Bridget Midway Says:
Jell-O Shooters: different flavors
Courtney Hunt Says:
World’s easiest recipe:
1 can of pineapple chunks, drained
1 can of mandarin oranges, drained
Pour pineapple and oranges into a bowl. Chill and enjoy! (A shortcut is to keep the cans in the fridge–already chilled:-)
Michelle Says:
Bridget and Courtney–thanks! Bridget, sounds like a fun party recipe.
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
LOL those sound good
I don’t have any recipes to add but I’m looking forward to reading what everybody comes up with 
Stacy Says:
Yummy contest!
Strawberry Whipped Dream
Mixed Melon Ball Dessert
Toblerone Strawberry Fondue (A tradition for our Canada Day bonfire)
No Bake Banana Pudding Pie
…great, now I’m hungry for summer:love:
Rene Says:
Okay,here’s a couple:
Chinese Chicken Salad
Strawberry Lemonade with Splenda
Crystal* Says:
I’m culinarily useless. But I will be lurking and taking notes.
Grins*:woot:
Michelle Says:
Oooh, the Chinese Chicken Salad and the Toblerone Strawberry Fondue sound good. Mmmm…
Can’t wait to get more recipes!
Courtney Hunt Says:
Sorry–the title of my recipe should have been sunshine salad
Melissa Says:
Um…ice cream?:fryingpan:
I don’t have any favorite summer recipes because I despise cooking when it’s hot.
Emma Sinclair Says:
Creamsicle Pie
Crustless Strawberry Pie
Crockpot Mexican Chicken
Meatloaf Muffins
Bruschetta Chicken Bake
Crockpot Cheeseburgers
Unstuffed cabbage rolls (trust me, if you like cabbage rolls, you want this recipie - it’s DELICIOUS!!)
I’m the queen of EASY cooking (though I juts realized most of my tried and true recipies are more fall/wintery). Thanks for giving me another way to procrastinate now!
Rene Says:
Oh, I thought of another one, in fact I made it last night. Caprese (tomato & cheese salad).
April Alsup Says:
Mmmm… Good contest! My favorite summertime recipe is my grandmother’s Lazy Peach Pie (so named because it’s easy) with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Yum!
Hugs on the aches! That’s quite a pile of mulch. But I bet the yard looks fabulous!
Olga Says:
The contest sounds like fun! And makes me hungry. Too bad my cooking is limited to open the can right now, though there were times I used to cook dinners from scratch… I look forward to read the finalists’ recipes!
Michelle Says:
Emma–do you know, I have never had a cabbage roll? What’s in them?
April–Mmmm…peach pie….my favorite…:)
Fiona Lowe Says:
I smiled when I saw your pile of mulch. I am about to mushroom compost my enormous garden (delayed due to book deadline) BUT I am putting my garden to BED for the winter.
We don’t usually have vivid autumn colours but this year due to an unseasonally cold snap we do. And I’m loving it. Loving the crisp mornings, the slow cooked meals of casseroles and roasts. And dreaming of sticky toffee pudding. Back to baking after the heat of summer…its fun:coffee2:
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