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    Summer Recipes | Seasonal Summer Cooking – Waves in the Kitchen

    Summer cooking is bright, juicy, and effortless. These recipes highlight peak-season fruits and vegetables — tomatoes, berries, stone fruit, and more — at their most flavorful. Fresh and vibrant summer cooking from Daniela Gerson.

    • Blueberry yogurt popsicles, with purple and white swirls, standing upright against a dark grey textured background
      Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles: Frozen Blueberry Cheesecake Meets Tangy Frozen Yogurt
    • Six scoops of purple blackberry cheesecake ice cream with blackberry swirls, overhead close-up on a black background
      Blackberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
    • Crispy golden-brown chicken thighs with, caramelized peaches, shallots and thyme in a lavender cast iron skillet on a grey stone background, overhead shot.
      Roasted Chicken with Caramelized Peaches & Shallots: Summer in a Skillet
    • Overhead shot of a baked blueberry galette with a scoop of white vanilla ice cream on a dark background.
      Blueberry Galette, Easier Than Pie
    • Overhead shot of a baked strawberry galette on a wire rack, jammy red strawberry filling visible in the center, golden flaky crust, dark background.
      Summer's Best Strawberry Galette: Easier Than Pie
    • Colorful cherry tomato salad with olive oil, shredded parmesan and freshly cracked black pepper, overhead shot.
      The Tomato Salad for Every Tomato
    • A Very Red, White & Blue Fourth of July Potato Salad That Happens To Be Mayo-Free
    • Tomato tart, made with colorful tomatoes, on a purple background
      Tomato Tart: What My Crème Fraîche, Juicy Summer Tomato Dreams Are Made Of
    • Oven dried pink pineapple rings on a wire rack — deep magenta, chewy, and caramelized after 8 hours.
      Dried Pineapple: One Ingredient, Nature's Candy
    • colorful no mayo potato salad with baby potatoes, shallots, watercress and herbs
      No-Mayo Potato Salad: Bright, Smoky & Herbaceous
    • a raw and round tomato galette with red, orange, yellow and green tomatoes
      The Greatest Tomato Galette of All Time (GTOAT)
    • roasted strawberries on a baking sheet
      Roasted Strawberries: Yes, You Can (And Should) Be Cooking Them
    • red, pink, orange, yellow and white melon chunks arranged by color
      Watermelon Colors: Every Juicy Color of the Melon Rainbow
    • Pappardelle pasta topped with jammy cherry tomato confit with colorful red and yellow tomatoes, creamy burrata, purple basil and red pepper flakes in a pink plate on a grey background, overhead shot.
      Tomato Burrata Pasta: Summer in a Bowl
    • Rhubarb tart sprinkled with pistachios and drizzled with honey, cut into square, overhead and a few squares missing.
      Rhubarb Puff Pastry Tart with Ginger-Vanilla Ricotta & Pistachios
    • Peach Galette: All Stone Fruit Welcome
    • very colorful tomato and melon salad topped with basil, spices and vinaigrette.
      Tomato Watermelon Salad: Sweet, Salty, Juicy & Every Color of Summer
    • Loaded hummus topped with cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, eggplant, capers, radishes, feta, pine nuts, and fresh herbs. Overhead shot.
      Hummus Toppings: Load It Up
    • Overhead shot of a baked strawberry rhubarb galette with vibrantly pink and magenta rhubarb stalks arranged in a tart pan with a golden flaky crust and a whole vanilla bean on a dark background.
      Strawberry Rhubarb Galette with a Sweet Date Twist
    • Cherry tomatoes on the vine in a pan with basil and garlic; overhead shot.
      Tomato Confit: Your Fav New Jammy Condiment
    • Peaches topped with sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; overhead and up close shot.
      Baked Peaches: Summer's Easiest Dessert You'll Make on Repeat
    • Watermelon feta salad with colorful red, pink, orange, yellow, green and white melon and feta cubes, topped with fresh herbs and spices. Overhead shot.
      Watermelon Feta Salad: The Sweet & Salty Salad You Want on Repeat All Summer Long
    • Overhead close-up of strawberry burrata panzanella salad with juicy halved strawberries, two balls of creamy burrata, homemade croutons, little gems and fresh basil, overhead shot.
      Strawberry Burrata Salad: A Cali Panzanella Riff
    • Overhead shot of cherry chicken in a white Staub cast iron skillet — bone-in chicken thighs topped with colorful cherries with fresh rosemary sprigs on a grey background, pre-baked and ready to go in the oven.
      Cherry Chicken: Your Fav Summer Skillet Dish

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    Meet Daniela

    I'm Daniela – a chef turned food photographer on a mission to convince ya that veggies are sexy. Sharing seasonal recipes, produce guides and adventures inspired by colorful California cooking.
    Think of this recipe collection as a technique library – and let's make waves in the kitchen.
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