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I’m Cassy Joy Garcia — New York Times Best Selling author, certified holistic nutritionist, and professional home cook. I love helping to solve life’s daily problems with easy recipes, meal prep solutions, nutrition science, and healthy lifestyle tips.

Summer Recipes

Fresh fruits, vibrant veggies, and grilled proteins are the hallmarks of summertime. This collection is full of everything you’ll need for your next summer gathering (burgers and s’mores bars make the cut, for sure) or poolside hangout (hello, mango margaritas, chips, and guac!). Find all of our summertime recipes here.

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a serving of peach dump cake with two small scoops of vanilla ice cream

Desserts

Easy Peach Cobbler Dump Cake

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Top view of a plate of potato chip crusted tilapia next to another plate (with the same thing) and a sheet pan with two more potato chip crusted tilapia filets.

Crunchy Potato Chip Crusted Tilapia with Lemon Garlic Aioli

6 chicken and veggie kabobs on a large plate.

Perfect Chicken Kabobs with Veggies & A Tasty Dipping Sauce

Pizza meatballs on a decorative sheet pan next to a bowl of pizza sauce. Everything is topped with fresh basil and red pepper flakes.

Party Appetizers

Easy & Delicious Pepperoni Pizza Meatballs

Top view of a large bowl of Italian pasta salad.

Easy Italian Pasta Salad Recipe for Any Occasion

Top view of a large dish of creamy tuna pasta salad next to two servings of pasta salad in bowls.

Classic Tuna Pasta Salad: Simple and Satisfying

A pulled pork sandwich topped with green apple slaw in front of a large bowl of slaw, a large bowl of pulled pork, and another pulled pork sandwich.

The Best Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork You’ll Ever Make

Shrimp ceviche in a bowl next to chips, lime, avocado, and onion.

Party Appetizers

Easy Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado

A ground chicken burger on a toasted bun with mayo, lettuce, melted cheddar cheese, tomato, onion, and avocado next to sweet potato fries.

The Best Juicy Ground Chicken Burgers

A metal sheet pan with crispy bean and cheese tacos. There is a metallic bowl with a bright green, creamy, avocado sauce and a wooden bowl with pink pickled onions. There is a green linen draped to the side. Some of the tacos are topped with a dollop of green sauce and a couple slices of pink pickled onions. All are sitting on a teal surface.

Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce

Two small white plates, each with a piece of strawberry cake and a fork.

Cakes & Cupcakes

The Best Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sliced flank steak topped with chimichurri on a large wooden cutting board. Also pictured: a small bowl of chimichurri sauce and a small bowl of flaky sea salt

Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

A large dish of easy, healthy slaw.

Simple Healthy Coleslaw Recipe (No Mayo!)

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Top view of a plate of potato chip crusted tilapia next to another plate (with the same thing) and a sheet pan with two more potato chip crusted tilapia filets.

Crunchy Potato Chip Crusted Tilapia with Lemon Garlic Aioli

6 chicken and veggie kabobs on a large plate.

Perfect Chicken Kabobs with Veggies & A Tasty Dipping Sauce

Pizza meatballs on a decorative sheet pan next to a bowl of pizza sauce. Everything is topped with fresh basil and red pepper flakes.

Party Appetizers

Easy & Delicious Pepperoni Pizza Meatballs

Top view of a large bowl of Italian pasta salad.

Easy Italian Pasta Salad Recipe for Any Occasion

Top view of a large dish of creamy tuna pasta salad next to two servings of pasta salad in bowls.

Classic Tuna Pasta Salad: Simple and Satisfying

A pulled pork sandwich topped with green apple slaw in front of a large bowl of slaw, a large bowl of pulled pork, and another pulled pork sandwich.

The Best Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork You’ll Ever Make

Shrimp ceviche in a bowl next to chips, lime, avocado, and onion.

Party Appetizers

Easy Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado

A ground chicken burger on a toasted bun with mayo, lettuce, melted cheddar cheese, tomato, onion, and avocado next to sweet potato fries.

The Best Juicy Ground Chicken Burgers

A metal sheet pan with crispy bean and cheese tacos. There is a metallic bowl with a bright green, creamy, avocado sauce and a wooden bowl with pink pickled onions. There is a green linen draped to the side. Some of the tacos are topped with a dollop of green sauce and a couple slices of pink pickled onions. All are sitting on a teal surface.

Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce

Two small white plates, each with a piece of strawberry cake and a fork.

Cakes & Cupcakes

The Best Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sliced flank steak topped with chimichurri on a large wooden cutting board. Also pictured: a small bowl of chimichurri sauce and a small bowl of flaky sea salt

Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

A large dish of easy, healthy slaw.

Simple Healthy Coleslaw Recipe (No Mayo!)

A large plate of creamy cajun pasta topped with cajun chicken thighs, lemon wedges, and grated parmesan cheese. Sitting next to the plate: a white kitchen towel, a small glass bowl of cajun seasoning, a bowl of flaky sea salt, a wedge of parmesan cheese, and two large serving spoons

Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Sheet Pan Recipes

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Carne Guisada

Carne Guisada

A cooked spatchcocked chicken rubbed with butter and seasoned with salt and pepper in a white casserole dish next to two lemon halves.

How to Spatchcock a Chicken