Stock up on sparklers because this week's "Seasonal Seven" just might inspire one or two or three red, white (and blue!) celebrations during the most summery week of the year. Happy Canada Day! Happy Fourth of July! With these recipes, color is key, but I've definitely not forgotten "easy" and "delicious". You can make these now, really!

For anyone who's wondered if it's possible to pull dinner from a can of chickpeas, I'm here to promise: definitely! This might be the easiest, most satisfying vegetarian meal in my recipe collection. First, make a homemade hummus that's loose, spoonable and almost creamy, then top it with fresh Greek-salad style vegetables (you know, juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, colorful peppers) and some tangy feta crumbles. Pile on some toast or some pita and opa ! Dinner! (In just 20 minutes!) Whole Food, Fresh & Inventive, Fast & Flexible. Pretty on the Plate, Mere Minutes to the Table. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Hearty & Filling. Not just easy, Summer Easy . A New Addition to Pantry Meals: How to Make a Meal with What You Have , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Easily Adapted to Your Family's Tastebuds. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Potluck & Party Friendly. Weight Watchers Frie

Put down that fan, people, because this week's "Seasonal Seven" recipe collection promises to reach right out of the screen to wipe the sweat off your brow. I've got you covered, breakfast, lunch and dinner and even a couple of sweet endings. Will you need to turn on the oven? Heavens no. (What am I, crazy?) You may not even need to cook to stay feeling cool and refreshed. Lean in, all, it looks like it's gonna be one Long Hot Summer.

Add a few pounds of pretty summer green beans to your grocery list, people, because this week's "Seasonal Seven" recipe collection is gonna pull at those green bean heartstrings. Suppers? Check. Salads? Of course. Sides. Naturally! Is it too strong to promise a garden's worth of keepers here? Nope!

Pick up some inexpensive imitation crab meat, turn it into a light, summery meat "salad" that's a kissin' cousin to chicken salad. Tuck it into a soft sandwich roll, scoop it over a lettuce plate, spread a little across crackers. This is a summer staple, easy to make, easy to use, handy to have on hand for a summery lunch or supper, even a breakfast omelet. Home-style Whole Food, Simply Prepared, "Plain" But Perfect. Just Six Ingredients. Real Food, Fast & Flexible, Mere Minutes to the Table. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Hearty & Filling. Fun Picnic Food. A Summer Classic. Not just easy, Summer Easy . A New Addition to The Homemade Pantry , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Great for Meal Prep. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Easy DIY. Low Carb. High Protein. Naturally Gluten Free. So Good!!

Grab your calendar because hooray, there's summer free time ahead thanks to this week's "Summer Easy" recipe collection, where the motto is Less Cookin' & More Livin', complete with a Billie Holiday theme song. I hope you'll find one or two destined as "keepers" in your own summer-recipe repertoire.

Grab a cracker and settle in for a quick snack because this week, I aim to tempt your summer palate with a whole collection of spreads and dips that might be appetizers, might make a quick lunch, might add to a meal but are always easy to make and handy to have on hand to pull out of the fridge at the last minute. So many "keepers" in this week's recipes, I do so hope you love them!

A whole new way to think of mayonnaise. Just take your favorite mayo and blend it with fresh spinach and fresh herbs. It's a whole new taste! And spring pretty! Real Food, Fresh & Inventive. Just Three Ingredients. Mere Minutes to the Table. A Summer Classic. Not just easy, Summer Easy . Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Great for Meal Prep. Great for Gifts. Easy DIY. Low Carb. Vegetarian, Easily Converted to Vegan.

Grab a coffee and set the oven to 350F because muffin temptation is nigh, so quick to mix, so fast to bake, so perfect for a pretty spring-summer weekend (dare I say weekday?) morning. This week's "Seasonal Seven" recipe collection is all my best muffin recipes, little darlings to munch on now (straight from the oven? swoon ...) and over the next day or two. Are one or two destined as "keepers" in your own recipe repertoire? Fingers crossed!

Wake up your summer mornings with quick 'n' easy protein-packed smoothies that fill a blender with 40 grams of protein for about 400 calories. Here my husband and I split a blenderful, upping our protein intake with a big glass for him, a small one for me. These smoothies call for everyday ingredients plus a protein powder (either PBFit or Orgain); lean into high-protein dairy (buttermilk and yogurt); and are sweetened with fruit, think banana, strawberries and peaches (our favorites). For these breakfast smoothies, maximizing protein is the goal, not an after-thought. A Healthy Daily Habit, Mere Minutes to the Table. Hearty & Filling. Not just easy, Summer Easy . A New Addition to The Homemade Pantry , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Easily Adapted to Your Family's Tastebuds & Protein and Calorie Needs. Budget Friendly. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Easy DIY. Low Fat. High Protein. Vegetarian. Naturally Gluten Free. What're you waiting for?! So Good!!