Easy summer BBQ recipes

Summer Barbeque Recipes: 15 Delicious Easy Options to Toss on The Grill

If you’re looking for some easy and delicious barbeque recipes to toss on the grill this summer, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve gathered 15 mouth-watering options that are perfect for any occasion. From burgers and chicken to fish and steak, I’ve got you covered. So, prepare for a fun summer barbeque, fire up the grill, and get cooking!

Be sure to be prepared with all the essentials for your summer barbeque so both you and your guests can sit back and enjoy the delicious recipes and company.

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Here are a few things to have on hand when preparing to cook these delicious summer barbeque recipes:

.Deluxe Grilling Set

.Chilled Serving Tray

.Utensil Caddy

.Food Cover Tents

Here Are 15 Delicious Summer Barbeque Recipes

Smoked Beef Short Ribs | The Short Order Cook

Low & slow is the way to go for the tastiest fork-tender ribs. Smoked Beef Short Ribs is the recipe you need all summer long.

Best Easy Grilled Pizza Recipe | Little Sunny Kitchen

Grilled Pizza recipe

Sweet N Spicy Grilled Chicken Thighs | Butter Your Biscuit

Sweet n Spicy is my favorite flavor combination for chicken. It’s not too spicy, with just the right amount of sweetness. It’s delicious all on its own or topped on a fresh crisp salad.

grilled chicken thighs

Brined Chicken Wings | Aubrey’s Kitchen

Want to make the best and easiest brine for your grilled chicken wings this summer? This easy brined chicken wing recipe is salty, slightly sweet and umami, with an optional spicy kick. Brining chicken wings is one of the best methods to get super crispy and flavorful smoked, grilled, baked or fried chicken wings!

chicken wing brine

BBQ Pork Fillet | Somebody Feed SEB

Get your BBQ out and enjoy some outdoor cooking by making a succulent BBQ Pork Fillet! Marinated for hours, then grilled and glazed on high heat, the fillet transforms into a smoky succulent piece of meat that will leave everyone wanting more!

Smoked Pulled Pork Barbecue | Dishes with Dad

This pulled pork barbecue is seasoned with a delicious dry rub that’s salty, sweet, and just a bit spicy, then smoked low and slow until the meat is fall apart tender. It takes some time to do it right, but the results are so worth it!

Grilled Chicken Burgers | Nourish Nutrition Blog

This easy grilled chicken burger is tender, juicy, and delicious with added cheese, grilled onions, tomatoes, and BBQ sauce.

Chicken Burger

Grilled Pork Chops with Peaches, Jalapeno & Honey | Craving California

These savory grilled pork chops with peaches, jalapeño and honey are juicy, flavorful and best of all easy to make!

Baked Potato on The Grill | Recipes from A Pantry

Grilled baked potatoes are creamy and fluffy inside, with delicious crispy skin on the outside and a hint of smoky flavor. The perfect side dish for all your BBQs, summer cookouts, entertaining, and more!

grilled baked potato

Rack of Lamb with Red Bell Pepper Butter Sauce | Christina’s Cucina

Rack of lamb is such an easy summer barbecue meal! Add the red pepper butter sauce and it will be a favorite all season long!

Easy Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken | Carrots and Cookies

This lemon pepper marinated chicken is like no other! Lemon pepper, soy sauce, and garlic come together to make an easy marinade for chicken, whether grilled or cooked in the oven!

Lemon pepper chicken

Healthy BBQ Beer Can Chicken | Food Meanderings

This BBQ Beer Can Chicken (also known as beer butt chicken) with Molasses Beer BBQ sauce is moist and juicy, making it the perfect Father’s Day dinner. It’s also Weight Watchers friendly.

BBQ Beer Can Chicken

Lemon Garlic Grilled Salmon in Foil | Any Reason Life

Don’t forget the seafood at your next BBQ! Grilled salmon in foil with garlic lemon and parsley will delight hungry guests and family!

Lemon Garlic Grilled Salmon

Grilled Shrimp Skewers | Wholesome Yum

This grilled shrimp skewers recipe is so EASY and flavorful! Learn how to grill shrimp skewers perfectly every time and get the best marinade for BBQ garlic shrimp skewers.

Grilled shrimp skewers

Best Grilled Steak Recipe | Teme Cula Blogs

Best grilled steak recipe with a dry rub that is sweet and savory.

Best grilled steak recipe

With summer in full swing, it’s time to dust off the grill and get ready for some delicious barbeque. From burgers to chicken and steak, I’ve got you covered with 15 recipes that will have everyone coming back for seconds (and thirds). So, get your grill going, invite over your friends and family, and get ready to enjoy some amazing, summer barbeque recipes.

Be well…

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Daffodil cake recipe

Daffodil Cake Recipe: A Family Favorite You Absolutely Need to Try

Who doesn’t love a good cake? Yes, it is easy to throw together a box mix cake and call it a day. However, for special occasions, it’s nice to go the extra mile and bake a cake from scratch. Why not try this made-from-scratch daffodil cake recipe?!

In this blog post, I’m sharing just that, a cake made totally from scratch with a little extra TLC.

Now, don’t fret at the idea of baking from scratch as it really is not that difficult. This daffodil cake recipe is so delicious and will leave you wanting more… yes, more cake.

As a child, I remember my mom baking one of two family favorite desserts at Easter. In particular, one dessert is a strawberry-filled angel food cake which is extremely refreshing and even better, it is easy to make.  

 

Daffodil cake

 

 

 

 

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The other family favorite Easter dessert recipe is this daffodil cake. The recipe is a little more involved, however, the end result is so worth the extra effort.

 

Daffodil cake Spring dessert

 

 

Fun Family Sidenote Related to the Daffodil cake

The daffodil cake is a family favorite not only because it is so delicious, but it also shares the flower name with my middle sister.

As youngsters, my grandfather gave my sisters, mom and I flower names. For example, my middle sister was given the flower name Daffodil, my oldest sister is Primrose, my mom Snapdragon, and my flower name is Buttercup.  Our family loves to reminisce about all the beautiful flower names our grandfather gave to many women in the neighborhood.

Best Type of Pan to Use to Bake This Daffodil Cake

When making this daffodil cake recipe I have always used a tube pan, however, a Bundt cake pan would also work well.

 

Daffodil cake Spring dessert

Daffodil Cake

Light & airy Spring dessert option for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day or any occasion.
5 from 2 votes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Yellow cake batter

  • 3/4 cup cake flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp lemon extract
  • 3/4 cup egg whites
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup sugar

White cake batter

  • 1/2 cup cake flour
  • 3/4 cup egg whites
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Before Starting to Mix the Cake

  • Before starting to mix this cake, sift flour for both parts.   Measure ½ cup flour, add 2 2/3 Tbsp sugar and resift 5 times.   The last time, sift onto wax paper and place it near the bowl for mixing the white part of the cake.
    Measure ¾ cup flour, add 1/3 cup sugar and resift 5 times, again the last time sift onto wax paper, placing this near the mixing bowl for the yellow part of the cake.
    Measure the 2 portions of egg whites into two 3-quart bowls and yolks into 1 quart bowl.
     

Mixing the White Cake Batter

  • Beat egg whites until foamy. Sprinkle salt and cream of tartar over egg whites.  Beat until soft round peaks form. 
    Then, beat in ½ cup sugar, 2 tbsp at a time and beat until whites form shiny peaks that curve at tips. 
    Add vanilla. 
    Sift sugar/flour mixture over whites in four portions, folding in by hand first 3 portions with 20 complete fold overstrokes after the addition of each portion. Then
    40 complete fold over strokes after the last portion.  
    Set aside.
    Daffodil cake Spring dessert

Mixing the Yellow Cake Batter

  • Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.  
    Add lemon extract at the very end of mixing. 
    Now, beat egg yolks with wire whip until foamy. 
    Sift salt and cream of tartar over egg yolks and beat until whites form soft rounded peaks. 
    Add sugar 2 tbsp at a time beating until whites form shiny peaks that curve at tips. 
    Gently fold in by hand the yolks into the whites using about 20 strokes.  Sift flour/sugar mixture over yellow part, cutting and folding just as you did with the white part. 
    Daffodil cake Spring dessert

Adding Batter to the Pan & Baking

  • Quickly, but gently place alternating yellow and white batter spoonful’s into ungreased 10-inch tube pan or Bundt pan. 
    Place pan on lowest rack of cold oven.  Start oven immediately set to 325 degrees.  Bake 1 hour or until done. 
    Remove from the oven and place upside-down until completely cool. 
    Remove from the pan. 
    You can serve this cake plain, add a glaze (lemon or orange),add a light frosting, or whipped cream. 
    Enjoy!
Keyword angel food cake, cake, Spring desserts, yellow cake

 

 

 

It is my hope that you and your family will find as much delight in the deliciousness of this daffodil cake for celebrations such as Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or birthdays.

 

 

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Easy Chocolate Macaroon Cookies

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Spring Desserts: 10 Mouthwatering Recipes to Wow Your Guests

What’s the first thing you think of when you think of Spring?  I think of all the beautiful spring flowers that will begin to bloom, as well as the celebration of Easter, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day which means enjoying all sorts of delectable spring desserts.

 

 

 

In keeping with the spring theme, I thought it would be fun to create a list of 10 delicious recipes for spring desserts.  So, I went on a quest to find the most mouthwatering spring dessert recipes possible. In fact, any of the recipes I’ve included in this post would be the perfect addition to your Easter, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day celebration. Granted, any time of year is a good time to bake a yummy dessert.

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Spring Desserts Recipe Round-up

Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream – The Parent Spot

lemon raspberry cupcake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackberry Lavendar Cupcakes – Barley & Sage

Spring desserts

 

 

Easy Raspberry Squares – Celebrated Nest

raspberry dessert

 

Blueberry Lavendar Naked Cake with Whipped Vanilla Buttercream – Inspiration for Moms

Blueberry lavender cake

 

Strawberry Shortcake in a Jar – Powered By Mom

Strawberry shortcake in a jar

 

Blueberry Lemon Cake Roll – Mom Foodie

Blueberry Lemon Cake Roll

 

Gluten-free Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake – Allergy Free Alaska

Gluten-free Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake

 

Mini Easter Cheesecakes – Sugar and Soul

Mini Easter Cheescakes

 

 

Raspberry and White Chocolate Loaf Cake – Shes Not Cookin’

Raspberry and white chocolate loaf cake

 

Strawberries and Cream Chocolate Cake – I Heart Eating

Strawberries and cream chocolate cake

 

With all the delightful spring desserts listed above you are certain to find a recipe to use at your next spring celebration.

Wishing you all the joy and happiness the spring season brings.

Be well…

 

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easy chocolate macaroon recipe

Easy Chocolate Macaroons

This is a family favorite recipe for Chocolate Macaroons.  They are more commonly known as chocolate crinkle cookies, but our family has always referred to them as chocolate macaroons.  I have no idea why, but I’m sticking with the family name.

I can remember my mom baking these delicious treats every year at Christmastime among oodles of other delicious cookies. 

 

 

Because the dough requires refrigeration time, my siblings and I would eat the refrigerated dough faster than she could get the cookies baked.  Oh, the dough is pure heaven!  I don’t recommend eating it though as it contains raw eggs.  When I was a kid, we didn’t think about the ramifications of eating raw cookie dough.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m certain my mom would be frustrated with us kids getting into the dough, but she always just mixed up more without complaint. 

 

cookies on a plate

 

On to the recipe.

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Baking Tools I Find Helpful

. Silicone baking mat

. Three-tier cooling rack

. Aluminum cookie sheet

. Measuring cups & measuring spoons

Easy Chocolate Macaroon Cookies

More commonly known as chocolate crinkles. These cookies are a delicious addition to your cookie platter at Christmastime, but don't wait till Christmas to bake them. They are too good to wait for!
Cook Time 8 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2 square baking chocolate (or 1 ounce)
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp vanilla
  • Confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Melt chocolate and butter over low heat
  • Add 1 cup sugar and mix well
  • Add the eggs and mix well
  • Add flour, baking powder, salt and mix well
    adding flour, salt and baking powder to dough
  • Add vanilla
  • Place dough in refrigerator overnight
  • Drop a teaspoon scoop into powdered sugar and roll into balls the size of a walnut
    dough placed in powdered sugar
  • Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8 minutes
  • Remove from oven and let cookies sit on cookie sheet for 1 minute so as not to crumble the cookie when removing from the cookie sheet
    baked cookies on baking sheet
  • Place cookies on cooling rack
  • Recipe makes approximately 4 ½ dozen cookies

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