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Combining fresh seasonal ingredients, inspired leftovers, and breakfast favorites makes for a plate for your next breakfast or brunch an absolute delight. Everything from cheesy rice to spicy shrimp and roasted chiles to fresh tomatoes find your morning eggs ready for a mimosa!

A perfect recipe for those last corn and tomato harvests of the season, this creamy risotto gets crowned with the sweetest of your garden's bounty. Lightly sautéed corn and tomatoes take an elegant risotto and give it a colorfully delicious focus.

This simple dip is sure to be an appetizer that steals the show. Super creamy brie gets crowned with fresh chopped tomatoes and basil and then ringed with a balsamic pesto that serves to up the offerings this dip brings to the table.

A quick and delicious garden meal can be on the table in minutes. Garlic, tomatoes, and basil all come together to make a stunning sauce that crowns your favorite dried pasta. A perfect dinner plan for your late season garden bounty.

A three ingredient compound butter will have you adding it to everything you can think of. Green garlic butter is perfect on grilled foods, swirled into your favorite soups, tossed with steamed vegetables, and - of course - slathered on bread and toasted for perfect garlic bread.

As summer comes to an end, put it in a bowl and eat it. Everything from sweet tomatoes to crisp peas and cucumber find their way into this simple salad that's taken up a notch with marinated mozzarella and kept quick and easy with your favorite dressing.

An homage to Wisconsin, this pizza also features a whole wheat crust that's actually tender and chewy. A bread machine makes that step a snap and toppings include everything from a sauce loaded with beer, cheese, and pickle juice to crumbled bratwurst and fried onions.

This bowl dinner has a little bit of everything. Grilled steak, vegetables, and cheese with a creamy yogurt-cucumber sauce over a tender bed of Israeli couscous. While it has a lot of parts, they work together to make assembling them a snap.

This stunning no bake cheesecake uses both cream cheese and chèvre to make a creamy lemon curd laced dessert with ribbons of blueberry sauce. It's a show stopper that takes less than an hour to put together. The hardest part will be giving it several hours to chill in the refrigerator.

A quick stir-fry dinner gives you everything from shrimp and tender noodles to sugar snap peas and crunchy peppers all in a spicy-sweet sauce. All of this can be on the table in about twenty minutes - now that's fast food!

Making dinner on a single sheet pan saves time before and after dinner. Working seasonal vegetables into the mix and using one pan to bake them all means fewer dishes to clean and a meal that will easily end up in your menu rotation.

A fantastic combination of ingredients means no need for additional seasoning in this clever open-faced omelet. Everything from crispy bacon and tangy sun dried tomatoes to fresh basil and creamy goat cheese are here to make this a morning treat.

This simple no bake dessert is a great way to get French pastry taste without French pastry work. A summer favorite, now is a great time to enjoy it before summer is at its end. Add a few chocolate-covered espresso beans to take it up a notch.

Leftover chicken - hot or cold - and fresh air-fried croutons bring this classic salad into main course territory and a homemade dressing makes it swoon worthy. A perfect quick meal to help meet your family's dinner needs during the dog days of summer.

In an effort to finish up the campfire supplies before colder weather sets in, consider a pan of bars that will have you ready to relive camping memories from this summer all the way back to your childhood.

When dill is abundant and another jar of refrigerator pickles or cucumber salad is just not what you're looking for, turn to a creamy, dilly coleslaw to serve alongside everything from burgers and chicken to pulled pork and steaks.

When you've fired up the grill for chicken, burgers, or any other summer favorite, make sure you toss some veggies on too. But popping them into a heavy grill pan and cooking them with indirect heat, you can ease up on the tending and let them cook to perfection alongside fussier main courses.

Leftover pork roast makes a stellar stir-fry super quick and easy. Embrace the cleverness that is planning new meals based on leftovers. You'll be thrilled to have quick meals at the ready without lingering in monotony.

A long, slow grilled sirloin roast gives you time to enjoy the great outdoors and gives you the most amazing roast beef. Whether you are looking to enjoy it all at once or slice leftovers for absolutely inspired sandwiches, this one will have you drooling.

Tender shrimp and brightly colored peppers nestle into street tacos with tangy chimichurri to make a perfect meal. What's more, it can be on the table in under a half hour without a lot of fuss. Grab your food processor and the chimichurri is done in minutes!

A perfect summer salad blends flavors of the Mediterranean to bring the sea to your home wherever you live. Everything from briny olives and tangy lemons to grilled chicken and cheese make this main dish salad a standout any day.

Explore the art of grilling haloumi and you'll find yourself grilling cheese every time you fire up the grill. Versatile, tasty, and a stunning texture sensation, haloumi is definitely something to add to your grilling menu this summer.

If you have a food processor or blender - or maybe even just a resealable jar - you could be minutes away from having your own custom sugars for everything from hot beverages and cocktails to breakfast toast and desserts.

Dedicating the time needed to properly caramelize onions will yield you an ingredient that can truly transform your meals. Everything from pulled pork sandwiches and burgers to pizzas and quiches will have extra star power with their addition.

This rich cake is made with beautiful layers of phyllo dough soaked in a citrus infused custard and drizzled with a clever orange-ginger syrup. It's a perfect summer treat and definitely has a lot of wow factor for everyone around your table.

The flavors of your favorite sandwich find their way to a fantastic bowl of pasta in a one pan meal that can be on the table in a half hour. A combination of pantry staples and fresh produce will have you planning ahead to make this recipe part of your menu rotation.

The combination of blueberries and rhubarb make a powerfully delicious fruit crisp. What's more, making it in a cast iron skillet means fewer dishes to clean up and a thicker fruit filling. Find yet another reason to love your cast iron skillet(s).

Grab your Instant Pot and make some fall off the bone tender ribs that are sweet, spicy, and everything in between. A fantastic marinade becomes a fantastic sauce which leads to a simple, utterly fantastic meal.

A combination of fresh vegetables, leftovers, and convenience products brings dinner together in no time. If you don't have a couple leftover brats about, any sausage will do. Mixing and matching what you have on hand is key to this simple skillet meal.

When my CSA share includes certain root vegetables, it's bisque time! Keep your kitchen cool by using your Instant Pot to make quick work of it and whip up a salad for a soup and salad lunch or light dinner.