A time-tested southern summer casserole made with yellow squash, melted cheese, and baked bread crumbs.

Fresh-caught trout, put through a vintage smoker, lays the perfect foundation for a salad with peaches, tomatoes, and peach vinaigrette.

Golden, butter-crisped bread; oozing, melty cheddar; sliced heirloom tomatoes; and maple-bourbon bacon jam. The BEST grilled cheese.

Your favorite toast slathered in peanut butter gravy (yes, that exists), sprinkled with crispy bacon, and drizzled with maple syrup. Whoa.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake: Creamy vanilla cake paired with brown-sugared pineapple makes for a gooey, nutty, sweet summer dessert.

Banana pudding with salted praline pecans—layers of summer happiness.

Using a blender, you can make this cilantro-lime Hollandaise sauce cheaply and easily. Goes wonderfully with jalapeno-cheddar eggs benedict.