Puréeing the humble squash with lime juice, sugar, and ice magically transforms it into a pretty green slushy treat that is just sweet enough.

Two cooks face off over zucchini, and you get to decide whose recipes are the best. Watch as they sneak the vegetable into whoopie pies, cocktails, and more; then vote for your favorite dishes....

In this instance there is nothing that stands in the way of the juicy, ripe immediacy of a much-loved summer fruit.

A semifreddo is an Italian soft-frozen custard mousse. Grappa, which is floral and just a little edgy, bumps the musky, intoxicating sweetness of the melon up a notch....

Americans have learned to appreciate plain whole-milk “Greek-style” yogurt in all its thick, rich, creamy glory, and those attributes are played up here.

It might seem odd to describe something cold—ice cream—as sultry, but there is no denying genuine come-hither appeal.

Carefully simmering fresh ginger in water for a good, long while is the key to deep, rounded flavor.

This spicy ginger beer is made the old-fashioned way, with lots of fresh grated ginger, sugar, yeast, and water.

Does anything say straight-up summer like a cobbler? The one here gains complexity from a jumble of berries and extra depth from dark brown sugar.