A classic mojito is hard to beat on a summer day, but if you want to switch things around, we have alternatives. The mojito is a quintessential summer cocktail. Light and refreshing, this Cuban ...

Dried limes, which have long been a staple of Persian cooking, impart to these tender, juicy kebabs a special, distinctive tangy and earthy flavor. The Los Angeles-based company Sadaf carries them, ...

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Refreshing, fruity, and made for sharing; this iced tea is perfect for summer socials. Fact: on hot summer days, there’s nothing more refreshing than a tall glass of iced tea. And this recipe by The ...

The ways in which our palates evolve are fascinating to me. In the early ’80s, when I lived in Jackson, Mississippi, and wrote about food for the state’s largest paper, I learned about a ...

This sweet, floral margarita using Cointreau, muddled pineapple and mint, lime and pineapple juice, and blanco tequila is a riff on The Original Margarita and quite possibly *the* drink of summer.

This refreshing and healthful shrimp salad is just the thing to satisfy your appetite, while keeping you cool on a hot summer day. Made with quenching cucumber slices and a pesto-like mint dressing, ...

What really makes this dish work is the flavor pairing of power with power. The watermelon is so explosively juicy and sweet that you can add all kinds of big tastes -- not just salty feta but also ...

Nothing says summer quite like grilling, and these Grilled Chicken Thighs with Watermelon-Mint Salsa and Lime Rice are the ultimate warm-weather dinner. Juicy chicken thighs are marinated in a zesty ...

“Hydrate or die-drate” is a useful proverb for the summer months in Louisiana. As the temperatures rise, juicing up your drinks to brave the heat is the way to go. One beverage, "agua fresca" — which ...

The Mint Julep has been a part of American horseracing culture since the 1820s but didn’t become the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby until 1939, after the end of Prohibition. With the end of ...