Quick

This cobbler is sooo good and sooo easy. It’s unbeatable topped with vanilla ice cream. You can substitute peaches or pineapple tidbits for the pears.

Here, watermelon gives up its usual place at the table as a fruit and goes to work in a role usually occupied by its cousin, the cucumber. The melon is a lovely foil for the salty feta, tangy onion, and tart vinegar. It makes a refreshing and unusual salad for any summer brunch, luncheon, or dinner.

Pour this dressing over mixed greens such as Romaine, Boston, and one or two types of bitter greens.

This sauce is wonderful on pound cake, ice cream, and many other desserts.

This sauce makes something special out of plain cake or vanilla ice cream.

To make a tasty cheese sauce for vegetables, add 1/2 cup shredded cheese.