Ceviche - A great way to "cook" while beating the heat. Serious Eats steps you through the process of cooking with acid.

Vegetable tempura ~ The LA Times has a handy guide to frying up this crisp Japanese staple.

Three Berry Buttermilk Sherbet ~ Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and buttermilk sounds delicious. Sunset Magazine shares this very berry easy sherbet recipe.

Steamy Kitchen has compiled this ultimate salmon burger resource. It is complete with links to multiple recipes and a great video exploring the fine art of making the perfect salmon burger.

Baking is Science For Hungry People ~ The web-comic Questionable Content has these words of wisdom, and the decency to print them on a t-shirt.

Homemade Popsicles! Kitchen Daily has some great ideas for fun homemade popsicles. Tamarind, mango-chile, and grapefruit-grenadine all sound like a wonderful way to cool of this summer.

Roasted Plum and Creamy Chai Rice Pudding ~ My Tartelette shares these beautiful and flavorful rice pudding cups.

Extra-Crispy Tossed Potatoes ~ The Kitchn delivers on this french fry oven roasted fry hybrid. A mixture of both crispy and creamy, this great side is boiled, tossed in oil, and then baked to a crispy finish.

Viking's C4 Outdoor Cooker is like a stainless steel Big Green Egg. It offers a more traditional finish on outdoor cooking, while keeping the ceramic interior.

Firewire Flexible Grilling Skewer ~ Who says kabobs have to be straight? Firewire makes a great way to make better use of your precious grill space.

Dark Quinoa Chocolate ~ Dark chocolate with a quinoa crunch... This fun to say grain adds an interesting wrinkle to the standard old chocolate bar.

Bitchin Lifestyle debunks some common cooking myths, like that the hottest part of a hot pepper is its seeds.

Grill Honey ~ A specially formulated raw honey gives that little extra punch to stand up to grilling.

A Sweet Spoonful digs deep into her childhood memories, and pulls out these delicious looking hand pies. Her homemade version of the convenience store classic is filled with apricots.

A bright colored Greek fish recipe from the New York Times. Tomatoes are soaked in vinegar and garlic join the whole fish on the grill.

Ricotta Drop Doughnuts with a Fresh Cherry Sauce - Lara Ferroni shares these amazing looking doughnuts, a great summer treat.

Cucumber Bites ~ These amazing looking hors d'oeuvres match cucumbers, oven roasted toamtoes, and chèvre together with a great presentation.

Bacon ice cream - Breakfast for dessert! Delicious Days take bacon, eggs, and a touch of maple syrup and combine them to make this sweet savory ice cream

Picked Red Onions - Not Without Salt shares a quick and easy way to make a great addition to a ton of summer dishes.

Apricot, Pistachio, and Lemon Shortbread Tart - Cannelle et Vanille beautifully photographs this bright summer treat.

This chicken mango slaw is a great change of pace to mayonnaise and chicken salad. David Lebovitz shows how adding together roasted chicken, chunks of mango, and shredded cabbage make a great light meal.

Butter-Braised Radishes with Snow Peas ~ Michael Ruhlman shares an easy approach to making the best out of fresh summer produce.

Red Velvet Cupcakes ~ Food and Whine shares these delicious looking patriotic cupcakes for Canada Day.

Tea and Cookies post this simple and gorgeous Asian influenced radish slaw... fresh radishes dressed with salt, sugar, vinegar and some sesame seeds.

Nutella Doughnuts! Tartlette takes a simple, easily convertible to gluten free, recipe and fries up a some great looking doughnuts filled with Nutella!

Pickled green tomatoes are a great homegrown treat. White on Rice Couple share these delicious summer treats.

Chocolate Dipped Cookie Doughballs - Joy the Baker defies maturity and whips up these fun treats with Greek yogurt to avoid the raw eggs!

La Tartine Gourmande finds a moment to beautifully photograph this adorable little apricot tart.

Piselli al Prosciutto! Peas and bacon! Culinary Musings makes the most of her farmer's market peas by tossing them with sauteed prosciutto and onions.

Authentic Caesar Salad - The Paupered Chef shares this great classic made from her very own windowsill garden.

Culinary Musings shares this simple pasta recipe for a Cacio e Pepe and the story of scoring a VIP restaurant invite while shopping for the ingredients.

Blueberry Shortcakes! Simple, fresh, and delicious from Savory Sweet Life.

Chocolate Dipped Bananas ~ Joy the Baker keeps it fresh and simple for summer, with these delicious treats.

Perfect Pies ~ Stone Soup shares the secrets of frozen pastry dough with these amazing eggplant and tomato pies.

Cherries Amandines, as beautifully prepared by La Tartine Gourmand. A delicious dish from fresh picked cherries.

Homemade pop tarts! Smitten Kitchen plays around with a favorite childhood pastry, which... let's be honest, is far better in memory than reality.

The Washington Post has its 4th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest. The inspiration is all over the place, but the fascination with those little Easter marshmallow remains the same.

Easter Bread ~ The Kitchn shares this recipe that hails all the way from Slovenia.

The Stone Soup shares some great tips on taking better food photos!

The Quenelle contemplates whether a dome made of chocolate could be a chocolate bar. Deep thoughts from a land of confection and pastry.

Over at L20 Laurent Gras is developing a matcha noodle.... curious and green...

They look a little big for dipping, but Sweet Pea's Oreo cookies ala Thomas Keller are otherwise fantastic.

The secret ingredient in the LA Times approach to cinnamon buns is....patience.

This little baby chucks cake is perhaps the most adorable thing anyone will ever eat. Savory Sweet Life goes above and beyond with this one.