Summer Food by Paul Lowe, Nina Dreyer Hensley & Jim Hensley — New Cookbook

The angle: Take advantage of summer — and its produce — while the sun is high and the days are long.

Recipes for right now: Ricotta Pancakes with Plums, Tomato & Thyme Tart, Grilled Corn Salad, Halloumi with Lemons and Apricots, Lemon & Chili Marinated Salmon, Blueberry Pancake Cake, Raspberry & Almond Cake

Who would enjoy this book? Cooks with CSAs, anyone currently wearing flip flops.

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Your Food Through a Filter: Here’s a Look at July’s Summer Produce Instagram Theme — Last Month on Instagram

Summer is the absolute best for many reasons: There’s that whole warm weather thing, hanging out at the beach, and no school for the youths. But let’s be real, the reason summer is so very awesome is the produce selection. From your local farmers market to your average grocery store, there are tomatoes, delicious fruit, and more squash than you could ever consume.

July’s Instagram theme for The Kitchn was all about summer’s best produce, and you had a lot of delicious things to share. See a few of our favorite photos from last month to get inspired!

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The Best Ways to Store Leftover Ingredients — Tips from The Kitchn

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Ever chopped up too much of something for a recipe, only needed part of a can of beans or tomatoes, or threw half a cucumber into the back of the fridge and completely forgot about it?

Dealing with leftover ingredients so that they stay as fresh as possible but don’t get lost in the recesses of your fridge is a skill everyone should master. Save yourself the guilt from having to throw out spoiled food you forgot you had or improperly put away! Here are five tips to help you store leftover ingredients properly so they won’t be forgotten.

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15 Delicious Ways to Get Your Fill of Sweet Summer Corn — Recipes from The Kitchn

I’ve been waiting patiently (ok, maybe not so patiently) for this moment all summer. I’m talking about the arrival of sweet summer corn!

Whether it’s boiled, grilled or even microwaved, there’s no doubt about it, corn on the cob is a total summer staple. To help you get the most out of this summer’s fresh corn haul, we’ve got 15 corn-filled recipes you’e got to try.

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The Big Reveal: The Grand Prize Finalist Voting Is Happening NOW! — The Big Reveal 2014

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The ballots are in! You voted for your favorite kitchen makeovers, and now we’re excited to share the four finalists of The Big Reveal contest, as well as the International favorite! Check them out below the jump, congratulate them on their win, and then click on through to the main contest page to vote for the kitchen makeover you think should be the Grand Prize winner for 2014…

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