39 drinks, snacks, salads, sandwiches, and desserts—plus fried chicken, of course—to pack in your picnic basket for munching while you watch the fireworks. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Berries, corn, tomatoes, melons, zucchini, eggplant, stone fruit, bell peppers—so much summer produce, so many delicious recipes. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Grilled fruit is great for making desserts and serving alongside main dishes at barbecues, but we never thought about using it in cocktails until we spotted the trend popping up on menus at restaurants like Austin's La Condesa. The CHOW Test Kitchen took three classic fruit-based cocktails and made them with grilled fruit for an added layer of complexity. These recipes are batched to serve a bunch of friends, so before you throw the burgers or chicken on the grates, grill a few cocktails to kick off your summertime party.

Grilled Sangría

Grilled Pineapple Daiquiri

Grilled Caipirinha

Sweets to serve at your 4th of July picnic or barbecue, from Rocky Road ice cream bars (pictured) to cobbler to spiked milk shakes and beyond. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

These 56 July 4th barbecue recipes will make you want to whistle "Yankee Doodle." BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Enjoy bottomless glasses of these cocktails at your next summer barbecue. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Fun and easy food you can make with your kids for Father's Day. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

If Dad craves that steakhouse vibe, celebrate Father's Day with one of these beefy, lamby mains and strong whiskey-based drinks. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

55 simple, foolproof, delicious recipes that anyone can make. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Even master grillers tend to leave the rotisserie parts that came with their grills underneath the grill to rust. But putting the motor and spit to use actually turns out to be easier than grilling: There's no adjusting the burners, flipping the meat, or worrying about achieving expert grill marks. To make it even easier, the CHOW Test Kitchen has developed three simple, step-by-step rotisserie recipes that will give you enough juicy meat to feed the whole family. Plus, each recipe comes with a built-in vegetable side dish that cooks underneath the meat while it rotates, to soak up all the flavorful drippings. That means more time paying attention to Dad, and less time fussing with the grill.

Cuban Rotisserie Pork Loin with Peppers and Onions

Asian Rotisserie Chicken with Caramelized Bok Choy and Eggplant

Mediterranean Rotisserie Leg of Lamb with Potatoes, Fennel, and Olive

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Sisig (Filipino Sizzling Pork)

Salmon-Miso Sinigang (Filipino Sour Soup)

Champorado (Filipino Chocolate Rice Pudding)

Paul Qui's Pakbet (Pinakbet, Filipino Vegetable Stew)

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Bacon on a steak, in an omelet, on a pizza, in a salad, in sweet brittle and muffin tops too. Because everything tastes better with a little bacon. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

At Prizefighter—a new bar in Emeryville, California, just over the bridge from San Francisco—the drinks are refreshingly simple. Owners Dylan O'Brien (pictured above) and Jon Santer are mixing the modern equivalent of the highball: just good spirits, fresh juice, and usually no more than three ingredients. In other words, perfect patio cocktails. Here are six of their favorite easy drinks that will leave you more time for an all-day doubleheader, monitoring the temperature gauge on your brisket smoker, or keeping an eye on the kids playing chicken with the lawn sprinkler.

Photographs by Chris Rochelle

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