Favorite Summer Recipes

Warm weather brings an abundance of delicious produce. Try these easy recipes to make the most of the season.

Summer Sips

4 Homemade Lemonade Recipes
When life hands you lemons, make (a delicious twist on) lemonade.

3 Cool Summer Drinks
Skip the rosé and try one of these thirst-quenchers—with or without the alcohol.

Cool Sweets

10 Recipe Ideas for Vanilla Ice Cream
Your favorite dessert doesn’t have to be so. . .vanilla. Try these cool options.

6 Recipes for Homemade Popsicles
Chill out with a batch of easy icebox pops. No molds? No problem: Paper cups will do.

Gas Grill Maintenance Checklist

A few simple steps will keep your barbecue grill in top condition. For charcoal grill maintenance tips, click here.

• Clean the burner and tubes. Make sure the propane tank is turned off. Remove the briquettes and cooking grates, and carefully detach the gas tubes and burner. Clean the tubes with warm, soapy water and towel dry. Wipe the burner clean with a damp cloth. Towel dry the gas ports on the burner, then clean out each one with a toothpick.
• Wash the grill. First, cover the gas valves with aluminum foil to protect the connections from corrosion. Wash the grill’s interior and exterior surfaces with a long-handled stiff-wire grill brush and warm, soapy water. Rinse thoroughly and towel dry, then reattach the gas tubes and burners.
• Burn off the grease. During the grill season, briquettes transfer heat to the cooking grates, leaving them coated with grease. Before firing up your grill for the season’s inaugural cookout, flip over the briquettes, close the lid, and heat the grill on high for 15 minutes.

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