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Blended Scotch and Cynar take the place of gin and Campari in this twist on the classic Negroni cocktail from Carey Jones and John D. McCarthy in Food & Wine magazine.

Blanco tequila stands in for the usual gin in this twist on the classic Negroni, from Jacques Bezuidenhout and Food & Wine magazine.

In this old-fashioned fruit butter recipe, a puree of fresh blueberries cooks down for at least 4 hours in the slow cooker. Sugar, lemon, cinnamon, and nutmeg join the berries in the last hour of cooking.

In this healthy halibut ceviche recipe adapted from Bon Appétit, the lime-cured fish is tossed with raw tomatillos, avocado, a jalapeño pepper, green olives, onion, and cilantro.

Fresh shrimp are briefly poached, then halved and allowed to cure in lime and lemon juice. To finish, they’re tossed with onion, serrano chile, cilantro, cucumber, and avocado. This recipe makes for an excellent party appetizer, paired with cocktails such as our easy martini recipe.

Lemon and herbs flavor this easy slow cooker poached salmon recipe adapted from the The Kitchen. Serve with Basic Aioli.

Using raw chickpeas (soaked for at least 12 hours to soften) yields falafel with a great texture, soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside. Serve warm, with cucumber-yogurt sauce, tahini sauce, or harissa, and fresh pita bread. Game plan: Make a batch of Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce before you begin.

For these lavash wraps, falafel combines with tomato, cucumber, onion, and hummus, with a tahini-lemon dressing. Game plan: Make a batch of Classic Falafel before you begin.

Sweet, ripe mango and aromatic fresh dill are the surprises in this easy shrimp salad adapted from Epicurious. It’s an elegant first course for a warm-weather dinner party or a summer luncheon outside on the terrace.

Fresh or frozen berries, a little sugar, and yellow cake mix are all you need for this easy campfire cake and berry cobbler recipe.

Roughing it in the wilderness shouldn’t mean deprivation. These easy chocolate éclairs call for a can of refrigerator breadstick dough, another of whipped cream, and some chocolate sauce. Build a fire, gathers some sticks, and you’re set.

In this recipe adapted from Just A Pinch, waffle cones get a filling of peanut butter, banana, marshmallow, and chocolate chips, then wrapped in foil and grilled.