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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.

Strained low-fat yogurt with fresh basil, lemon, and garlic, perfect as a dip for grilled okra or other veggies.

A simple recipe adapted from Southern Living: fresh okra, tossed with olive oil and seasoned, cooked on a hot grill. Game plan: You’ll need to make a batch of Yogurt Dipping Sauce with Lemon and Basil.

In this Southern classic adapted from Allrecipes, fresh okra pods are sliced, soaked in beaten egg, then dredged in seasoned cornmeal before frying to an even golden brown.

In this classic adapted from Southern Living, shrimp, okra, and aromatic vegetables combine in cornmeal batter to yield golden-brown fried hush puppies.

In this laidback crockpot version adapted from the Practical Stewardship blog, browned rice goes into the slow cooker along with tomatoes, broth, onion, garlic, bell peppers, and spices. Approximately 3 hours later, you’ve got a fluffy, deeply flavored side dish.

In this super-easy slow cooker summer squash recipe, sliced zucchini, yellow squash, onion, and a touch of olive oil cook for 2 hours, until soft and tender.