Kebabs in miniature. Satays make for easy, light summer fare. Team them with fresh relishes and sauces, and they're a meal.

The neatest grilling you'll do all summer -- plank cooking. Transform chicken into smoky nirvana with just your grill and a cedar plank.

Seen enough potato salad this summer? This one is different. It's high time sweet potatoes have a place on the picnic table.

What's the secret to picking out a good-tasting summer tomato? What kind should you buy? The answer to these questions and more.

Making soup on the grill? Won't it fall through the grate? Grilling pops out the flavor in all the ingredients and adds a little smoke flavor to boot.

The sun does the cooking in this fresh-tasting tomato dressing. Perfect with a fast saute of cherry tomatoes.

Flank steak is a Cinderella story -- so much more than what "meats" the eye. The right paste and a quick grill puts flank on top of the flavor chart.

Mashed potatoes are great but who wants to be in the kitchen during the summer? The answer is on your grill with these "smashed potatoes."

No need for ketchup or steak sauce. Tomato jam is the classy, sweet condiment that delivers a little bite.

A perfect combination of simplicity and good looks. This sea bass recipe is easy, but the cornhusk presentation makes it entertainment quality.

A spicy and colorful creamed corn dish from New Orleans. A little rich, but just right for the lean sea bass grilled in cornhusks.

Paper-thin French pancakes surround summer peaches -- sounds good but things get even better with sweet, rich Mexican cajeta sauce.