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Tons of cheese, roasted tomatoes, fresh basil and garlic. Get it?

this delicious bagel sandwich, piled high with cool, crisp vegetables and plenty of flavorful cheese.

The dish is basically a very rich, excessively drunk-on-red-wine beef stew, but I could eat a pot full of it even in the heat of summer.  It’s just that good.  Oh, and I have Julia Child to thank for the recipe.  She really knew how to make a dish special.  *SIGH*  I miss you, dear lady.  BON APPETIT!

Hot days call for cool desserts, like this boozy milk shake.

This brown butter, almond-y cake is dense and full of flavor. It wears a crusty top and hides a moist crumb. Its raspberries scattered throughout may be the most savored bites. But don’t take my word for it.

Chewy Chocolate Brownies. Slathered in a thick layer of Cookie Dough and then drowned in chocolate ganache. Rich enough for you?

Raspberry Slab Pie. It’s a thing. You should probably make it happen in your house sometime this summer while the berries are cheap and the summer-y foods are still happenin’. This would be awesome for a cookout. It makes a lot, it’s pretty easy, and it just sounds fun.

A great addition to simple, rustic dishes like roast chicken or beef (or bison), these classy onions can be made ahead and reheated slowly when ready. This is an adaptation of a recipe from Gary Danko, of San Francisco's Restaurant Gary Danko.