Food & Party Planning Ideas

Best of Summer

Nothing can duplicate summer dishes made from garden-ripe and seasonal ingredients. Whether it's fruits and vegetables or fresh seafood, local markets are an amazing source for inspirational cooking ideas. Let Wilton help you "pick" delectable recipes to create the best of summer in your kitchen!

"Farmer's markets and backyard gardens offer the perfect opportunity to take advantage of summer's freshest produce," said Nancy Siler, the consumer affairs director of Wilton Enterprises. "As the weather gets warmer and the days longer, it's refreshing to sit down to a meal consisting of light, crisp dishes."

Garden Veggie Bread

Planting a garden seemed like a good idea, but now what do you do with all the vegetables? The decision is easy this summer when you make delicious Garden Veggie Bread! Perfect for any gathering, red peppers, corn, zucchini, red onions and frozen bread dough are baked to a golden brown in the Flower Pot Pan. Light and lively, this bread is wonderful served alone, as sandwich bread, as a base for a vegetable pizza or paired with flavored butters or cream cheese spreads.

"Sun"sational Seafood Pasta Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing

No summer get together is complete without a seafood entrée or a pasta dish. Seafood Pasta Salad served in the delightful Shell Pan will make a splash by uniting the best of both worlds! Orzo pasta, shrimp, crabmeat, cilantro and red pepper are combined with a flavorful vinaigrette dressing to create a fun delicacy sure to "reel" everyone back for seconds.

Summer's Perfect Strawberry Tart

Are you searching for a light summer dessert that is simple, but looks like you baked all day? Look no further than Summer's Perfect Strawberry Tart from Wilton! Sugar cookie dough, cream cheese and fresh, plump strawberries will make this treat a success with friends and family. Bake time is only 10 minutes, but the finished product will have everyone convinced you¹re a baking guru. With colorful strawberries arranged on top of the Heart Giant Cookie Pan, it looks like an enormous, adorable strawberry!

Garden Veggie Bread
"Sun"sational Seafood Pasta with Vinaigrette Dressing
Summer's Perfect Strawberry Tart