Summertime Desserts

Here is a recipe for Mandarin Orange Cake which is made with fresh whipped cream.

Here are several fruit salad recipes just for you.

It's amazing how the lemon can go from a tart, overly tangy, almost bitter fruit to a making a refreshing dessert when sugar is added. Enjoy these recipes made with lemons.

We were served Electric Lemonades at the Moon Palace in Cancun, Mexico.

Try one of these desserts for the perfect ending to your 4th of July celebration.

Here are two of my favorite cold desserts to take to picnics and summer pool parties.

Here are my two favorite desserts, one adult and one child-friendly, to take to summer functions.

I wonder what the "boys" back in 1776 would think about our present day Independence Day celebrations? How would they like ice cream and watermelon?

This is a fun cake to take to any party or just make one for your own family. The concept is taking a cake, cutting a whole (not completely to the bottom), filling it with blue JELL-O and decorating with candies.

Need something to do with the kids this summer? Well, it's never too early to start decorating glass jars to give away at Christmas. When the holidays get here all you'll have to do is fill them with different mixes, because the jars will already be decorated.

Here is a list of fun desserts, and other treats, perfect to take on a picnic.

Thanks for Platine Inc. and Jamie Cantor for this recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp.

Thanks to Jamie Cantor of Platine, Sweets and Savories, for sharing this recipe for Meringue Nests with Macerated Market Berries.

Here is a recipe for Orange Icebox Pie.

Summer Meals in 15 Minutes or Less

Here is a recipe for Berry Pie made with a seasonal berries in a graham cracker crust.

Here are several picnic dessert ideas.