We love trying new recipes and also repeating our tried and true crowd pleasers. Here are our favorite recipes that we’ve been making this summer.

Cheesesteak-Stuffed Peppers

Yum!

Cari’s Roast Chicken via Barefoot Contessa

This classic chicken recipe is a crowd pleaser!

Ingredients

- 1 5-6 pound chicken
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- 1 large bunch of thyme
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 head garlic, cut crosswise
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 spanish onion, sliced thick

Directions

1. Pre-Heat oven to 425º

2. Remove the giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Pat dry. Place the chicken in a roasting pan just big enough for the chicken

3. Stuff the chicken cavity with thyme, lemons, garlic. Brush the outside with the melted butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter the onions under and around the chicken. You can also add carrots

4. Roast the chicken for 1 ½ hours or until juices run clear. Turn the chicken in the oven half way through and baste occasionally.

5. When finished, transfer to a platter and cover with foil for 10 minutes

FIG Cake

Although the baking time says 30 minutes, we recommend checking it at 40 minutes.

Peach and Raspberry Crisp

A perfectly sweet dessert.