Salads are absolutely essential to summer barbecues and pot luck gatherings. This is an easy salad that has minimal ingredients, and takes very little hands-on time. It's yummy, too.

Both children and adults love meals cooked in foil packets. And although most are filled with lunch and dinner specialties, these are brunch - eggs, hash browns, and ham.

Get out the automatic bread machine and throw in a few dough ingredients; while they are mixing unattended, you can pick the basil in your garden and make fabulous pesto. The rolls are shaped like cinnamon rolls then baked with lots of Parmesan cheese. Minimal hands-on time and Yummy!

Three ingredients and a slow cooker are all that are needed to make this easy and versatile pork. It will become a favorite any time of the year.

One big pancake is much easier than making stacks of little ones, and this yummy puff pancake has the advantage of being beautiful with a luscious topping of fresh summer fruit. Hands-on time is minimal and it is perfect for guests at a summer brunch.

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