3 easy summertime recipes to serve at your next book club get-together

Tracey Koch

Photography by Amy Shutt

July 1, 2024

I love the slower pace of summer. Even though work and deadlines may not stop, with kids out of school and people vacationing, summertime takes on a much more laid-back vibe. I tend to take the time for more leisurely activities during the summer, too, like reading a good book. So, this month, I decided was the perfect time to reinstate something that I’ve not done in a long time: Start a book club with friends.

I pulled together a few of my favorite go-to recipes for easy summertime entertaining. The great thing about these dishes is that they can be made ahead of time and they do not require a lot of prep or cooking—leaving you plenty of time to get your reading in.

On the menuMoorish-rubbed Grilled Chicken

Sweet Corn, Creole Tomato and Avocado Salad

Non-dairy Fresh Pineapple Sorbet

This article was originally published in the July 2024 issue of 225 Magazine.

By Tracey Koch

Tracey Koch has been creating recipes, instructing cooking classes for both kids and adults, and writing food columns in the Baton Rouge area for over 25 years. She began writing her favorite column, “Dining In,” back in 2013. Find it featured in the Taste section of 225 Magazine every month. When she is not in the kitchen developing and testing new recipes, she is writing stories for her children’s book series about a little goose from Toulouse.