Meeting your daily protein goal can be a challenge, especially if you’re not a meat-lover. Enter, beans.

Keeping the heat outside during the summer months is the goal. Turning on a hot oven is the last thing any of us want, so why not extend your grilling horizons beyond chicken, burgers, and hot dogs? Did you know you can cook pizza, pancakes, and even casseroles on the grill?

It takes little effort to spatchcock a whole chicken and the outcome is a beautiful presentation. The tender, juicy flavor of grilled spatchcock chicken paired with grilled vegetables is an easy, dependable meal everyone will love.

Candied oranges sit atop this delectably light tea cake inspired by Italian polenta cake. Rather than the finely ground polenta that is traditionally used in Italy, we sub cornmeal, which is similar in texture and more widely available in the States.

This comforting butternut squash soup also happens to be vegan, and is the perfect palate cleanser for when you’ve been overindulging a bit too much. It’s creamy, full of flavor, and easy to make (using frozen butternut squash is a huge time saver!).

Pan-seared steak is delicious in its own right, but add some veggies and a spicy mustard sauce and you’ll be in heaven. This Weeknight Gem—ready in less than an hour—is elegant and simple and it all cooks in one pan so clean up is a snap.