Taste the flavors of summer with recipes for barbecues, salads, cold soups, smoothies and more. Share your best summer recipes and entertaining ideas with other iVillagers on the Festive Entertaining message board.

Summer Entertaining

• 5 Sensational Summer Parties
• The Perfect Summer Buffet
• Seven Tips for Successful Family Picnics
• Planning the Perfect Picnic
• Are you serving up everyone's favorite shellfish? Learn how to choose, cook and eat lobsters like a pro

Check out the best entertaining advice from celebrity caterer Ina Garten of Barefoot Contessa fame:

• How to Organize Like a Caterer
• Tips for Planning the Perfect Party
• The Secret to Great Entertaining
• Lessons Learned from the Worst Party Ever

Great Grilling

• Hamburger Helper: 101 Burger Builders
• Bobby Flay's Great Grilling Tips
• Bobby Flay's 9 Most Flavorful Foods to Cook on the Grill
• Steve Raichlen's 10 Commandments for Perfect Grilling
• Steve Raichlen's Grilling Without Fear
• 23 Recipes for Grilled Fish
• 23 Recipes for Grilled Beef
• 75 Recipes for Grilled Chicken
• 3 Recipes for Grilled Lamb
• 7 Recipes for Grilled Pork
• Over 200 More Recipes for the Grill

Warm Weather Health and Safety

• Planning a summer picnic? Don't forget these food safety tips.
• Make sure you know how to keep your family safe. Take the Food Safety Quiz now!
• Are you drinking enough water?
• 10 Tricks for Getting Enough Water
• Gulp! Can you drink too much water this summer?

Next page: Stay cool with hundreds of no-cook recipes, including soups, salads and more. Plus, find over 500 recipes for your favorite summer fruits and vegetables.