I love summer for a lot of reasons: the sunny skies, the smell of hot dogs sizzling on the grill, and, most of all, the in-season watermelon, which is sweet and refreshing as can be. I used to pick ...

I was doing some grocery shopping on a recent Friday evening. I wanted to pick up some things — corn, watermelon, peaches for this easy cobbler, extra hot dog buns, canned cocktails — for a cookout I ...