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Summer Bucket List

Your ultimate recipe for Summer fun! in printable form so you can follow along and keep track!
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Brunch, Cocktails, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: summer
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

Foods to Eat

  • watermelon
  • strawberries
  • blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries
  • cherries
  • nectarines and peaches
  • plums, pluots, and all the fam
  • cantaloupes, honeydews, and related melons
  • figs
  • beachside fish tacos
  • grilled salmon
  • Mediterranean Mezze Platter
  • pasta salads and potato salads
  • birthday cake
  • summer fruit pies and tarts
  • farmers' market bowl
  • avocado
  • tomatoes
  • fresh corn on the cob
  • okra
  • zucchini
  • eggplants
  • cucumbers
  • fresh/shelling beans
  • backyard Korean BBQ
  • homemade herb pesto
  • Green Goddess Dressing
  • gazpacho
  • soupe au pistou French vegetable soup served with pesto
  • Naeng Myeon/Neng Myun
  • Cold Soba/Soba Noodle Salad
  • summer rolls
  • BBQ ribs
  • grilled chicken
  • grilled shrimp
  • seafood ceviche/poké
  • clambake or crab boil
  • lobster roll
  • ballpark hot dogs
  • funnel cake
  • shaved ice Hawaiian, Korean bingsu
  • ice cream made in two coffee cans
  • campfire s'mores
  • icebox or ice cream cakes
  • popsicles
  • French aioli
  • jams and jellies you make yourself
  • pickles you pickle yourself
  • oysters

Drinks to Drink

  • summer sangria
  • rosé wine, chilled red wine e.g. lambrusco, prosecco
  • bellini with fresh peach puree
  • wine spritzer
  • beer with ginger ale aka "shandy"
  • tropical fruit blended cocktail e.g. daiquiri and margarita
  • mojitos with backyard garden mint
  • water
  • cold brew coffee
  • iced tea
  • lemonade from a roadside stand
  • date shake
  • strawberry almond milk
  • agua fresca
  • green juice

Instructions

Summer Bucket List To Dos

  • Grow a vegetable or herb garden.
  • Throw a pool party
  • Play tennis
  • Celebrate summer holidays
  • Go to a baseball game
  • Picnic at the beach
  • Go to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl
  • Watch an Outdoor Movie Night or Backyard Drive-in
  • Throw a Rooftop Cocktail Party
  • Go to the County or State Fair
  • Go on Road Trip
  • Watch the Summer Olympics in Paris

Wear

  • Wear sunscreen all day every day
  • Go bare nails
  • Do a summery French manicure, bonus points if you're actually in France
  • Wear new flip-flops and espadrilles
  • Wear cheap sunglasses that you don't have to worry about losing in the ocean
  • Wear a bikini
  • Curl your hair into beach waves without going to the beach
  • Wear cutoffs
  • Wear a romper
  • Wear a wide-brimmed hat to protect your skin
  • Carry a ludicrously capacious beach tote as your everyday tote
  • Get your signature Summer Dress, whether a sundress or floral dress or little white dress or milkmaid dress
  • Wear white jeans
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