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Use strawberries, apples or pears or even a savory filling like sweet potatoes if you don't have blueberries on hand. If you're in a rush, use your favorite jam or preserves. Read more about this recipe at VeganYumYum.

Vietnamese Beef And Cucumber Salad

For a pescetarian version, simply skip the beef and replace it with shredded carrots, green papaya, jicama, peanuts or tofu. Read more about this recipe at hogwash.

Strawberry And Lemongrass Yogurt Pops

Spice up yogurt with vanilla, lemongrass, simple syrup and strawberries for a perfect warm-weather treat. Read more about this recipe at Cook & Eat.

Blackberry Spice Cake

You can substitute frozen berries for fresh; instead of mixing them into the batter, scatter them on the bottom of the pan before baking. When you invert the pan, the juice will act like a glaze. Serve the cake warm with vanilla ice cream or slightly sweetened whipped cream. Read more about this recipe in Jesse Ziff Cool's Simply Organic cookbook.

Watermelon Pizza

Watermelon on pizza? Indeed. This surprising dish is all about a summer mix: a little hot, a little cold, a little over-the-top, a little convenience, all with minimal fuss. Read more about this recipe at the Washington Post.

Chicken And Summer Squash Salad

This salad keeps in the refrigerator for up to 4 days; allow to warm up almost to room temperature before serving. Read more about this recipe at the Washington Post.

Asian-Style Brown Rice With Vegetables

Brown rice and a mixture of vegetables is a great side dish. If you have leftovers, add some eggs and make fried rice out of it. This recipe is part of Andrew Schloss's Sunday Dinners.

Watercress And Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

This classic tea sandwich combination works well: the sweet cucumbers play against the peppery watercress, the butter and cream cheese add their own richness, and soft white bread keeps it all together. Figure on at least one sandwich per person.

Chile-Lime Pistachios

These heavenly smelling spiced pistachios will get more crispy as they cool, but good luck keeping your fingers out of them. Read more about this recipe at Cook & Eat.

Thai Green Curry With Snow Peas And Shrimp

This is a beautiful curry with pink shrimp and bright green snow peas in a heavenly herb-infused sauce. Serve it warm with rice or noodles. Read more about this recipe in Nancie McDermott's The Curry Book.

Coconut Lemon Rice Pudding

This is the perfect dessert, or a sweet breakfast to start off your day. The lemon flavor in this pudding is solely from the lemon peel. It dissolves as it cooks and gives the lightest lemon taste and scent to the pudding. Delicious. Read more about this recipe at VeganYumYum.