Do you ever get to the end of summer and regret all the things you didn’t eat?

Meghan Splawn is planning ahead to make the most of the season.

Simply Recipes / Lori Rice

Summer break is quickly approaching for my elementary aged kids.

Plate of yellow and red watermelon

Simply Recipes / Lori Rice

Here are five ways Im celebrating food on our familys summer bucket list this year.

We usually meet friends early in the day to pick berries and havestrawberry ice creamat the farm for lunch.

Luckily Simply Recipes also has an easy to followMicrowave Strawberry Jam recipe, too.

Microwave Strawberry Jam

Elise Bauer

Last year, we had just relocated to a new city and didnt know who to invite.

I find dry-rub ribs the easiest for feeding a crowd, like thisMemphis-Style Pork Rib recipe.

I certainly have, which is why I have to put regular farmers market attendance on our bucket list.

Memphis-style Pork Ribs

Elise Bauer

Personally Id add tomatoes (my kids havent come around to their deliciousness yet).

The farmers market also gives us the opportunity to celebrate where our food comes from.

My youngest is seafood obsessed and is looking forward to eating his weight in shrimp and crab!

Side view of a bowl of the best vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce and ice cream cones set behind it.

Ciara Kehoe

farmers market salad

Alison Conklin

Clambake recipe

Sally Vargas