Fans of popular ice cream flavors like mint chip, Neapolitan, malted milk ball, and vanilla orange cream can enjoy favorite flavors on a hot day, minus the melty drips.

Seattle Chocolate is releasing its newest summer flavors, inspired by ice cream classics in the form of bite-sized truffles and indulgent truffle-style chocolate bars. The truffle bites come in a cheeky pint-sized ice cream container, the perfect packaging to bring alternative “ice cream” to a picnic or camping trip, no freezer required.

Hot wings are always a good idea. And if you use an air fryer, you can make hot wings fast and not heat up the whole kitchen turning on the oven if it’s already a warm day. And what is a hot wing without a really good blue cheese dipping sauce? Not as yummy.

The Basic Wing Recipe

Serves 4 to 6 people

Prep time 30 minutes

Cook time 30 to 35 minutes in the air fryer, or 45 to 60 minutes in the oven

Ingredients 4 to 5 pounds chicken wings, thawed and drained 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Looking for a family-friendly (and delicious) activity to do with the kids over summer? Learn how to make dazzlingly colorful handmade pasta from Linda Miller Nicholson, aka, “Salty Seattle,” a cookbook author and local food celeb featured on television, magazines, and likely already a staple of your Instagram feed that’s become nothing but food videos.

Nicholson’s signature superpower is creating vibrant pasta of all shapes and sizes, incorporating natural, vegetable-based ingredients to dye the pasta dough. These fanciful creations can be learned over monthly live workshops (there’s an ample library of previous workshops also available), and private Zoom or in-person classes can be booked with Linda, with the ability