Megan Merritt

frozen strawberries • vanilla ice cream • shortbread cookies, crushed

refrigerated rolled pie crust • olive oil • onion, finely chopped • kosher salt and pepper • fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped • eggs • sour cream • whole milk • freshly grated nutmeg (optional) • Gruyere or Swiss cheese, grated (1 cup)

Gin (preferably Plymouth) • Grated lemons zest • lemon wedge for garnish • Tangerine's grated zest • Honey • Sugar • 750 ml Bottle of dry champage or other sparkling wine, chilled

raspberries • sugar • chocolate-hazelnut spread (such as Nutella) • eggs • whole milk • country white bread • unsalted butter • chopped toaasted hazelnuts, for topping

Lime slices and kosher salt optional • lemon-lime soda chilled (12 oz.) • Beer (bottle) - Corona will do nicely • frozen limeade (12 oz.) • tequila • crushed ice

al fresco Apple Maple Breakfast Sausage • eggs • nonfat milk • ground black pepper • whole wheat mini bagels • apple jelly (or apricot) • low sodium cheddar cheese, shredded • cooking spray

sugar • all-purpose flour • heavy whipping cream • egg yolks, beaten • scoops vanilla ice cream • vanilla extract • fresh or frozen raspberries • sugar • eggs • croissants, split • butter

eggs • plus 1 tablespoon sugar • whole milk • orange grated zest • fresh orange juice • vanilla extract • croissants • orange marmalade

stalks rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 2 cups) • sugar • sprig mint • 750 ml bottle prosecco, chilled

round loaf (about 9 inches diameter) crusty sourdough bread • eggs • buttermilk • heavy cream • granulated sugar • vanilla extract • ground cinnamon • unsalted butter, plus more if needed • maple syrup for topping

vanilla ice cream • marshmallow cream • white-chocolate chips • oreo cookie, crushed

Orange juice • ruby red grapefruit juice • lemon juice • lime juice • bottles Champagne, chilled

Milk • Dulche de Leche or caramel ice cream • ripe banana (sliced and frozen) • vanilla wafer cookies or caramel cookies (like pepperidge farm of bordeaux)

mashed potatoes (added with milk and butter) • all-purpose flour • cream-style corn • egg, beaten • finely chopped onion • minced fresh parsley • salt • minced garlic • black pepper • canola oil, divided