Blackberry, Grapefruit, and Sage Infused Water

This infused water recipe combines sweet ripe blackberries, tart grapefruit, and woodsy sage for a refreshing and balanced drink.

How to Make Cucumber Water and Other Fruit Infused Waters

This cucumber water recipe uses a simple and reliable technique that works well with a range of refreshing flavor combinations.

Pluma Moos (Fresh Fruit Mousse)

With Pluma Moos, the ingredients are simple: fruit, sugar, spices, vanilla, and water— and there's ample room for variation. Use fresh produce for the market, frozen fruit or a mix. Note, the fruit with large seeds, like blackberries, will require additional time for straining.

Peach-Thyme Lemonade

A thick, rich, and frothy peach-based lemonade lightly scented with thyme. This is the kind of thing you'd want to add a shot of vodka or bourbon to. At least, I'd want to.

Plum Sangria

Built around flavors that complement plums, like ginger and the nutty maraschino liqueur, this sangria starts with roasting deep red plums with star anise pods.

Plumpkin

This easy mojito variation from Area Four in Cambridge, Massachusetts is best with a flavorful, ripe plum or pluot.

Serious Salads: Stone Fruits with Ginger-Lime Syrup and Mint

Sliced peaches, nectarines and plums go from simple to sublime when soaked in a refreshing ginger-lime syrup infused with fresh mint. Be sure to let the fruit marinate for at least 45 minutes but not too much longer or the ginger will mellow out.

Watermelon Gazpacho With Calabrian-Chili Crema

The addition of bright and juicy watermelon makes this chilled summer soup even more refreshing. The delicate sweetness of the melon is balanced by a Calabrian chili–spiked crema, which adds richness and a touch of heat, while toasted almonds give this gazpacho its creamy texture. Use the best extra-virgin olive oil you can find to add grassy notes.

Watermelon Limeade

Blending chunks of watermelon and giving it a quick strain through cheesecloth yields a sweet liquid that is a perfect foil for tart lime juice.

Suns 'n Roses (Rum and Stone Fruit Punch)

This porch-appropriate summer sipper is rich and mellow but not too sweet, thanks to a balance of fresh and dried stone fruit, aged rum, and lemon. Adapted from a recipe created by Tommy Quimby for San Francisco's Rich Table, it captures the flavor of ripe peaches and apricots in a simple blended syrup. A little white tea adds volume and delicate floral flavor.