{"id":4205,"date":"2017-07-31T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:47:39","slug":"refreshing-summer-recipes-for-cabin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/advice\/refreshing-summer-recipes-for-cabin.htm","title":{"rendered":"6 Refreshing Recipes for Summertime in the Cabin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer in the Smokies is all about warm days, cool mountain breezes, sipping cold drinks on a private deck \u2013 overlooking the trees, of course \u2013 and sitting down for family-style meals at a picnic table or outdoor dining table. Check out these refreshing recipes when you\u2019re ready to cool off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/gatlinburg_article\/great_smoky_arts_and_crafts_community.htm\">at the cabin<\/a> this summer!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseasmessyapron.com\/sparkling-blueberry-lemonade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade<\/a> | Chelsea\u2019s Messy Apron | 1 large pitcher <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2\/3 cup white sugar (super fine is best)<\/li>\n<li>2\/3cup water<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups fresh blueberries<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon lemon zest<\/li>\n<li>1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4-5 whole large lemons)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups ice cubes<\/li>\n<li>3 cups sparkling water or club soda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><br \/>\nCombine sugar, water, blueberries, and lemon zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the sugar is melted and blueberries are starting to burst. Remove from heat and pass through a fine sieve. Let this blueberry syrup completely cool. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, juice lemons to get 1 cup lemon juice. In a large blender, add blueberry syrup, lemon juice, and ice. Blend until smooth. Stir in sparkling water or club soda. Enjoy immediately. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/food-recipes\/easy\/a34146\/shrimp-and-zucchini-scampi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrimp &#038; Zucchini Scampi<\/a> | Good Housekeeping | 6 servings <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd lbs shelled, cleaned shrimp<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons oil<\/li>\n<li>2 medium zucchinis, sliced<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup white wine<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 lb linguine, cooked<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup pasta cooking water<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons lemon peel, grated<\/li>\n<li>Chopped parsley, for serving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><br \/>\nCook shrimp in oil 3 minutes or until cooked through, turning once. Transfer shrimp to plate. To skillet, add zucchini, garlic, and butter. Cook 3 minutes. Add white wine and salt; cook 2 minutes, stirring and scraping. Toss vegetables with shrimp linguine, pasta cooking water, lemon peel, and parsley.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/food-recipes\/a40393\/roasted-tomato-chive-pizza-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roasted Tomato &#038; Chive Pizza<\/a> | Good Housekeeping | 4 servings<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 large pre-baked pizza crust<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup olive tapenade<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded Gruyere<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00be cups grape tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup mushrooms<\/li>\n<li>Snipped chives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><br \/>\nSpray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place pizza crust on pan. Spread crust with olive tapenade. Top with Gruyere, grape tomatoes, and mushrooms. Spray top of pizza with cooking spray. Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until bottom is deep golden brown. Top with chives.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchwhatueat.com\/non-alcoholic-pineapple-mojito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Non-Alcoholic Pineapple Mojito<\/a> | via Woman\u2019s Day | 1 serving <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4-5 pieces of 1-2\u201d pineapple pieces<\/li>\n<li>4-5 leaves fresh mint<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lime juice<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup chilled grape juice<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd chilled sparkling water or soda<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon agave (optional for sweetness)<\/li>\n<li>Ice cubes to serve<\/li>\n<li>Lime slices to garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><br \/>\nIn a small mixing bowl, add pineapple pieces and muddle using the back of a wooden spatula for a couple minutes or until all pineapple pieces have broken into small pieces. Then, add mint leaves and muddle again for a few seconds to just bruise the leaves and release flavors. Transfer muddled mixture into serving glass. Add ice cube, then grape juice, lime juice, and sparkling water\/soda. Adjust sweetener if necessary. Give a gentle mix, add a couple lime slices, and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/cooking\/recipe-ideas\/recipes\/a53077\/chocolate-kiwi-pops-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chocolate Kiwi Pops<\/a> | Delish.com | 6-8 servings<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 kiwis, peeled and sliced into \u00bd\u201d thick rounds<\/li>\n<li>1 (12 oz) bag chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon coconut oil<\/li>\n<li>Rainbow nonpareils<\/li>\n<li>White nonepareils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><br \/>\nLine a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place a popsicle stick into each kiwi slice like a lollipop, then add to baking sheet and freeze until solid, 2 hours or up to overnight. In a large, microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate in 30-second intervals until melted. Stir in coconut oil. Dunk kiwi slices into chocolate and place them back onto baking sheet. Top some slice with rainbow nonpareils, some with white nonpareils, and leave some plain. Pop back in freezer to set chocolate, 10 minutes or more, or until ready to serve. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/cooking\/recipe-ideas\/recipes\/a53460\/bacon-jalapeno-corn-salad-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bacon Jalapeno Corn Salad<\/a> | Delish.com | 4 servings<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cups corn<\/li>\n<li>6 slices cooked bacon<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon cilantro<\/li>\n<li>1 jalapeno, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>Juice of 2 limes<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon chili powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>Freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Directions<\/em><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Stir until ingredients are completely mixed and coated in dressing. Garnish with herbs, if desired, then serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Fun in the Smokies<\/strong><br \/>\nSummer in the Smokies means fresh foods <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/\">in the cabin<\/a>, cool drinks on the deck, and family fun in downtown Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge! If you\u2019re heading to the Smokies (or already here!) this summer, here\u2019s some upcoming fun.<\/p>\n<p><em>FREE Parkway Trolley | now \u2013 August 12<\/p>\n<p>Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival | August 16 \u2013 20 <\/p>\n<p>Taste of Autumn | September, dates TBA <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer in the Smokies is all about warm days, cool mountain breezes, sipping cold drinks on a private deck \u2013 overlooking the trees, of course \u2013 and sitting down for family-style meals at a picnic table or outdoor dining table. Check out these refreshing recipes when you\u2019re ready to cool off at the cabin this summer! Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade | Chelsea\u2019s Messy Apron | 1 large pitcher Ingredients 2\/3 cup white sugar (super fine is best) 2\/3cup water 1 \u00bd cups fresh blueberries 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4-5 whole large lemons) 2 cups ice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[288],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10180,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205\/revisions\/10180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cabinsforyou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}