A flurry at the local dairy treat place in northern Michigan. Bob Alt

A grilled hot dog, macaroni salad, ambrosia salad (no Jello), and soft-serve ice cream. – Maria Baratta

That’s easy – ice cream! I’m not big for sweets generally, but that creamy-cold-sweet-and-flavorful concoction is unbeatable on a hot day. I remember being surprised and pleased to discover that ice cream, that mystery treat, is just custard frozen while being mixed with air.  From such simple things do wonders come! – Rab Bell

Creemies, only available in Vermont. NOTHING like them in NJ. – Beth Brasor

Ice cream and watermelon. – Sue Busch

Watermelon, ice cream, and a NJ home-grown tomato sandwich. – Sara del Castillo

 I love fresh summer fruits like watermelon, blueberries, and peaches in particular. I am also a fan of seafood–that always reminds me of summer and beach vacations. – Parker Cohen

Chocolate pudding ice cream from Herrell’s in Northampton, MA. Actually, I can eat that any time of the year…and I have, especially when visiting my daughter while she was a Smith College student. – Scott Cullen 

Watermelon, potato salad, root beer floats, and ice cream. And, for nostalgic kid-stuff: s’mores and Fluffernutters, for which once a summer is enough! – Barbara Drew

The Farmer’s Market in Newtown has a food stand where you can get some of the best milkshakes you’ll ever have. I get chocolate, and you get an extremely buttery pretzel for free with it. – Mike Gianella

English Trifle. It’s a spectacular dessert that I enjoy making. Despite its English name, trifle is a Scottish invention. Making a trifle is a work of art. Layers of Jelly create a pattern by holding slices of fruit against the walls of a glass container, and the top surface is decorated with fruit laid onto whipped cream. – Michael Howe-Smith

The produce: peaches (not this year, though), corn, tomatoes, basil. And ice cream! – Janet Hubbard

Ice cream—really all year! – Andrew Kidd

Watermelon! I eat a whole watermelon a week by myself. – Dianne Kidd-Ross

I love the bounty of locally sourced summer fruits and veggies, especially Kirby cucumbers, my favorite!  – Geri Koblis

Unlike movies and music, I don’t really have a favorite food or treat that I look forward to having in the summer. But, something I don’t tend to have during the cooler months that I do like to have when the chance comes up is a black and white shake, which I think is just a vanilla shake with chocolate syrup. I try not to ruin the magic by watching folks make it when I order, so I can’t say for certain how it comes about. Just that it’s usually pretty incredible. Frankly, though, my favorite summer treat is air conditioning. – Chris Marietti

Watermelon and corn on the cob. – Lynne Molnar

There’s nothing like fresh Jersey corn and tomatoes in the summer. And who doesn’t like going out for ice cream on a hot summer night! – Chris Piatek

Home-grown tomatoes! This summer I’m growing a cherry tomato called ‘Bumblebee’ in a large pot on my apartment balcony, and they are delicious! – Jane Root

I make a mean steak salad. – Steve Saddlemire

Corn from Kerr’s Farm Stand in Pennington with fresh tomato salad, basil and garlic, and a nice grilled steak. – Joe Schenk

A caprese salad with fresh tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, and basil, accompanied by corn on the cob, freshly picked in the morning, makes it perfect! – Anne Sears

Seafood paella. – Lynda Shapiro

New Jersey corn. – Roger Shapiro.

Strawberry shortcake with fresh whipped cream on homemade biscuits. – Sandee Steinberg

Ice cream, although that could be any season. Corn on the cob. Potato salad. Coleslaw. Grilled vegetables and chicken with BBQ sauce and anything that can be grilled. – David Thomas

Ice Cream. Hard stop! – Jayme Trott

Ice cream!!! – Dan Tuft

Barbecue, corn, watermelon, tomatoes, and peaches. – Susan Vigilante