There's been a lot of talk about summer cooking on the interwebs recently. It's the end of the season and the available produce is ridiculously abundant. However, who wants to spend too much time in a hot kitchen when the outdoor mercury is also near to bursting out of the top of the thermostat?If you're one of the many people who prefer easier cooking in the summer, here's a round up of recipes for you.
1. Try some crispy tilapia with pico de gallo sauce.
2. These kefta and zucchini kebabs will make you want to light the grill.
3. Here's a super easy steakhouse style dinner that's on the table pretty quickly.
4. Maybe not as seasonal, this Bucatini ai fagioli still looks simple and delicious.
5. Eggplant mini pizzas are seasonal, easy and tasty.
6. A Pinot Noir and cherry soup could make a perfect summer starter.
7. How can you get a better summer dessert than grilled peaches?
8. A simple, seasonal ratatouille is an ultimate summer meal.
You wouldn't necessarily think that a marine biologist would be likely to write a cookbook, but you would be wrong when that marine biologist is Anand Prakash. Prakash spent 20 years traveling the globe, eating excellent kabobs and decided to pass along the kebab recipes and history of their development in his book 
