How to Throw a Backyard Party with Gaby Dalkin

On Gaby's menu: high flavor, low effort, lots of color (and cheese)

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Gaby Dalkin In Her Own Backyard

When I opened the gate to Gaby Dalkin's backyard it felt like I had found the hidden key to the Los Angeles version of "The Secret Garden." It's not that her backyard is enormous or teeming with prize-winning roses, but it's the kind of place you could have people over every day for the rest of your life and it would always feel magical. You hear it before you see it: the sound of someone's laugh being drowned out by ice hitting a cold glass. The hot hiss of food hitting the grill, the scrape of a peel taking homemade pizza out of a wood-burning oven. You see long tables stretched out lazily in the sun-spattered yard, pockets of seating areas asking to be filled. Tucked in the corner, you'll find a small pool, its glassy exterior waiting to be disrupted. Why would you ever leave? The self-described entrepreneur and cookbook author started What's Gaby Cooking in 2009, and it has ballooned into something that neither she—or really anyone else, for that matter—could have imagined. Today, her site draws in millions of people every month, and her Instagram has grown to well over 800,000 followers. Gaby said she came up with the menu for our backyard bash almost immediately: grilled halibut, fried polenta Panzanella, grilled zucchini and yellow squash, and limoncello yogurt popsicles. The menu is extremely her—in the past 13 years since she started What's Gaby Cooking, she's really honed in on what her readers love to eat, and what she likes to cook. It's high flavor, low effort, lots of color (and cheese). Get the Recipes

Gaby's Backyard Bash Menu

Grilled Halibut with Calabrian Chile Gremolata Your summers will never be the same with this recipe. Get the Recipe

Fried Polenta Panzanella with Tomato Basil and Burrata This take on Panzanella is seriously genius, and it's so easy to make. Get the Recipe

Grilled Zucchini and Yellow Squash with Champagne Vinaigrette A perfect side dish that hits all the right notes: salty, herby, and just a little bit sweet. Get the Recipe

Limoncello Yogurt Popsicles You only need four ingredients for these ice pops: limoncello, honey, whole-fat Greek yogurt, and thinly-sliced lemons. Get the Recipe

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