Recipes: 4 easy-to-prepare treats to serve at your next summer get-together

The late Erma Bombeck was a much-loved humorist who achieved popularity with her newspaper columns syndicated from 1965 to 1996. She published 15 books, most of which became bestsellers. Her final book entitled “If I Had My Life to Live Over Again,” written after her cancer diagnosis, revealed her regrets.

“I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded,” she wrote. It is the quote that sticks with me.

As the summer unfolds, I plan to ask friends to stop by for a glass of wine...