Category: Summer

Today is mostly pictures. Okay, there is also a really good peach-tomato gazpacho recipe from Gourmet magazine. On the fourth, as mentioned yesterday, we grilled, ate and hung out in the backyard enjoying the cool breeze. It was a very nice time. Getting the grill going jwa tends to the burgers The end result -- …

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For the fourth we grilled burgers and I made potato salad and peach/tomato gazpacho. I'll post the gazpacho tomorrow. But today? It's the ice cream. I picked some basil from the garden and whipped a batch up. The basil flavor is very subtle so I also added a bit of vanilla. The steeping and the …

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The other night we pulled the little Weber grill out of the garage again and grilled some chicken, caramelized some bell peppers and onions (inside, in a pan, with a little salt, cumin and chili powder), made some guacamole and to accompany it all there was a pitcher of tasty, tasty sangria. The sangria recipe …

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