photo op: summerLOVIN

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Summertime and the livin’ is easy.  It sure is when you’re on vacation for two months straight, and all you’re doing is reading (though you have stalled with Crime and Punishment), sweating, and eating.

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And when the sun comes out, so does the grill. At home, we like to take advantage of summer months, our deck, and our love of smoky, charred, grilled food.

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Sausages, brats, burgers, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onions….They all taste better on the grill.

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photo OP: MEMORIAL day weekend

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This Memorial Day Weekend was much quieter and more reflective than it was going to be initially. People go wild for a three-day weekend, no matter its reason. But a warm-weather cold had me sick and feverish, enchanted by “Gilmore Girls” and Howe’s The Misfits, draining tall mugs of hot tea and Nalgene after Nalgene of tasteless water, and dreaming of brownies, desserts, and twelve dancing princesses.

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Memorial Day brought clearer sinuses and lighter lungs. There was grilling of Italian sausages and brats that tempted but are reserved for later in the week and smoking (kinda) of salty spicy ribs. There was blending of rum and frozen pina colada mix with a multitude of ice cubes and mixing of trusty Bisquick and butter for dessert. There was chatting and sunning on our deck as we sucked down our frozen beverages and listened to the grill sizzle as sausages cooked and dinner cooled. It was lovely, and quiet, and us. Our long weekend ended in our traditional summer favorite—strawberry shortcake, sweet and bright, and heavy on whipped cream. The perfect finish.

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photo op: July 4th Weekend

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This post is photo heavy, but don't worry pictures don't have calories! 

Hope everyone had a delicious Independence Day. I just happened to stuff my face the whole entire weekend per usual. We deffo celebrated the biggest hotdog holiday to the fullest with a ton of hotdogs. The Fourth of July was filled with tasty bites like homemade hummus, a corn, cucumber and avocado salad, and sweet baked beans. There were grilled hotdogs with all the toppings, sweet marinated chicken and fat juicy burgers galore. Steamers drenched in butter, oysters freshly grilled, and scallops seasoned. The feast was topped off with our fresh blueberry pie (more on this later), nutty and crispy homemade baklava, caramel crumb apple pie, and a colorful fruit pizza. As with almost all holidays, mine was all about food!

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Eat anything good or have any fun adventures? Get any mosquito bites like I did? Don’t forget to follow on facebook, instagram, twitter, yelp and pintrest to keep up with all the food adventures.

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