On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:51:17 -0700, TammyM > wrote:

>> What kind of food tastes best to you in the summer? What
>> foods/dishes do you look forward to making all year...which are really
>> only good in the summer?
>
>Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Gazpacho. Panzanella. Ice cold roasted pepper soup
>with splashes of Spanish EVOO and sherry vinegar, and maybe a dollop of
>yogurt or sour cream stirred in. ANY cold soup, I adore them,
>especially boiled dirt chunk soup (beet for the un-rfc-initiated). The
>ever popular caprese salad made with fresh buffalo mozz, and
>tomats/basil from the garden.

I like your thinking, girl. I'd add my chick-pea salad with turmeric
and cumin with lemon vinaigrette, or maybe some of Leila's taboulleh.
The green stuff.

Alex, who would add feta at table.