Chemiker wrote:
> 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.

Two more ideas: pasta with fresh tomato sauce, and falafel
sandwiches (with a nice tomato-cucumber etc. salad in the pita
too). For the latter, I make a dressing from dark sesame oil,
lemon juice, and garlic salt. It is a very messy,
eat-over-the-sink sandwich.

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Jean B.