Country Cooking Summer Style

 Markets are loaded with the best of summer fruit and 

veggies right now

Usually I decide what to cook for dinner 

 based on what I haul in from the garden...

it really has changed how I cook 

(weird but true)

 herbs and lots of them

and usually an odd assortment of 

squash, onion and eggplant 

 beets or some other root or big green thing
(note to self...be more specific)

 while a squash and pickle don't seem to work 

just pick 'em

and get on with it...
no need to argue about it right now

  I love the shapes and colors 

food photography is pretty darn fun

(note to self..you are not a food photographer...bummer)

 but lets cook some dessert...or better yet 

lets have dessert for dinner

  no need to worry about a centerpiece...

summer flowers are everywhere

 enjoy a little slice of summer heaven this weekend like this 

crostata

with peaches and blueberries

 this is Ina Gartens basic crostata recipe 

found here

 the peaches are from our trees 

and the blueberries came from my local market
(AKA Vons) yes I love and hate my Vons

 we had some guests over 

so I thought I should pretty it up 

(ice cream is good)

 geranium blossoms, raspberries and blueberries

and I tucked a bit of lemon slices in there...

can't any one ever leave here with out a lemon under their pillow!!!

guess not!

 sending lots of 

 summer

lemony  love 

eat well 

xx

kelley