happy summer!

hi! i have been a long time away from here but still very much in a kitchen way but for whatever reason felt little need to blog. for probably the millionth time, i apologize. but you can check out the many pictures i've taken of the things i have been making at my flickr account. you can find them all here in my food set! no recipes though i don't think but all requests will be carefully considered.

today i took a trip to the farmer's market here in chicago and came home and threw together this nice lunch you see here. it is just cherry tomatoes, olive oil, feta, a little lemon juice and some fresh roughly torn oregano from my little back porch garden and eaten with some multigrain finn crisps (favorite). pretty conventional perhaps but those tomatoes were, dare i say, MAGICAL!

i also picked up a slew of squashes, various sweet onions, peppers, eggplants and unbelievably flavorful and sweet blueberries and early michigan peaches. on the agenda: PIE (using the last two ingredients of course)

food aside, i have put together a little summer mix for people who like to enjoy some warm weather playtimes and also lazytimes but 100% sweettimes. you can view the tracks and download the file here. you can also find it on the yewknee.com summer mix series which i have been a part of for the past couple of years. summer wouldn't be the same without this nice tradition! check it out for other fine music.

i hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather wherever you are.