summer love (on a plate)

There are SO many things to love about summer... and OH! do I love a nice light summer meal.  This salad is a Pinterest success.  Follow my Pinterest link at the top of the blog page and look at the board titled "Salads."  It's a WINNER. Found the recipe there and have made it several times already. Most ingredients are straight from my garden! (Sadly, I can't grow avocado OR fresh mozzarella...)

Cucumber Avocado Caprese Salad 

mix it all together and SERVE!

Vegetarian • Gluten free • 15 mins to cook • Serves 4

Produce

30	1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes halved
1	Avocado cubed
2 tbsp	Basil, fresh, chopped
2	Cucumbers, cubed
1 tsp	Garlic powder

Condiments

2 tbsp

Balsamic vinegar

1 shake (or more)

Salt and pepper

Oils & Vinegars

1 tbsp

Olive oil, extra virgin

Dairy

1 cup

Mozzarella, fresh, cubed or balled

What I'm reading right now.

What's in your bag/on your bedside table?

I made ribs for my boys

and only ONE showed up for dinner.

They were finger-lickin' GOOD! and he ate in front of the TV.

Look who got a new bike

solving the world's problems in the swing with Grampy

All in the course

of a single Sunday afternoon.

 There's something special

about the relationship between

a Grandfather and a Granddaughter.

Barn in Berlin (Massachusetts)

Call me Susie Cucumber

Maybe because my garden is

growing at an alarming rate, and we can not consume the amount of produce we pick on a daily basis.

 Or preferably, because 

(found this gem in the local Antique store) 

I write letters.  REAL ones.

It's one of my favorite things.