Summer Lovin'

I just LOOOOVE summer time meals and so I thought I would take a moment to share some of my favs with you. In the winter there are hot meat dishes, warm breads and baked goods, chili's, and soups alike. However, in the summertime there are delicious options that are fast and easy. Plus there is a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in season. Here are some of the easy meals Ben and I have had on the hot days when we needed a light and refreshing dinner.
Sometimes there is no cooking necessary. Just a lot of slicing. We made a dipping oil with Parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper. We had crackers, a baguette, sausage, cheddar cheese, tomato, and mozzarella cheese!! Sometimes we subsitute out the tomato and mozzarella for pop corn and grapes.Other times you need to break out the frying pan, but only for a moment, and you can still have a light meal. Ben had made grilled chicken the night before and we had left overs. We decided to slice the chicken thin and add tomato and mozzarella on wheat bread. With it there is romaine salad with lite olive oil vinagarette. :) One of my favorites.













This is a new recipe I came across from good old Betty Crocker. It is Romain Lettuce, layered with a pasta salad with black beans and corn, shredded cheddar cheese, and cherry tomatos.The recipe calls for olives but Ben despises them so I left them out. It pairs really well with blazing buffalo dorito chips and sour cream and guacamole. This is one of our new favorites and it looks great all together on a plate.

What are some of your favorite summer time meals?