Boston hit an unseasonable high of 90 degrees yesterday. With lighter clothes comes a desire to eat lighter. An array of colorful fruits and vegetables artfully displayed, creates a rainbow of choices at the market. I found the sweetest yellow tomatoes and tossed them together with extra light virgin olive oil, fresh basil, mozzarella, a sprinkling of sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Heaven. Lightly seasoned salmon, whole grain rice, roasted asparagus with lemon, and iced sparkling water with fresh blackberries made for the perfect dinner. My daughter and niece made for the perfect companions.
Do you tend to eat lighter as the temperature rises? What is your favorite warm weather meal?
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Good morning beautiful friend! You are making me think of my beloved Massachusetts, where I grew up as an adult. LOVE IT !!!! Anita
ReplyDeleteOh Debby! That sounds divine! Being a pasta lover, I would have to say bow tie pasta with arugula, cherry tomatoes, balsalmic vinegar and olive oil, topped with feta. Now I'm hungry!
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kendall boggs
Most of our meals down here are warm weather meals...but my favorite is grilled salmon and roasted veggies! Those top two pictures could have come from any house in San Antonio...color is embraced down here! Have a great Tuesday, Debby!
ReplyDeleteDinner last night sounded amazing! Thats how I serve salmon as well :)
ReplyDeleteThankfully it only went to 83 degrees here yesterday but like you I love to eat nothing but salads when it gets warm and doesn't heat the house up.
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That meal sounds wonderful Debby.....We do tend to lighten it up as it gets warmer (grilled veggies sound so good right now)....we made it to 82 derees here yesterday...it was great!!!
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Patti
I definitely switch into more salads & lite bites as the weather gets warmer & try to eat al fresco as much as possible! Love your dreamy pics!
ReplyDeleteHave a fab Tuesday Hun xoxo
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Sounds delicious! I'm a huge fan of tomatoes and mozzarella when they're at their sweetest. And of course grilled salmon is always a fave. I wish we could have a bbq on our balcony here in Dubai.
ReplyDeleteI love fruit and salads in the summer. Give me fresh tomatoes tossed with basil any day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, Debby.
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I totally do! I love salads and anything grilled in the summer. Now you've got me craving some caprese salad. Yum!
ReplyDeleteyour dinner sounds beyond fabulous, how enjoyable :) so happy that it is finally feeling like summer! xx,
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I'm in (except the salmon).
ReplyDeleteWe do eat much lighter. It gets way too hot in Phoenix to turn on the oven.
Yummy, that sounds delicious. I definitely eat lighter when the weather gets warmer, the body calls for simple salads and fruits, endless avocados and mangos in this home.
ReplyDeleteI think spring decided to take a break in Antwerp, the weather was utterly disappointing today so the kids and I decided to eat very heartily after school. We bought baguettes and all sorts of stuff on the way home from school and now it's four minutes to five so I think I'll just go ahead and have a small glass of red ;-)
90 degrees? Wow, we still have snow on the ground! I'm still drinking hot chocolate and eating soup for lunch ; )
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brett
I definitely eat lighter, I like lean steak with a side salad and a baked potato. Your dinner sounds yummy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious post from the inviting entry way to your dinner description. Summer is fresh vegetables from the garden, almost anything grilled, and iced tea with a wedge of lemon.
ReplyDeleteOK you have me drooling right now!
ReplyDeleteI think I need to make that for dinner :)
I am loving the bright colors. Its beautiful here. Loving spring.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous kitchen! The colours are too lovely! Have a wonderful day, Kellie xx
ReplyDeleteTotally! That is one of my favorite things to do, to eat for the season! I am not a great cook but it is easier when you choose what is naturally ripe and appropriate for that season. Yum, your tomatoes sound great. One of my favorites is the black bean salsa that I make all summer long. It is so fun to take it to parties because it is so pretty and so healthy and so good! Here is the link if you would like the recipe, http://www.yourdaysimplified.com/black-bean-salsa-recipe/ (hope this is helpful and not self-serving). Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteOMG...you had a great weather day! Im actually home today catching up on orders and of course a dental appmt, lol......I made a salsa dip I find on Pinterest over this past weekend to take take a BBQ....it was awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteWe definitely eat lighter here in the summer... and yesterday I was in Aix-en-Provence for lunch and I had a tomato & mozzarella salad too... it was yummy :)
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