Summer in Your Mouth.

I'm hoping SF weather cooperates this year to give us a brilliant summery day and clear evening so that we can actually see the fireworks (Normally we only have the privilege of hearing them. Without fail, I always think SF is under attack when they first start). Although plans have yet to be finalized, I'm already planning what I'm going to make for whatever we do. One should never be ill-prepared when it comes to matters involving food and eating. The rest will all work itself out.

I can't wait to make this Mediterranean Pepper Salad I found on smitten kitchen. It looks like a rainbow for your mouth. Although my rainbow might have to omit the olives. My mouth simply is not a fan.

Photo courtesy of smitten kitchen.

For dessert, I'm almost positive I'll be making this Nectarine-Blackberry Crisp served with a side of vanilla ice cream. It looks muy, muy delicioso (four years of Spanish is not lost on me)!

Photo by Gentl & Hyers via Epicurious.com.

On second thought, one can never have too many desserts. And it would just be plain rude not to let a meyer lemon come to the party so I suppose I'll have to make this Meyer Lemon Semifreddo with Summer Berries as well.

Photo by Coral von Zumwalt via Epicurious.com.

Cheers to summertime foods! Now time to think about what we will be drinking...