I realized recently that it’s purely because of summer produce that I started to tolerate (and dare I say enjoy) this season. It’s kind of amazing. I think there are only two periods of my life: who I was before I ate an heirloom tomato and who I became afterward. Favourite summer recipes ahead!

White Chocolate Strawberry Scones (but with cake flour and you can sub apricots instead of strawberries should the mood strike you)

Grilled Chicken Caprese Pasta Salad

The Absolute Best Summer Tomato Panzanella Salad (with added fresh mozzarella) (you also have to be a lover of raw garlic if you make this recipe)

Grilled Chicken Club with Rosemary Aioli

Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich with Rosemary Aioli

Heirloom Tomato Toast

Summer Steak Salad

Incredibly Easy Slow Cooker Ribs

Blueberry Breakfast Cookies

Ricotta and Tomato Jam Jar (a Nordstrom recipe)

The Best Ever Banana Pudding (the Magnolia Bakery recipe)

Lemon Mascarpone Sorbet

S’mores Pie (legit the easiest dessert on the planet to make)

If I die in the summer, please serve these at my wake

If heirloom tomatoes were always in season, I would eat this every day for the rest of my life. Yes it looks boring, but you have to trust me. It’s as if you’re biting into summer and it is heavenly.

Ingredients

1 heirloom tomato (the ones only available August/September)
Mayo
1 garlic clove, whole
Cheddar cheese, slices
Flakey sea salt
Sourdough

Instructions

Toast a slice of sourdough bread, then rub both sides with the raw garlic.
Spread a thin layer of mayo onto the bread.
The sliced cheddar goes on top the mayo.
Slices of tomato go on top of the cheddar.
Sprinkle the sea salt on top of the tomato and be generous.
If you’re feeling fancy and you have any basil vinaigrette on hand, put a dollop on top of the tomatoes. And if you’re a little psychotic, then grate the rest of the already-half-used garlic on top of the tomatoes.

Absolutely the best thing to eat this time of year.