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)

BAKING

My parent’s house has a cake stand, so every time I visit I try to make a cake that first night solely so I can use that stand. There’s just something about seeing a cake in a cake stand that makes me feel like maybe life isn’t hard? So I’m going to make this triple berry coffee cake this week.

COOKING

Need this lemon chicken artichoke pasta salad immediately.

CRAVING

The incredible coronation chicken salad at Nomad Sandwiches.

DRINKING

The Irish Coffee with cheese foam at Murray’s in LIC.

Irish coffee with cheese foam at Murray’s, LIC

EATING

Caesar salads for life.

EXPERIENCING

I always forget about how great Chelsea Market can be for an afternoon out. The crowds are awful, but some of the shops are wonderful. Chelsea Market Baskets might be the best place for food gifts in the whole city.

Why on earth didn’t I buy this perfect LEMON SOAP, Chelsea Market Baskets in NYC

LISTENING

My best of the 00’s playlist.

LOVING

The vegan tahini soft serve at Seed + Mill is magical and I’m angry that it took me this long to learn that fact. I’m neither vegan nor do I love tahini but I will continue to dream about how good this tasted.

Vegan tahini soft serve from Seed + Mill, NYC

SHOPPING

I bought some makeup spatulas to get out the last drops from my concealer tube and I can’t recommend these enough.

WATCHING

The newest season of The Bear. And let me just say, people have been way too critical of this season. Of course there are parts that aren’t as good as other seasons, but no content is perfect (except maybe Dave…).

WEARING

An oversized torn jean jacket that Nathan bought me years ago that’s proving to be the perfect thing to wear with tiny little rompers when I’m out and about in the city.

Last week’s Summer Saturdays Vol. 2 can be found over here and I’m keeping a summer highlights section over here.

Favourite Summer Recipes

Summer Saturdays Vol. 3