Summer's Here!

If you know me, you know that I hate hot weather. Why I live in Texas, where it is routinely over 100 degrees for three months at a time, is beyond me. In fact, around June or so of every year, TH and I look at each other and ask "Why don't we live in Colorado, again?" It's terrible. I hate sweating, I hate the high A/C bill in the summer, I hate how I have to water my plants twice a day, etc etc etc.

But I love summer produce. And something about fresh tomatoes and going to a farmer's market to pick out the best locally-grown produce just makes me happy. There's nothing like a fresh tomato with a little salt and little olive oil. I eat that probably for probably a quarter of my meals during the summer. And don't get me started on watermelon.

I love these little cherry tomatoes because I can just cut them in half and drizzle salt on them. Or slice them and add Vidalia onion, garlic, and olive oil in a pan for a quick pasta sauce. It doesn't hurt that they're so darn adorable, as well.