good summer dinner

bratwurst and potato salad. there is just something summery (and easy) about this dinner. my personal opinion is that the key to potato salad is to make it as much like a baked potato as possible, thus i added bacon, cheese, sour cream and chives. mmm, mmm, good. and outdoor dining is always a plus...

dining alfresco

we had the speiers and the mchales over for swimming and some alfresco dining while the weather is still so lovely. allie made her amazing marinated eggplant and bruschetta. we made spiedini (basically this is fontina cheese wrapped in prosciutto, skewered and grilled, then served warm over arugula tossed with olive oil and pepper - so, so good...) and grilled pizzas (these deserve their own post, but i didn't take any pictures... maybe next time). for dessert we made nutella and banana calzones with vanilla ice cream. try this. it won't disappoint. decadent? yes. worth it? absolutely.