I think that it’s time you planned a barbecue. Or a picnic. Anything that involves the outdoors, friends and good food. Seriously, it’s almost June, things are starting to warm up and we all have a three day weekend coming so now is the perfect time. And btw – there is NEVER a bad time to have a barbecue. Or a picnic.
Here’s the way to make things really easy on yourself: invite all of your really awesome friends. That will pretty much guarantee a good time no matter what. Then, you should ask all of these awesome friends to cook something to bring to this fabulous shin-dig. If you’re a little skeptical about not making everything yourself, here are the reasons why having everyone cook is a good idea:
A) It’s less work for you
B) Everyone gets to feel involved in this awesome outdoor eating fest
C) When people only have to make one component, and not an entire meal, they tend to go all out on that one thing they make.
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LA is notorious for fabulous 70 degree weather year around, but this week the weather gods decided to strike us with blistering 105 degree temperatures, which has put much of the valley up in flames. With smokey cloudy air and sweltering temperatures, the last thing on earth I feel like doing is turning on a stove or, gosh forbid, an oven; really the only effort I feel like exerting is trying to find a creative way to keep cool.
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When I was growing up, the traditional salad to accompany dinner was pretty predictable: lettuce, cucumber, carrot, tomato. You’ve all had this salad right? You’ve seen it a thousand times, at your dinner table, friends’ dinner tables, at restaurants, basically, everywhere. I have to admit it was never a favorite. I don’t like raw tomatoes and am not the biggest fan of cucumber either, and there’s nothing exciting about eating lettuce and carrots all by themselves.
Maybe it’s the California lifestyle that has gotten to me, or maybe I was always looking for a change, but I have now found my favorite simple salad. Spring mix with fresh avocado and crunchy homemade croutons. Simple, delicious, perfect in every way. I normally eat these salads with a honey mustard dressing I developed. Chase will happily eat any salad with this dressing on it, and believe me, for someone who hates to eat anything green, that is really saying a lot.
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