For the love of bread....and summer

I mentioned the other day that I go to a local market near my home, Clintonville Community Market. One of the reasons I venture over there is that they have fabulous bread from Eleni Christina Bakery...sometimes at half price if it's a day or two old. Anyway, today I found some basil foccacia and was thinking about how much I miss summer! So...I went back to a summer staple...grilled bread with garlic and olive oil topped with some grilled tomatoes and blue cheese. Yes, the tomatoes were a bit winter like, but it still reminded me of SUMMER! Most importantly, I fired up the gas grill...yes, gas grill not charcoal...but that even entailed replacing the starter...which I did sans husband! How about those "apples"? Peace and pray for summer. :)

The love of my mornings....Brown Cow Yogurt

My mornings during the week have to run like a well-oiled machine if I am going to make it into the office at a decent time. Not having a lot of time to prepare anything for breakfast, I have definitely become a morning yogurt person. My favorite yogurt is Brown Cow especially Cherry Vanilla or Blueberry. It's not the super low fat stuff, but what's a few calories??? This yogurt is super creamy and reminds me a little bit of eating frozen custard. I have to buy it at a place like Whole Foods or Clintonville Community Market, one of the gems of my neighborhood. This little organic market is located in the middle of a residential neighborhood so I can walk there to pick up fresh ingredients, wine, beer, ice cream and of course, brown cow yogurt. The other cool thing about the market it is member-owned natural foods grocery store, so it's definitely not your typical grocery store experience!