Summer food dazzles. Easy seafood salads or sandwiches; bowls filled with farmstand-fresh vegetables—corn, green and wax beans, tomatoes and bell peppers—it’s hard to know when to stop chopping! Don’t—instead try them all. Corn salads, bread salads, Gazpacho Salad …
What do you need to show off summer food to its best advantage? Well, short of a lobster trap, a farm stand, or a basket, almost nothing: brightly checked place mats, brightly colored dishes, generously sized plates and bowls, and maybe linens trimmed with contrasting rickrack.
There are so many ways to be playful with flowers in the summertime. Since they are all around in such profusion, choose an array. From small to huge sunflowers, to large bouquets of cosmos, to the saturated reds, yellows, peaches, and pinks of zinnias. Outdoors or in, place vases all around.
Here are some links to specific items that will help you entertain in style:
THE MUSIC
The Essential Sarah Vaughan
THE WINE
Red Sancerre
Bandol rosé
Riesling
THE EXTRAS
Barbecue grill and accessories
Ice-cream maker
Colorful bowls for serving
Metallic vase for fresh-cut flowers
Lemonade pitcher
Bright placemats
This excerpt is from Celebrate!
by Sheila Lukins
With one purpose only—to bring family and friends together—Sheila Lukins presents Celebrate!, with 46 festive menus, 350 foolproof, with-a-twist recipes, 200 color photographs, and throughout, the passion that’s made her one of America’s most creative cooks and best-loved food writers.
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This month, in Summertime Celebrations Sheila Lukins serves up summer recipes to make any gathering special. Taken from Celebrate! these recipes are part of an essential cookbook that is on sale for $2.99 this month only! To download your free trial of Summertime Celebrations, please sign up for our newsletter HERE.
