“Summer Blog-Lite”

Hi Blog Readers— 

I don’t know about you, but during the summer I tend to cook less…and here in Sun Valley, especially so—“So many restaurants, so little time!”  

But I did indeed prepare a Boursin Cheese-Cherry Tomato Pasta dish the other night that a friend (Cosi’s other mother) had made for us earlier this summer.   It was simple, it looked colorful, and it tasted great.

There are many on-line variations of the recipe, but the Baked Boursin and Tomato Pasta Recipe on the Boursin website (Boursin.com)  is a good starting point. I did do the optional spinach add-on, and also put in some sliced zucchini.  I served it with a Romaine /arugula/avocado salad, and a rosé wine from the Veneto region of Italy. . And for dessert?  Why not…

                          …found at a local shop!

Along with lite-fare cooking for the summer, I also like lite-fare reading, so I often visit the Community Library in Ketchum and just lollygag around.  It is a town treasure.  Last week I went to the children’s library section and smiled my way around the bookshelves.  The two-book combo I checked out and love are:

Just What to Do, by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Hala Tahboub, is a sweet story about how to help a friend who’s sad.

The other, Sometimes All I Need is Me by Juliana Perdomo, offers ways to comfort and center oneself.

After I checked out these books, I popped right around the corner to the Gold Mine, a thrift store whose entire profits go to support the library.  While there, a friend bought me the $1 polka-dot plate pictured above… so nice.

And so, dear readers, may the remaining weeks of summer bring you all good things.🌼🎈❤️