lemon orzo chicken soup

 

when the dark clouds crowd the sky and there is wind and rain, i crave soup. i also just realized that when that kind of weather hits, i also crave lemon. it must be something about the way lemon is bright and tart and perks up just about anything, even people.

spinach and sundried tomato linguine with a silky lemon cream sauce

i am writing this as the little one scarfs down his yogurt so i need to be quick.

uh oh, i think i hear spoon hitting empty bowl.

tabbouleh salad

this salad is another simple recipe straight outta my new favorite cookbook, mad hungry. tabbouleh is a light, refreshing and lemony salad that is super filling when piled into pita bread with some salty feta shards and a smear of hummus.

lemon cream pie

today we went to my sister's house for a father's day bbq. it was perfect weather outside... 89 and breezy in june? yes, please!  we played out front under their big, shady mulberry tree, ate popsicles, drank beer and watched coop play in his pool.

for lunch, we had grilled steaks (thanks glen!), corn on the cob, baked beans and asiago sourdough bread (from safeway...have you had this??? so good.) for dessert, i baked a lemon cream pie.

i always wanted to do this trick with the rolling pin!