Monday, June 20, 2011

Summer Time and The Eating Is

Nearly Impossible.

It is nearly impossible to eat in the summer in the south. It’s just

too

fucking

hot.

Even my cat has stopped devouring her half-scoop and the cat food goes stale in the bowl.

Which makes summer in the south an especially specialty challenge. Which for me revolves around tomatoes, cucumbers, basil and rice. Eggplants, okra, mint and peaches. The blender – smoothies, cold soups, daiquiris – and the bowl. Fresh sauces sit rather than simmer. And always

always

a little bit of fried.