Summer Eats

With summer coming up on us so soon, I am looking forward to all of the fresh summer foods I will be eating all season. Obviously, summer is the time when families crack out the BBQ and grill up some tasty, savory meats. For example every Fourth of July, our family invites over a group of friends, neighbors, and family and enjoy the classic summer meal of hotdogs, hamburgers, coleslaw, potato salad, etc. All of it is just so delicious!

As soon as I taste certain foods, memories just flow back to me from summers past. Every summer, I spend at least a week at my grandparents’ house on Long Island. My grandparents have a boat, so everyday we go down to the water or the beach to spend the day and relax. At the club where the boats are kept, there is a cute little, very family-style restaurant where we always eat. Every time I go to the club, I am sure to order any kind of fish. Just being close to the beach and the boat puts me in the mood for seafood. And no one prepares the crispy fish with a light lemony sauce better than this club.

Another thing my family and I love to eat is grilled vegetables such as peppers and onions, shrimp, even pineapple, put onto wooden skewers. When we sit out on the deck, with the sun setting, a breeze breaking up the day’s heat, and ice cold drinks in hand, eating these fresh summer foods make me feel so relaxed and refreshed. It really is the best time of the year!

Colleen F.