Caprese Crazy

Last night, we had dinner with friends. Cool outside, sweltering inside -- no A/C! -- these folks are old school. The body adjusts. After awhile you don't notice that you keep wiping your forehead on your short sleeve, your wife has a sweat-bead mustache, and the hostess is drenched when she straightens up from shoving the salmon fillet under the broiler.

The main diversions: a bit of wine, good conversation, and a delicious antipasto of Caprese Salad, that subtle combination of thick-sliced tomatoes, just-picked basil, and "freshe mozzarella" (as the guy at Christians Pizza used to say).

Anyway, our hostess gave her Caprese a sweet-wet twist by adding a round slice of watermelon to the stack. You didn't see it at first, but then the melony wetness busted through. Very nice, very beat-the-end-of-summer heat.

Shameless Promotion Department
Tomorrow, at beginning at 3:00 PM, at our pickup location at Martha Jefferson Hospital in town, we will be offering Caprese Salad fixin's for cheeeeeeep!

Heirloom Tomatoes, 2lb bags, $5.00
Slicing Tomatoes, 3lb bags, $4.00
Basil Bunches -- Purple or Green, $2.00

While supplies last. Cash and checks welcome. Hope to see ya!