Rebecca Weger

It was pretty hot today for the first day of May in the Fingerlakes of New York, by which I mean it was in the mid-80’s.  I am more comfortable with that as a pop music era than I am as a temperature.  This morning was productive: laundry, light food shopping, the Farmer’s Market, writing.  I even dragged myself out for a walk with my new hat this afternoon before confessing what is always true – this kind of weather does me in.  And for sure I’m not going to turn on anything in my kitchen that generates heat.

I resisted the siren song of the ice cream at the coop, and decided against the walk to buy a nice rosé, but I still wanted something cool.  And simple.  The result, a salad with 5 ingredients, two of which are local.  Fresh spring greens from Westhaven farm, crumbly goat feta from Lively Run, sliced strawberries, walnuts and balsamic vinegar.  Refreshing and indulgent.

A little earlier I began in on my new favorite beer, a recent discovery at Wegmans, Green’s Dubbel Dark Ale.  As a gluten-free human who had a previous love affair with dark beer, this has been a small bit of redemption.  Give it a try.

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