Wonderful Meal by a Very Good Lake...
Last week I visited friends I have known since high school at their beautiful house on the shores of Lake Champlain in Vermont. The lake is 125 miles long and goes from New York to Canada. It’s not one of the Great Lakes, but it is a very good lake indeed. To manage the super-hot temperatures we cooled off in the lake and then made food that went together easily to eat al fresco on their deck overlooking the lake. The menu was easy, light and delicious. Citronella candles to discourage the mosquitoes, flowers from the abundant garden, and a good bottle of wine were more than enough blessings to count for the night. Our menu: my Summer Tomato Soup, Roasted Green Peppers –made in a counter top toaster oven and dressed with chopped garlic,...
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