Summer Soup {Quick Sweet Corn Vermicelli Soup Recipe}

Sweet Corn Vermicelli Soup 

We love soup.  Any time of year.  It's comforting, it's easy and it can be a quick weeknight fix.  This is a great light summer dinner that incorporates the great fresh corn that is in abundance right now and also is simplified by grabbing one of those great roasted chickens that your grocery store deli always has on hand.

Thank You "Week" For Ending! {Featured Five!}

What a crazy, unpleasant week... but it did not kill me and therefore I am stronger...

And even as the madness swirled I knew I was doing this post come hell or high water...

 

[and looks like I may get the latter with Isaac heading towards us! ]
 

Anyhow, all week I was squirreling away my pics & here they are!

Hope you love 'em <3 



Tortellini Soup at Wine & Dine Us
looking like just the Comfort Food I need!  Thanks Pam <3

 



Combo of me needing some soup love
& my love affair with fresh corn...
Thanks Gerri from My Southwest Kitchen.  YUM!



This particular recipe
looks CRAZY good to me
Slow Cooker Mexican Corn Pudding
at Our Eating Habits <3



SHUT. UP. Chris from the Keenan Cookbook
 posting a To. Die. For. Taylor Ham Sandwich...
Any Jersey Girls [or boys] out there?
 

I thought these looked extremely yummy....
so yummy that
I am trying them as soon as I type this!
Thanks CJ at Food Stories for posting these
Cauliflower Poppers

Uno Mas Por Goodo Lucko

ok, o.k, I'm a loser that only speaks English.

I loved this Stone Fruit Sangria though....

and I could use some luck

Thanks Anne at From My Sweet Heart!

 

 **ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

HOUSEKEEPING:

And as our month FLIES by.... don't forget there's some awesome Pamper Chef Measuring Cups up for grabs.... CLICK HERE TO ENTER..... lots of ways to enter!

Somewhere in there I squeaked out time to celebrate with my foodie

Judges over at Food Story and please give a round of applause for Karen from

We Call Him Yes, Chef! She has an amazing blog and was our July Winner of the Food Stories Excellence in Storytelling Award.... FUNNY!!!! CHECK HER OUT!

T.G.I.F.F. {Thank God It's Featured Five}

Another fabulous week in my blogoverse...
I truly wish I could just cook ALL day....
my "gotta try this" folder is bursting at the seams!


But I narrowed it down to my Fav 5
Just. For. You.


Don't you just love summer and all the fresh, crisp recipes that come with it...

Did you see this one?
  Anita at the Hungry Couple was starting the season right with Cucumbers with Tahini & Crumbled Feta.... 
so simple, so summer!

Curly Girl Kitchen cooking up Potato Salad
 with Olive Oil, Bacon & Shallots!

Dear Heather:

I'm so sorry to hear the news about Jamie.

David has the same affliction.

You'll learn to live with it.

We've made it 18 years.

I eat my potato salad alone if needed.

I'm here if you need to talk.

Love,

Heidi

Does it get more summer than watermelon?

 Amy at Oh Bite it posted her candied watermelon rind recipe... her recycling project as she called it.  I cannot wait to try.  Already enjoyed the MINT SUGAR on my Mojitos!

XXOO Many times over to Amy

p.s. ironically, 

Dylan's recycling project also involved watermelon...

a tin can and a watermelon seed from a snack.

Look at it now! 

 

My oh my

the fresh food was abundant this week.... Donna at Cookistry served up some Fresh Corn Salsa.  But wait... there's more, she even shows a couple serving suggestions.  YUM.

So, we're all friends here, 

let's be honest.... 

you are all waiting for the cocktail...

 because what is summer without refreshment.

  Marina over at the Yummy Mummy Kitchen 

was spot on with her Sangria... 

be sure to check it out!

So, My Shut. The. Front. Door.  post, 

I mean ONE FOR GOOD LUCK 

is going to ValSoCal for her Cannoli Dip.  

I mean really Val, you are KILLING ME.

I think the berries make it a health food, 

what do you think?

***ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

HOUSEKEEPING:

Nothing really.... JUST My & the Purple Dragonfly Boutique's AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!!!

Who Says Three's A Crowd? {Trio of Bean Dips}

BUTTER BEAN & PEA DIP WITH MINT
PINTO BEAN & CORN DIP WITH CILANTRO
CANNELLINI & EDAMAME DIP WITH TARRAGON

I think  Cooks Illustrated  is one of the best cooking magazines out there, I just love it and have subscribed for years.  Great tips, awesome recipes.  In the most recent issue they "rethought bean dips" in a most excellent way.  We catered an event shortly after I read the article and featured versions of three of them at our Dip Station.  These dips were SO easy, quick, yet FABULOUS and looked so chic.... I recommend any of them but the cannellini & edamame was my personal favorite... no real surprise.... edamame... tarragon....


Without further ado....