Sweet summer time

Tuesday began my first "official" day of summer vacation.  (I'm a teacher most days of the year.)  I've been up to my eyeballs in school the last few weeks, and I haven't been able to experiment in the kitchen the way I'd like, so I was thrilled to get started.  Too bad that my house needed reorganizing, laundry piled up, and floorboards that needed a scrub...there were too many goodies to bake, noodles to boil, and veggies to chop.  Take a deep breath...here goes!