. . . heat advisory . . .

. . . i was born in mesa, arizona . . .

. . . i know it's coming . . .

. . . it always has . . .

. . . it's hot here . . .

. . . and right about now . . .

. . . it'll start getting sticky, too . . .

. . . but it seems like as i get older . . .

. . . my comfort zone is shrinking . . .

. . . i'd be happy as a clam

if it never got hotter than 80 degrees . . .

. . . or colder than 60 . . .

{okay ~ fine . . . 85 and 55}

. . . so in honor of the heat . . .

. . . i whipped up a quadruple batch

of the most delicious dressing . . .

. . . it's pretty warm, too ~ thanks to

a healthy dose of roasted jalapenos . . .

. . . and tomatillos . . .

. . . and cilantro . . .

. . . and speaking of hot . . .

. . . it never hurts to have

fresh salsa on hand . . .

. . . on today's dinner menu? . . .

. . . we cooled things off . . .

. . . with this refreshingly fruity all~american salad . . .

{thanks for the tip, karen!}

{if you're feeling lazy like i was today,

it tastes fabulous drizzled with

brianna's blush wine vinaigrette}