I am part of a dinner club which I believe I’ve mentioned before: two other couples (including my bff Monica) and I regularly get together to make and eat food. We’re all great cooks and are pretty much guaranteed stellar eats when we get together.  Monica and her fiancé Andrew live in a sweet apartment complex that has docks and grills for general use, so in the summer that’s our go-to spot. Last night was no exception to the good friends, good food rule. Alex and Kori brought a gazpacho flavored with cucumber and almonds. Monica and Andrew made turkey burgers with chorizo, topped with beecher’s cheese, tomato slices, apple slices (who knew? it was freakin’ perfect!), and spinach. I brought a simple salad with greens from my Local Roots Farm CSA box (Siri and Jason are longtime friends of mine, so it’s really awesome that I get to support them!), some gorgeous strawberries, and crumbled blue cheese, dressed with just balsamic and olive oil. Kori and Alex also brought some lovely bubbly to celebrate Monica and Andrew’s recent engagement (congrats you guys!!), and Monica made a lime-basil wine cooler, and a pitcher of shandy. Nights like this really make the summer sing.