Maybe it's that I'm a summer baby. Maybe it's that we wait so long for this weather. Maybe it's that I just plain love summer.
Whatever it is, I have more summer comfort foods than winter. BLT 's are one of those foods. Granted, I could make a BLT year round, but it is not the same as an August BLT. A BLT from ingredients from the grocery store, organic or not, just cannot compare.
Fresh from the farmers market meaty tomatoes and tender lettuce. Thick peppered bacon from Bar 5 Meats and Grandma Hazel Seed Bread from A Toast To Bread . This bread, oh my. My daughter said it best as she took in the aroma as it toasted- 'this is REAL bread.' I normally avoid bread, but this was ah maze ing.
An August farmers market BLT... hands down the best.