I love a BBQ, but especially a BBQ at the end of summer because it’s as if everyone feels the sun setting earlier, the light taking on that fall-ish feeling and so, they savor lingering outside with a beer around a fire pit with a plate of good food.

Ivan is convinced that I put addictive drugs in this pasta, but I assured him that it is only bacon. But then again, maybe bacon could be considered a drug? Crowd pleasing can be made very easy with a hefty dose of pig. This much, I have learned.

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Pepper and Pea Pasta Salad with Bacon

I know, I know. More tofu. But what can I say, I’m on a kick. I’m loving that you can whip up a simple marinade, drop in the tofu, pop it in the refrigerator and forget about it until you are ready to grill. Simple, simple, simple. Paired with crispy rice with spring sweet peas, this little take on Risi e Bisi is a perfectly satisfying lunch.

I also will make you a promise. If you make this recipe, I will share the most perfectly buttery, deliciously gooey chocolate chip cookies with you. They will most likely cancel out any health benefits from this tofu dish, but then again, I am a believer in balance. Nobody wants too much of anything. Right?

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Balsamic Marinated Tofu with Crispy Risi e Bisi