The best summer snacks involve fruit
And I am so hooked on blueberries and cream (although that is really soy milk from the bakery, not really cream!)
And on top – Savannah bar crumbles! I may have eaten more than my share of those today
When I arrived at the bakery, I sent Matt home. Smart move because he offered to make dinner! (After a few hours of Conan, cartoons and beer, I imagine!) I told him to do something with beans and he came up with a beany salad
Garden greens mixed with dill and a homemade beer vinaigrette (which we would NOT recommended due to the banana Belgian beer he used) plus cucumber, green pepper, navy beans and cheddar garlic croutons
Since we’re around food all day, light dinners like these are just what we’ve been craving.
When you’re thirsty and craving something sweet, guess what the perfect solution is? More watermelon!
Time to watch So You Think You Can Dance!!!!!!!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
I just got done eating some watermelon.. the PERFECT summer fruit!!
Laura @ Cookies vs. Carrots says
What a good hubby!
I just finished off the last of my watermelon today. I’ll have to pick up some more this weekend!
Holly @ The Runny Egg says
The salads looks great — and the croutons would be my favorite part. I love croutons.
Enjoy your show!
Lauren says
I love how hydrating watermelon is. it’s the perfect thirst quencher and suitable snack. Best of both world.
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
Haha now I have the “beans beans the musical fruit” rhyme in my head 🙂
Maryea @ Happy Healthy Mama says
Watermelon hits the spot every. single. time. Love summer!!
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
I’ve been loving yogurt or kefir with blueberries for breakfast! Beer vinaigrette? Sad it wasn’t amazing.
Bee Goes Bananas says
Watermelon is my favourite summer fruit. It’s always so refreshing!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
I would crave some greens after being around bread all day too! Looks good!
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
Mmmm… watermelon is so refreshing and sweet. I love it!
Katelyn says
We bought a 11 pound watermelon. I ate it all. By myself. In 3 days.
Looks like it’s time to go buy more!
Margo @ Peanut Butter Trees says
It must be soo hard working around so much delicious food all day – I would have a lot of trouble exercising control!! That salad looks great though, and croutons liik deslish!
Hillary says
I discovered the deliciousness that is watermelon and feta this week, and I’m never going back!
Kristen @ Change of Pace says
I was wondering how you guys will stay so skinny working at GHB! You both are so creative with salads 🙂
Cait @ Urban Fencepost says
That watermelon looks so good. I had some this past weekend and ever since I’ve just been craving it like crazy. I always forget how deliciously juicy and sweet it is!
Cait's Plate says
Those croutons look awesome.
Also – the other night I was DYING of thirst and literally ate through 6 wedges of watermelon – so I can personally attest to the fact that it does in fact serve as a thirst quencher! Haha.
I love Matt’s shirt in the background there.
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance says
Blueberries & watermelon are my favorite summer fruits without a doubt!
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Katie @ Nourishing Flourishing says
I’m convinced that the perfect solution to any of summer’s problems involves watermelon 😉
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
banana Belgian beer + greens…yeah, bananas are a tricky one (with beer added!) to mix well with other things like garlic and cheddar croutons. But Matt gets an A for effort & creativity!
I love the bloobs + cream shot
And I may have used heavy whipping cream + peaches over the weekend
I also made a mixed berry clafouti with cream and berries…sounds hard, takes 10 mins. And it satisfies my fruit ‘n cream cravings!
Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn says
Soyyyymilk! I make my own croutons for salads 😉
Caitlin says
one of my favorite summer snacks is frozen blueberries with almond milk. seriously so good!
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
I <3 watermelon!!! Best fruit ever invented 😉
Mrs. Fish says
We’ve been loving the watermelon too! In fact, my husband just begged me to go to the store and get another one!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
I haven’t had any watermelon yet this summer. Travesty!
kaila @ healthy helper! says
I just can’t get into watermelon…..bleh. It just so weird texture wise and the flavor is not good to me at all! I am probably one of the few people on the planet that doesn’t like it!
Angel7 says
Like I said, I need to get some watermelon to make some kind of watermelon drink. Now I really want it, since you tempted me with a pic. of a slice of watermelon 🙂
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Amy says
Your title made me giggle…thanks 🙂
lynn @ the actor's diet says
i keep forgetting to watch conan! i have to add TNT to my “faves” channel
Lisa @ Sunny Seed Stories says
Watermelon seems to be on everyone’s favorite summer foods list. Have you seen these “watermelon pops” yet? Perfect for picnics, maybe not so much for dinner with the hubby. 🙂
http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/more-holidays/picnic-menu-00000000060579/page2.html#3
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
Watching So You Think YOu Can Dance right now!!! A bit later, but such a surprising episode!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
I’ve been LOVING beans lately! I used to never ever eat them but now I can’t get enough.
Hannah says
You should totally splurge on actual cream and berries one day 🙂
Hilary says
You and your jars…just too cute!
Maria @ Beautiful Busy Bee says
Ummm… your husband is awesome!!!! 🙂 Does he have a younger brother (just kidding)?
KathEats says
Actually he does!!
Lorin says
Hi, I’ve asked you this before, but I wanted to be sure before I came over to visit your Great Harvest to catch you and say hi (and of course to buy some goodies)! So, are you working on Saturday afternoon at GH?
KathEats says
Unfortunately we’re closed on Sundays 🙁
Lorin says
Oh no, not Sunday, Saturday. I’ll be coming in around 2ish tommorow, so hopefully I see you there!
KathEats says
D’oh! Sorry, I read it wrong! I should be there at 2 but I’m not quite sure. We have a wedding tomorrow and I’m leaving early. I’ll try to stay through 2!
Lorin says
Okay, I’m coming from a couple hours away but planning to get there then. Don’t worry about it though if you have to leave, it’ll be fun to go to the bakery anyways.
Bernadine says
I always love seeing the Speights glass in the background of you shots…having been born in Dunedin New Zealand (the home of Speights) and having drunk a few in my time as a university student in Dunedin its nice to see its logo far from home in C’ville 🙂
Molly @ RDexposed says
Some days after talking about food all day at work I have very little appetite.
Some…not often though!
Emily @ One Sweet Vegan says
We haven’t had ANY watermelon so far this summer. I guess I know what I need to pick up from the grocery store. Ice cold watermelon is the best on a hot day.
Kathleen @ KatsHealthCorner says
I ate so much watermelon this weekend – I don’t know if I could stand another slice. I’d probably still eat it — it is just so good! 😀
Kelsey K says
Kath, I was wondering if you ever eat late night snacks? I could be totally wrong but it seems like you rarely post about any midnight munchies you might get! I find it so hard for me to resist eating just a little something if I have had an early dinner and am stay up late. Any suggestions?
KathEats says
I don’t tend to snack at night. I often will have one small thing after dinner – a piece of chocolate or watermelon like last night, but I try to end my day with dinner. If I’m up really late and it’s been a long time since dinner (or come home from a night out drinking
) I will sometimes I something more substantial that is almost always cereal and milk. But that’s not too often. I think the appeal of going to bed is always greater than the thought of eating.
rumfunandsun says
Conan, cartoons and beer sounds like a dream come true! LOVE IT!!!
Lenna (veganlenna) says
Watermelons are perfect – food and drink in one 🙂
Khushboo says
I can’t get enough of watermelon and cucumbers in the sumner: SO hydrating!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
I haven’t had watermelon all summer! Shame on me 🙂
tara @ the pleased plate says
My go-to staple foods in the summer are berries, melons and greens for salads! You inspire with so many salad combinations!
Nancy~The Wife of a Dairyman says
I can’t get enough watermelon in the summer time and so thirst quenching too!
Kelly @ Foodie Fiasco says
“The best summer snacks involve fruit” Can we sew that on a pillow? It’s so true. What is a refreshing summery month snack without a perfectly ripe melon or berry of some sort? A sad snack. By the way, do you just pour your soymilk over the berries or do you whip it into some sort of cream for “berries and cream?” The world could be happier if soymilk would whip into cream. Please let me know. 🙂
KathEats says
I just pour it on like milk.
Molly says
Your recipes look great. I am going to bookmark your site so I can check in again and see more great pictures. Maybe you would like to take a look at my healthy menu planner/shopping list site at
http://orangetreelane.com/ My goal is to give busy parents all the help they need in order to get healthy meals on the table. Sounds like we share some common goals!
KathEats says
Cool!
Aine @ Something to Chew Over says
Banana beer dressing?! Interesting! I don’t know think it would ever occur to my boyfriend to make a salad for dinner 🙂
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
I’m pretty sure I’ve eaten my weight in watermelon this week. 😀
Angie @ Musings of a Violet Monkey says
I wish we could have salad for dinner at my house! Unfortunately, my other half, while very accepting of the way I eat, would be running out for fast food if I plopped a large salad down in front of him for dinner. He’ll do a ‘side salad’ type of thing – but that’s it. :/
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Brittany says
What does Matt’s shirt say??
KathEats says
Eat Tofu!
Hayley @ Oat Couture says
That salad looks yum!!
Shana says
That salad looks incredible! And I have always wanted to try a beer vinaigrette….I have a recipe for one using a citrus wit beer but have yet to try it!
Kat @ Cupcake Kat says
I love summer fruit! Especially blueberries and cherries. I just bought cherries yesterday. I love cherries. I like your “blueberries and cream”. I think I may have had something like it before but just to make sure I better have it again!