Summer, sweet summer is finally upon us. My garden has begun to take its shape as the temperatures soar and nature begins to work her magic. My basil plants have exploded seemingly overnight. If I sit quietly and watch, I can almost see them growing. Basil is one of summer's greatest pleasures – the wonderful simplicity of its peppery, oddly sweet scent - it's intoxicating aroma announcing that summer has arrived.

I wait impatiently until those first tomatoes of the summer are ready to make a caprese salad – the first of the season; that moment when you bite into the sweet juiciness of the tomato from the garden alongside the creaminess of the mozzarella and the sweet, savory taste of the basil. I wonder if nature truly understands the beauty she has created. Such treasures from such humble beginnings!

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano