1. Gruyere cheese – my all-time favorite cheese.  This cheese is amazing in fondue, melted over crusty bread, or simply eaten as is.  Yum!

2. Caprese salad – so simple and so full of flavor.  Tomato, basil, and fresh mozzarella are the essence of late summer dressed simply with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.  I especially love this salad with the heirloom tomatoes that are in abundance right now.

3.  Bircher Muesli is one of my favorite foods – it is a sweet medley full of fruits, nuts, yogurt, and oats – it makes for a delicious breakfast or light supper served with some hearty bread and cheeses.

4.  Fresh Maine lobster – best eaten wearing a bib with a little dish of melted butter near by for dunking the succulent pieces of lobster meat.

5.  My mom's warm apple pie served with vanilla ice cream.  Growing up we used to go apple picking around this time of year and when we'd return home we'd all anxiously await the apple pie that my mom would make.

And now to pass the torch!  Sherri of Braude's Bites , you're it!