A perfect summer afternoon means heading to the local farmer’s market and strolling through the selections of summer produce.

When the farmer and his family have been running the market for years, it means you are in good hands when shopping for the freshest fruits and vegetables. The pots of leafy herbs and plants are always the reason the total amount spent is more than what was part of the plan.

The ingredient of a summer salad that needs hardly any help to be delicious is the single tomato sliced with a good extra-virgin olive oil, splash of vinegar and a few flakes of salt.

Do you know a local place to get a serving of soft, fresh mozzarella?

Time to get out the quality olive oil you have been saving for the perfect summer salad with the basil leaves that perfume the air near the patio dining table.

Summer is still here. Make the most of it.