As Jeff mentioned in the comments, we just grilled meat and potatoes tonight. Since the grill was hot, I threw on several pieces of chicken and sausage as well, which I plan to incorporate into all kinds of dishes this week. That should shorten my working time in the kitchen a bit, I hope. We did at least manage to wash all the lettuce and shell the peas and get everything put away. That in itself has become an important part of the Saturday ritual!
I thought in lieu of pictures of a hamburger, I would share a couple of food related sites that might be helpful. I’m sure everyone knows and uses the biggies like epicurious, but the idea was on my mind because I looked up a new blog thanks to the recommendation from Casey this afternoon. That site is http://smittenkitchen.com/ The top entry when I went has ideas for what to do with peas, so it seems perfect for us right now. Also, the site search feature lets you type in any ingredient for ideas! I hope to use it more this summer.
Another blog that I like sometimes is A Veggie Venture at this site: http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/ I have a feeling I’ll use it more this summer for veggie ideas.
This winter and spring I loved making 5 minute bread. It sounds crazy, but you can make delicious bread by just mixing yeast, flour, water, and salt and keeping it in your refrigerator for a week or more. (The 5 minutes refers to the total mixing time.) You never knead it, and just let it rise in the pan for a half hour before baking for a half hour. You can cut off dough to make a loaf of any size, so Jeff and I would often make mini-loafs that were perfect for two to have warm bread with dinner. What could be easier or better? I first heard the idea on Splendid Table, and checked the book out of the library because the authors have lots of variations – herbs, cheeses, etc. I’m happy to share my experience and recipes, but you can also check their website: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/
Lastly, I’ll mention one for laughs: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/ Cake Wrecks can get a little racy or crazy, but it’s often hilarious.
Anybody else have favorite web sites that we should all be visiting?
Lettuce Never Squash Our Love 
Tom, Thanks so much for these websites. Kim uses Epicurious, and I have used a couple recipes from Pioneer Woman, but I always and for sure trust all recommendations from you or from Casey. Kim and I wanted a simple dinner too, so we had trout on the grill, herbed steamed potatoes and fresh peas. It was so good, simply because of the freshness. I do now admire all the people from generations before me who always snapped all of their own peas! I actually developed a real green thumb!
Carolyn
The website http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com is a really good website too! It has a nice recipe index and the focus is on clean, simple, and frugal cooking.
I love the pioneer woman, too! Here are the food blogs I visits regularly:
http://www.foodgawker.com (it’s my recipe google)
http://www.smittenkitchen.com (my favorite. She’s a great writer and photographer, and indexes her recipes by chronologically, season and by ingredient)
http://www.101cookbooks.com (mostly vegetarian)
I also vist mattbites.com (mostly because he has the world traveling, lychee-infused, gay cookbook life I’ve always wanted.)