AFTERNOON DELIGHT

No, not the naughty kind.  If you haven't seen the Glee episode in which the OCD teacher Emma Pillsbury leads members of the Celibacy Club in a rendition of this 1976 classic unaware of it's "sexually suggestive wordplay" (thank you, Wikipedia), you should definitely make the effort.  I've been late on the Glee craze, and am seasons behind, but that was a particularly classic episode.

So, perhaps less exciting, yet none the less VERY satisfying, is my recent summer salad obsession:

I've been trying to find ways to take advantage of the wonderful peaches that are in season, and this has been my go-to lunch recently.  We are still exploring and trying lots of new foods on the GAPS diet which we've implemented to help in the treatment of my daughter's epilepsy, and through this experience I've re-discovered my love for blue cheese.  We've been using a brand called "Pacific Blue" from California which is cave aged and available for a bargain at Costco. Blue cheese is technically a raw food, and contains lots of nutritional properties (B-12, B-5, Zinc, Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin A) and the mold which makes it blue (Penicillium roqueforti) actually helps to fight harmful bacteria in the body.   And, it's freaking delicious. Toss a little oil and balsamic vinegar on those greens, peaches, and blue cheese, and I'm definitely a satisfied lady.

Southern Living really delivered a few months ago on some amazing and inspiring recipes for enjoying the peach harvest.  Here's a link to some of their scrumptious looking ideas:

                                                              Summer Peach Recipes

And for those of you for whom peaches just aren't enough, a little treat from Will Ferrell playing anchorman Ron Burgundy, with his own version of Afternoon Delight.  I love that he prefaces the song by explaining to his buds that this song is really "what love is..It's really quite simple.  It's kinda like...":