Tuesday

Curried potato salad with tuna (recipe in the comments)
Arugula salad
Watermelon

Hot tea
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Tonight is the opening of our town's summer festival, "Old Home Days", which starts with a parade. As this is a not to be missed event, we planned dinner around it. T and I made the potato salad this afternoon and we all ate early, so we could get out and watch. The parde was great and dinner was incredible. We discovered this recipe last summer and it is truly transcendent. Also, it's incredibly easy to make. The only note I really have is that this one is dependent on the Major Gray's chutney - I don't think it's as good with plain mango chutney. So, you probably have to buy an unusual ingredient. Trust me though - this is worth it.

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Chopping: Potatoes, shallot, watermelon
Time: 30 minutes
Make ahead:This is great warm or cool.

Reaction
J: "A celebration pre-celebration!"
M: "Off the hook!"

Sunday - Out to dinner at Anderson's

We're apparently having a need to walk, because we once again walked to our dining establishment tonight. This time with T in tow. We went to a local place known for frozen custard and roast beef and just generally amazing, casual American fare. The real reason for this was to get custard afterwords, but, as the main dishes are very good too, the whole experience was great. We go to Anderson's pretty regularly for lunch, but hadn't been for dinner. It was great fun to walk with Theo, have dinner together, and walk home chatting with all the neighbors who were out in the warm weather. What a great summer night!