Watermelon Granita

I had one of the most refreshing yet light desserts this weekend. We were staying with friends at their cottage on the Chesapeake Bay, and the dessert was Watermelon Granita. It was a perfect no-fuss summer dessert.

I found this recipe for Watermelon Granita online at the Food Network's site. Three ingredients -- you can't beat that for simplicity. But our friends used a lime instead of the lemon called for in the FN recipe.

Summer Salads

This is a great article to tuck away for future consultation. Courtesy of the N.Y. Times' The Minimalist, here are a whole bunch of ideas for simple but tasty summer salads. It will take you two or three years to try all of these salad recipes.

The couscous and orange salad sounds really nice. So does the salad with figs, crumbled bacon and blue cheese.