Summer is here!! Yay! You might be like, Ania, have you been living in a cave? We are officially halfway through summer!! True, but Bristol (and the UK in general) has been a bit summer shy this year and only today it really turned the heat up.

It’s been a gloriously beautiful day. Perfect for sinking into my beloved hammock, iced coffee and a book in hand… That’s how I plan to be in the next few days so as to not squander any of this precious sunshine… Since hot weather isn’t conducive to elaborate cooking, I have a simple summer pasta recipe for you today. It uses the best of summer produce: zucchini, ripe tomatoes, grilled artichokes and Kalamata olives and can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. It’s deliciously simple yet a proper crowd pleaser too and it totally rocks as a pasta salad also. There are no rules other than seasonal veg and a bit of care. Right, I hope you’ll approve. I’d better leave you with this dish and go back to my hammock before my cat, Tina, discovers the appeal of it 😉 .

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