two food recommendations:

* i thought i hated habaneros, because the handful of times i've tried habanero sauces/jams before, they had this pungent, smoky, off-putting flavor that i didn't much care for, and i thought that was just an inherent property of habaneros.

not so! i tried some of Yellowbird's classic habanero hot sauce and i'm kind of in love. it's more citrus/veggie-forward (ingredients include: carrots, onions, tangerine juice), which sounds weird, but works really well—it serves to just brighten the flavor of the spice, rather than tasting like some kind of weird fruity-veggie-thing or whatever. i've been putting it on e v e r y t h i n g

and okay yeah i heard of it via this video, apparently i have become the kind of person who watches Bon Appetit youtube videos lol

* take watermelon. blend it. add frozen watermelon, sugar, lime, mint, and tequila. serve while it's still chilled. congrats you now have The Drink Of Summer (i regret that i'm giving you this drink like ten days before the solstice) (but whatever, better late than never)

(exact proportions used for a 16oz serving were something like 1 lime juiced, 1-2tbs sugar, 3 shots of tequila, half frozen and half fresh watermelon, plus mint to taste, but honestly i don't think you can fuck up this if you pick whatever proportions make sense)

happy monday~~~