I do love summer for the tasty food! There’s nothing as good as tomatoes fresh from a garden. I’m the same way…I want to eat real food, so I make it myself (but I have to admit that I do actually enjoy cooking). The thing I miss most in the summer is bread. During the rest of the year, I bake bread once or twice a week and it is SO good! I also mill my own wheat, which gives me even more control over how fresh my food is. 🙂 Yep, go on, call me a hippy again. 🙂