With the spring weather already here I am thinking about all the good hot-weather food coming soon.  The fruit and vegetables that will be in season, the great salads I will make.....

But right now I am craving something that I associated with summer and the South. 
Pimento cheese sandwiches!

They make me think of family vacations - trips to the beach with a cooler packed full of cokes, apples and 'wiches.  Or going to visit relatives up in the North Carolina mountains.  My cousin has the best homemade pimento cheese spread recipe.  Great for a snack while sitting on the porch and enjoying the full view of the trees and sky extending far into the mountains and the hummingbirds delicately hovering by the flowers and feeders.

And of course there are all the old stories about having your pimento sandwich while walking the course at Augusta.  I have heard for years about the Masters lunchtime tradition, but have yet to experience it myself.   The hard part is just getting the tickets - even for a practice round!

Sometimes I think research is more fun than the actual writing.  Maybe this is because searching for new information can go on endlessly Whereas organizing all the tidbits you have found into a cohesive product is more difficult and requires more final decisions - about what to include, where and how it relates to what you want to say.

For brain food when I am writing, I have found that pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream works better than any other snack or junk food out there.   The balance of sugars and carbs is both a treat and an energy boost.  Plus, it counteracts the gallons of coffee you have consumed if you are as caffeine depended as I am!

This may also be true since most of my research regards food, food related media and the Slow Food movement....  however, I still have not decided what kind of pie goes with which particular topic yet, except that it does vary with the seasons and what fruit is available.

Editing, editing, editing

Please bear with me while I try out new backgrounds and layout for a little while.  It is so fun to play with all of the design elements!

To blog or not to blog

I debated for so long now about whether or not I wanted to start a blog.  On the one hand it seemed so self-centered to think that anyone else wants to hear my thoughts on much of anything.  But then again, I cannot shake my need to write.  Anyone else who writes a blog, journal, diary, etc. knows that the urge to write is inescapable.... and with the encouragement of a very good friend, I am finally getting started here.

I chose the name Better With Gelato because I associate gelato with so many things that I love:  travel, food, family, fashion, reading, writing and most importantly - unexpected adventure!

Come back soon and I will explain how each of those things relates to (ice cream, frozen custard, sorbet and) Gelato!