Forget BLT, I want a BPT

I started with good bread, toasted; 

Added pimento cheese, the good chunky lightly spicy handmade kind;

Then topped that with crispy bacon....

And then because it is sunny, warm springtime-- heirloom tomatoes are already arriving!

These may not be as juicy and full of flavor as the ones which will come along later in the summer.  However they sure are gorgeous and tasty on my BPT.

Bacon Pimento & Tomato sandwich !!

Nothing says Spring like baby goats... And great goat cheese!

That's right - it the time of year when the goats are kidding and the sheep have been lambing - Spring!

And after the baby animals comes all that fresh milk and fresh cheeses!   Creamy chevre; soft ripened rounds; lightly aged crottin, ash covered pyramids.

 Coming soon---- pictures of some of the baby goats from Capra Gia farm.  

Local goats provide wonderful fresh cheese!

Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2012

Celebrating the 75th Atlanta Dogwood Festival

Not only was it great fun to see all the artwork and hear the bands play in the park but the fact that after 75 years the festival is still going strong - it is just great. 

And it was even better to see that the Dogwood Festival is going green!

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!