Wishing For A Foodie Summer Vacation

Time for Slow Food to focus on cheese!  This summer is the big Slow Cheese event in Bra and with the Expo 2015 being held in Milan, this is a great time to be in Italy for foodies....

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!