Warm nights in early June really call for something like a Pimm’s Cup.
It’s a nice thing to sip while you’re prepping tiny matchstick potatoes, and getting a fire ready to grill some burgers made from great local beef.
This night, our beef came from Aquidneck Farm.
Oh, and about those matchstick potatoes?
Be VERY sure you dry them well. Even better than you think you have. (Several rounds of towel drying, after much time in a colander draining. Rub rub rub, dry dry dry.) A pass with a blow-dryer might even be in order. Because they can. not. be. too. dry. before they go into a high-sided pot of very hot oil filled not even 1/3 of the way up. Trust me. I damn near burned the house down.
That said, these might have been worth the new patch of grey hair I sprouted overnight.
Last Night’s Dinner® 
This looks so unbelievably perfect for summer dining!! The drink makes me feel cooler just looking at your pic. I am going to have to try those shoestring potatoes. Thanks for the tips. Love your blog.
I would like all of the above. Thank you 🙂
Ever try drying your potatoes in a salad spinner? The OXO one is well worth it to me. Not a uni-tasker either.
Having finally mastered the crisp oven fry, it may be time for me to tackle my deep frying fears (and failures). Your shoe strings look absolutely perfect!
WOW, Jenn, those fries look unbelievable. I have to make them, stat. Did you hand cut, or use a mandolin?
Those fries! Yum! I absolutely LOVE how the ice cubes are stacked in the slender glass. Great photos!
hmm… a pimm’s cup? interesting… i’m going to have to check that out… thanks!
I had my first Pimm’s Cup this winter in New Orleans. We did a ‘cocktail tour’ through the French Quarter and what a great time! We went to 5 bars where we were served ‘vintage’ cocktails – we were served a Pimm’s Cup and a Sazerac at Muriel’s and they were both wonderful! I think I need to add Pimm’s to my liquor cabinet……
Oh, yum, yum, YUM. Bah. And I just ate and now I am hungry all over again.
Good girl!
What a nice post.
My drink now? Calvados, a bit; syrup, a b;t, Gruner Veltliner bubbly, quite a bit 🙂
A Pimm’s Cup AND that burger? Oh, yes please!
That is like the best looking burger ever!
Thanks, everyone!
David, I thought about it but wasn’t sure it would work – I’ll have to try it next time.
katie – I used OXO julienne peeler to cut the fries. Pretty neat little tool 🙂
The shoestring fries make me hungry. Local beef is the way to go too…great food. Thanks!
With the first day of summer came my first real hankering for a burger. So, I made sliders with blue cheese. With a salad made from things fresh from our garden and Fat Tire, it totally felt like summer had truly begun! Next time I may make some of those matchstick potatoes. Thanks for the precautions. I’ll be sure to remember!