Seasonal Saturday and Fresh Food Friday!

Mmmmm, I'm hungry now after reading all of the posts that were shared last week on Fresh Food Friday and Seasonal Saturday.  As those of you who visited and read my post last week, the focus of this blogger get-together is now on food recipes and gardening posts only, in the hopes of focusing on the 'farm-to-table' movement taking place among chefs and home cooks such as ourselves.  The new button is now complete and more representative and reflective of this gathering of food and gardening bloggers.  In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the featured posts from last week and choose to join in, whether you are a regular visitor or a new visitor to 'la bella vita'.  I do select posts from both the regulars like 'girlichef', 'comfy kitchen', 'elra', 'What's Cooking Italian Style', 'Ms. Enplace', 'kitchen bellaicious', 'Miz Helen's Country Cottage', and NUMEROUS other loyal friends, but please know that I also do feature NEW visitors so that others can find, visit, and get to know you through your blog.

If you've been featured this week (or any week in the past year), please grab the code for the "I've Been Featured on Fresh Food Friday" button/badge to post on your blog.

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Here are the featured posts from last week!  I hope you will visit them, and I hope that they reciprocate and visit you in return.  After all, this is a community of like-minded people!

Mely from "Mexico In My Kitchen" brought this absolutely beautiful, FRESH  Strawberry Roll.  So beautiful, Mely!

Just take a look at this incredibly fresh dish that was shared by Jackie at "Loving My Domestic Life"  Summer Pasta Salad.  What wonderful photography of something light and fresh for all of us as the temperatures rise in summer!

"The Alchemist" shares her lovely Watermelon Coolers for all of us while we enter the hot 'dog day's of summer (if a bit early!).  

from "Mama Schell Says" contributed these oh-so-sweet-hubby's-gonna-love-em' Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes!

Marlie @ "Cookie Droplets, Etc." kindly brought to the party a rich and decadent Filipino treat called, Food for the Gods Bars

Jen from )(*&#ENR:LE#$

And finally, welcome to guest contributor, Elissa from "zomppa" who helps us grow our own mushrooms and create yummy Mushroom Goat Cheese Crostini.

Please use the URL address of your post and not your blog.
To be considered for one of the weekly featured posts, a link and/or button to this linky get-together needs to appeared on your shared post.
Try to visit some of the bloggers who'd like to meet you.
Please spread the word about this link-up party as well.
Thanks for your kindness!




Recipe and gardening posts only . . . thank you!

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