2008_08_29-Weekend.jpgLong weekend ahoy! We are in the thick of setting up a new kitchen (in a new house) so the long weekend is a welcome stretch of time to get ourselves comfortable again. Any good kitchen moving-in tips?

For the rest of us (who hopefully aren't engaged in major home projects) this weekend is probably a time to kick back, relax, and maybe try one of the recent ice cream recipes. What are you eating this Labor Day weekend? Do you have special food plans? Click through for some good eating from this past week plus some favorite late-summer recipes from our archives.

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Good eating and reading
• Try avocado toast for breakfast

• The best chocolate ice cream

• Vegetarian, vegan, and wholly delicious quinoa salad with grapes

• Summer corn soup from Dorie Greenspan

• Slice your tomatoes with a bread knife then use them in this tomato and bread salad.

• Make pasta, risotto-style

• 'Fess up - what's in your secret cupboard collection?

• Grill pizza while you still can!

Good recipes for Labor Day
• Meyer Lemon Grain Salad with Asparagus, Almonds and Goat Cheese

• Roasted Garlic, Olive and Tomato Pasta Salad

• Grilled Mint Chicken

• Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad

• Simple Pleasures: Pimento Cheese Recipe

• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Monster Cookies

And don't forget about all that ice cream...
• Best Lick! Ice Cream Contest 2008: Contest Update

See you next week! Have a happy and restful holiday.

(Image: Faith Hopler)