I have been making the perfect summer dessert, and it’s so easy. You can’t beat balsamic marinated berries over brownies as a satisfying way to cap off a great meal. I love it because it combines fresh, juicy fruit with chocolate in a new and interesting way.
To make it, put a collection of the best berries you can find in a bowl. I’ve used strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Then, sprinkle them with 1 tablespoon of sugar and 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar per pint of berries. Mix it all together and let the berries sit for at least an hour. They get better the longer they sit because some of the berry juice has a chance to seep out and mix in with the vinegar to create a delicious syrup at the bottom of your bowl.
These berries are best served over brownies because the chocolate flavor paired with the tangy balsamic and sweet fruit is absolutely heaven. Spooning the berries over ice cream would also be delicious!
It’s no secret that I love potatoes. 
This recipe is best made with small, round, thin-skinned potatoes. New potatoes or Yukon golds work really well. Put your potatoes into a pot of boiling water and let them cook until you can stick a fork into them easily. It shouldn’t take more than 20 or 30 minutes. Also, preheat your oven to 400ºF.
After the potatoes are soft, drizzle a sheet pan lightly with olive oil and put the potatoes on it. Take a potato masher (or something similar like the bottom of a drinking glass) and press down on the potatoes so they flatten to about 1 inch thick. It’s really important to make sure the potatoes are cooked enough for this step– I didn’t wait for them to boil fully the first time I made them, and when I pressed down on the too-hard potatoes (sitting on slippery oil), they flew all over my kitchen. A little patience would have saved me from cleaning up a big mess! Drizzle some more oil on top of the potatoes and season them with salt, pepper, and rosemary (or another herb of your choice). 
Put the potatoes in the oven and let them bake for about 20 minutes until they are golden brown and crispy. Serve them as a side dish for any meal. These potatoes are a real crowd pleaser, so get ready to make them frequently!
She would watch koi fish in the pond and occasionally paw at them or take a drink.
She would leave the cutest little paw prints after running around in the sprinklers, trying to bite at streams of water.
She would stare into the house with her happy smile, wet nose, and floppy tongue.