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Colorful Caprese salad is a quintessential summer treat -- and an excellent way to start a meal of almost any grilled meat.

Once the weather moderates, some folks can’t wait to hit the pool, dust off the old golf clubs or dig in the dirt and plant things.

Not me. Warm weather gets me in the mood to create delicious salads and follow that course up with a stick-to-your-ribs, spicy and hearty entrée of grilled meat or fish.

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John Brown is also a novelist. His latest book in the Augie Trilogy — “Augie’s Wine” — is now available. His first two books — “Augie’s War” and “Augie’s World” — are also available online and in bookstores around the state. You can find out more about his novels, and review all of his archived Vines & Vittles columns at wordsbyjohnbrown.com.

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