Seaside dreams

We're headed to the beach again this summer and I am just starting my favorite beach preparing ritual...menu planning!!

I think there will be lots of room for tasty salads like this yummy Poppyseed Chicken Salad from Real Simple:

And this delicious Crab Salad Sandwich setup from the latest Martha Stewart Living Magazine:

And who could resist a Tomato Caprese salad. YUMMMMM!!

Of course, the thing I'm most looking forward to is an indoor clambake with lobsters, steamers, corn on the cob, potatoes and sausage...just like the one we had at our wedding back in '07 (photo by: Kate Whitney Lucey)

And it just wouldn't be vacation without some freshly baked zucchini bread with chocolate chips.

Do you see why this is my favorite part of planning the beach vacation?