Happy summer to you and yours. The Intuit® Tax Pro Center decided to have some fun with its authors, asking them to send in a fun summer photo and/or recipe to share with others. Here’s what we received.

Elcorese Brown – Charis Business Solutions, LLC

At a resort in Las Vegas!

Christiane Hile, JD, author of “Focus on fraud: Romance and remarriage in later years”

Addictive Sundowner Avocado Dip

• 2-3 x ripe avocados
• 1x Small log goat cheese
• Capers
• Olive oil (high quality)
• Salt to taste (optional)

1. Peel, cut, and using a fork, smush ripe avocados on a medium sized flat plate that has a lip around the edges.

2. Crumble the goat cheese and sprinkle capers all over the avocado base.

3. Liberally drizzle olive oil all over; do not skimp on the oil!

4. Add a light touch of salt to taste if you like (not necessary though).

Eat like a dip with pita chips or crunchy fresh bread.

Carrie Kahn – Complete Business Group:

Chilin’ on the patio – a perfect summer.

Bhairavi Parikh, CPA – Analytix Solutions:

Our family favorite campfire dessert is a Marshmallow Sandwich. I love this one, mainly because it is very simple quick and just requires four easy steps … and guess what? Four out of five steps are “mommy free:”

• Step 1. Spread Nutella or chocolate spread on one side of two slices of bread.
• Step 2. Sprinkle some mini chocolate chips on one slice.
• Step 3. Add Marshmallows on top of chocolate chips and cover with the second slice of bread.
• Step 4. Give it to the mommy to grill it – the only step mom has to do.
• Step 5. The grilled sandwich goes to dad who has a big tub of ice cream. He tops the sandwich with a scoop of ice cream and boom! Dessert is ready to serve.

Andrea M. Parness, CPA, CTC – A. Parness Company CPA:

My daughter Emily graduated from her residency program; here is her program director showing her his comments.

Heather Satterley, CPA – Satterley Training and Consulting:

Heather recently learned how to ride a horse!