What I love most about summer is how everything seems to linger … the sunshine, the days, the meals and … the joy. If you read Tuesday’s post, you’ll know that a big part of my summer joy is entertaining (if you missed the post you can catch up here). There is nothing I love more than causal dinners with friends that last late into a summers night. And since summer brings with it an inherent ease and desire for effortlessness, I have two recipes that are just that and delicious: a Lychee Sangria and Pear and Goat Cheese Crostini. Both can be made ahead to foster and encourage you to linger, savour and soak up summer.