Hot weather food
 

With summer here in full force it's time to turn off the oven and bring on the hot weather food.

Right now some of my fav hot weather foods that I've been enjoying are:

grilled veggies (yellow squash, zuchinni, bell pepper, tomatos, carrots and whatever else I fee like)

veggie salad same as above but raw and with ginger dressing (from the Disney magazine)

Canilli bean salad

cheese and crackers

artichoke and hearts of palm salad from trader joes

motzerella salad from trader joes

What do you enjoy during the hot summer months?

Jamba Juice

bbq beans & beer

Salads. And the microwave gets its yearly workout!

I don't even want to turn on the stove.

I'm melting.

And when I try to heat something in the microwave while the air conditioner's on, I blow a fuse.

Dreyer's sugar-free mint chocolate chip ice cream.

I prefer salads, sometimes even a cool soup, and BBQ/Grilled food. Things that come to mind...

Grilled corn on the cob.
Ribs
Potato salad
Dodger Dogs

Or pretty much anything that doesn't seem out of place on a paper plate.

Summertime, and the livin is easy...

I'm a big fan of big salads, too.

One of my favorites right now is a cucumber, tomato or two (depending on size and price), 1/2 a Vadalia (or Walla Walla Sweet, depending on the part of the country you're in), a little FF Feta Crumbles, and FF Italian Dressing. You, of course, could sub full-fat versions of the cheese and dressing, and add some Kalamata's if you're a fan of those. ;)

Also, I like to do a similar salad with pasta and maybe throw some canned Tuna in it.

My George Foreman gets a workout this time of year, too (I don't do the outdoor grilling thing, too much trouble/too hot for one person). Actually, my George Foreman gets a work out most of the year - I hate heating up the house with the oven - it's really bad when you have the oven on and the AC at the same time (like I had to on Easter because I decided I 'needed' a pork roast :rolleyes: )

It's not hot here, yet. However I love using my crockpot when it gets hot outside.
Sometimes I make my husband grill us up a couple days worth of food and that saves me from most cooking. I love using grilled chicken for salads, quesadillas or mixing with noodles or something. I like pasta salads but my boys don't.
I'm afraid if we lived in a desert climate I would never feed the boys, maybe after midnight!

Here is today's hot weather beverage (although it's really not hot here, I'm just exhausted after painting):

frozen watermelon cubes (GREAT ice cube substitute!)
Mango Lime Fiesta juice
Sprite


Mmmmmmmmmmm! :cheers: