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    edited February 26 in Recipes
    Just wanted to hear about some summertime recipes that you love. I want to keep stove/oven usage to a minimum. I do have a crockpot, and I have been seriously thinking about digging that out.

    So ... What do you eat when it's 90 and humid?

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    • Posts: 148 Member
      I use my grill a lot in the summer. That way I don't have to heat up my house. I grill meat as well as veggies. Sliced squash and onions with a light brush of olive oil, salt and pepper- totally yummy. What's also nice is I can grill extra to have for lunch or supper the next night. ????
    • Posts: 320 Member
      Spinach salad with watermelon, feta and balsamic vinegar! Bean salad, coleslaw, fruit salad, salad salad salad

      Anything on the bbq to keep the heat outside (salmon, kebabs, sausages, steak, mushrooms, peppers, onions, shrimp)

      Tuna wraps, cottage cheese with cucumber and a ton of black pepper.
    • Posts: 117 Member
      Gazpacho!

      Also, cucumber yogurt soup: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/cold-cucumber-soup-with-yogurt-and-dill
    • Posts: 98 Member
      Omg, tuna sounds outstanding right now... *drool*
    • Posts: 3,835 Member
      Big dinner salads. And cole slaw of all types. Tonight we had a red cabbage/chow-chow slaw. Yum!
    • Posts: 249 Member
      i second watermelon feta salad -- also just all sides type salads: roasted beets ( buy them already roasted), couscous salad, egg salad... anything cold! we had 88% humidity today... i feel your pain.
    • Posts: 32 Member
      Originally a dessert, but for lunch when it's hot and humid: Red Fruit Jelly ("Rote Grütze").

      And I second wraps and salads.
    • Posts: 1,959 Member
      tuna salad
      sandwhichs
    • Posts: 475 Member
      All kind of salads; greek, beans, edamame, etc! Cauliflower rice sushi, gaspacho with some protein, sandwiches off all kind . Bbq is great option too or something that's quick on the stove like a sauté, Smoothies
    • Posts: 3,628 Member
      We don't turn the oven on all summer ......

      I batch cook on the stovetop in the morning before it gets too hot ...... some for dinner & most portioned for the freezer.

      We use the slowcooker on workdays. We use a George Foreman grill inside for quick meals. On the weekends, we grill meats, veggies & fruit outdoors. Once a week I get a roast chicken or coldcuts for "sammiches" with coleslaw or a large salad.

      And when all else fails, we call for a pizza :drinker:
    • Posts: 1,450 Member
      Garbanzo Bean Salad

      Garbanzo beans, rinsed.
      Cherry or Grape tomatoes, cut in half.
      Avocado, cut into small pieces
      Cucumber, cut into small pieces.
      Italian dressing.
    • Posts: 1,450 Member
      Meals to Dip


      Cucumber
      Baby carrots
      Celery
      String cheese
      Deli meats


      Dip into either hummus or tzatziki

      I'm lazy with hummus and use store bought. But I make the tzatziki.

      One cup plain Greek yogurt
      Lots of lemon juice
      Grated cucumber (about 1/8 of a cucumber)
      Salt
      Garlic powder
    • Posts: 4,008 Member
      I will batch cook chicken, burgers, chili, and freeze. Also cold salads, slaws, uncle bens precooked rices. Lots of fruit salads, cold meats.
      Crock pot would def be a good idea. Pulled pork or chicken.

      Happy cooking
    • Posts: 15
      Lots of fruit. Also veggies, raw, cut up and sliced. I dip them into quark, or joghurt based dips. And one of my favourite pasta recipes during summer:

      Any type of pasta
      Kenia Beans, cooked in pan (can take a bit of colour)
      onion, sliced
      Kidney beans
      Salt and Pepper

      Mix the pasta with the rest and on top add a bit of cottage cheese (fresh out of the fridge) and a bit of parmesan. The mix of warm and cold is great during heat
    • Posts: 15
      I love Rote Grütze. you can also get them in green and yellow. Amazing food. Kids love it too
    • Posts: 93 Member
      I love cold soups. I make cucumber, squash, cauliflower, broccoli. . . just about any vegetable can be turned into a cold soup and it have practically no calories. Oh yes, and almost forgot to mention my very favorite, Minty Sweet Pea Soup. Just ice up some onion, saute it in very little olive oil, add a clove of garlic and saute until fragrant. Add a hand full of fresh mint leaves (I use spearmint from the garden), a bag of frozen sweet peas and enough vegetable or chicken broth to almost cover. Cook on the stovetop (only takes a few minutes) until everything is softened. Pour into blender and blend until creamy smooth. Refrigerate until ready to eat. I like it hot too.
    • Posts: 3,987 Member
      Just wanted to hear about some summertime recipes that you love. I want to keep stove/oven usage to a minimum. I do have a crockpot, and I have been seriously thinking about digging that out.

      So ... What do you eat when it's 90 and humid?
      I live in Scotland so it's not a problem we have ;-)
    • Posts: 29 Member
      Fresh Vegies, they make the best meal, maybe corn on the cob, cucumber & tomato salad, and cornbread. mmmmmmm
    • Posts: 98 Member
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      I live in Scotland so it's not a problem we have ;-)
      Haha! I hear that is very true. My husband is an Irishman and he is dying in this heat.
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      I live in Scotland so it's not a problem we have ;-)


      Ha ha. And here I am in Tucson, Arizona and thinking that 90 degrees sounds a bit chilly and I would rejoice for a day as low as 90. Even 98 would be cool.
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      Ha ha. And here I am in Tucson, Arizona and thinking that 90 degrees sounds a bit chilly and I would rejoice for a day as low as 90. Even 98 would be cool.
      And this is why I will never live anywhere near Arizona or a desert. Yuck. I would sincerely die.
    • Posts: 124
      I love hot soup on a hot day !! homemade tortilla soup or albondigas soup !!! On a 100 degree day
    • Posts: 130 Member
      I love watermelon feta and shrimp salad (shrimp takes all of a few minutes to cook)
      Quinoa Salad
      BLT with avocado
      strawberry and spinach salad

      I like a lot of salads
    • Posts: 3,646 Member
      Ham or turkey sammiches. Sometimes ham AND turkey sammiches, if I wanna get crazy.
    • Posts: 115 Member
      It is never too hot to eat. Watermelon?
    • Posts: 79 Member
      curry all year round
    • Posts: 214 Member
      Don't cook my frozen vegetables. Just let them thaw out about 50%. Peas are especially good like this.
    • Posts: 914 Member
      In the summer we eat a lot of steak or chicken salads.
    • Posts: 46 Member
      cold salads, frozen fruit, I also have these popsicle molds that I use to freeze greek yogurt
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