Hot weather meals

my favorite summer snack is a sliced up cucumber, lime & lemon juices, and season salt. so tasty and tangy and ICE COLD. mmmm.

Sashimi is a great hot weather food.

my favorite summer snack is a sliced up cucumber, lime & lemon juices, and season salt. so tasty and tangy and ICE COLD. mmmm.

Wife and I just finished making a double batch of cucumber soup... Cucumbers, Buttermilk, greek yougurt, lime juice, mint, curry powder, white pepper and some shallot.... Puree in a blender and add some diced cukes to it, Chill over night and serve ice cold.... delicious

Crock pots are good. Cold pasta salads and grilled veggies work. And there's always fruit, or shrimp cocktail, or low sodium sliced deli meats.

I have also been using the George Foreman a lot to make easy things like paninis and quesadillas.

LOOOVE me some george.. but grilling outside could be my new thing... sadly I'm a soup fan... antiguan pumpkin soup with lots of hot sauce rocks me...even in the 90 degree heat.. probably because the first time I had this was on antigua in august

I know I don't look it, but I'm half Korean and grew up eating awesome Korean food. A favorite summertime meal is oi naengguk, or cold cucumber soup. Basically you need to julienne a cucumber, and then make the broth, which consists of cold water, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar. Add ice to make it colder on those especially hot days. It should taste a little bit salty and a little bit tangy. I like to add in sesame seeds, roasted seaweed, scallions, and cooked rice noodles to my broth to make it a little more filling so I'm not tempted to eat three helpings.

I know I don't look it, but I'm half Korean and grew up eating awesome Korean food. A favorite summertime meal is oi naengguk, or cold cucumber soup. Basically you need to julienne a cucumber, and then make the broth, which consists of cold water, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar. Add ice to make it colder on those especially hot days. It should taste a little bit salty and a little bit tangy. I like to add in sesame seeds, roasted seaweed, scallions, and cooked rice noodles to my broth to make it a little more filling so I'm not tempted to eat three helpings.

that sounds freaking delicious!

It is! Everyone should try it, it's so quick and easy it's not even funny. It usually takes me about 10 minutes to make, no joke.

Salad or subs. Or you could always grill outside.

Big bowl of tabbouleh or caprese salad.

^^^^ Yep...this!

I moved into a new place on 6/1. 2 small air conditioner units and constant "feels like" temps of 105+ here in Houston combined with hot flashes is no joke. The 2nd day I was here, I made the mistake of turning on the oven. 10 minutes later, I was in tears because it was so HOTTTTTTTTTTTT in here!!!! Now, I go to Kroger and buy whatever bagged salad is in the Manager's Special bin and combine that with loads of tasty veggies and a little salad dressing. My proteins have consisted of rotisserie chicken, rotisserie turkey breast, sardines, canned salmon, tuna. Frozen tilapia or salmon fillets that can be sauteed in a little EVOO for a few minutes on top of the stove isn't too bad. The one good thing about living in this lil oven box is that I haven't been overeating or eating anything fried/fatty simply because it's too effin hot to cook it.

I'm also counting down the days until I can move again. Sorry but I gotta have my central air LOL

Gazpacho! Just put a ton of veggies (cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic, onions, peppers, etc) in the blender, season with cilantro, cumin, paprika. Chill, and then eat with a toasted tortilla. I think some people put sour cream on top, but I never have.

Corn on the cob done in the microwave is also nice, you don't have to turn on the stove! I either keep it in the husk and microwave for 5 min, or shuck it and wrap in wet paper towels, microwave for 5 minutes. Rather than having it with butter, I sprinkle my corn with cumin or lemon pepper seasoning, and let the natural flavors come through.

Another favorite that I have been bringing to BBQs lately is Black Bean Mango Salsa. Just add a can of rinsed black beans, a chopped up mango, a little hot sauce, fresh chopped cilantro, cumin, and some lemon or lime juice. Chill, and then eat as is like a salad, or with corn chips, or on top of a burger.

Take a cup of plain greek yogurt (or 1/2 yogurt 1/2 mayo), add a chopped seasoned roasted boneless chicken breast, add some chopped pecans <or whatever nuts you like>, add a bunch of halved grapes, an apple chopped up and like 2 celery stalks chopped . You can also add in some cucumber chopped or whatever to it as well.

Mix together and keep refrigerated and you can serve on a flat bread or in a bowl..whatever. Nice easy cold salad and its really yummy!!