What do you eat when it's just too hot to cook?

[spinbaby]

Me, I went with liverwurst on crackers and lime popsicles.:eyes:

[MichiganVote]

1. BLT's

[bicentennial_baby]

2. My Mom's Macaroni salad, which I can't re-create, damnit.

x(

[TommyO]

16. Try putting some sour cream into it!

This is my mom's secret ingredient, it doesn't take a lot to give it just the right tang to offset the mayo's heavy feel.

[DS1]

3. sammich, or soup right out the can

[skygazer]

4. Cold alcohol

*hic*

[graywarrior]

5. Nothing.

[sarge43]

6. Well

Tabbouleh, a tuna/cannellini bean salad, potato salad, deviled eggs, sliced tomatoes w/chopped fresh chives, melon slices, strawberries, iced tea

[spinbaby]

7. Mmmm...

Sounds much better than what I'm eating. I'll be right over.

[sarge43]

11. The welcome mat is out.

Here's the recipe for tuna salad:

12oz can water packed tuna - drained
15oz can cannellini beans - drained
Half cup sliced or diced mild red or white onions. I use two bunches of green onions
One cup diced cuke
3/4 cup sliced radishes
Half cup chopped parsley
4 tablespoons lemon juice or sherry vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and fresh grounded black pepper to taste
(I toss in some chopped celery and sweet pepper and a couple of tablespoons of capers. Nice thing about cold salads, you can fool around with them)

Mix them all up and add dressing.

Some fresh fruit, a bit of cheese, iced tea and a slice of French bread to sop up the dressing. Just the thing for a hot, humid afternoon lunch.

[TommyO]

18. I am so making this!

If I like, it's coming to a picnic real soon.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. Are you making dinner at my house?

When it's too hot to cook I eat tuna/cannellini salad, tabbouleh, hummus, tomatoes with basil (sometimes fresh mozzarella mixed in too), three bean salad,green salads, lots of fruit, and iced tea or iced coffee.

[sarge43]

13. GMEL, Gormy Cuss n/t

[swag]

31. .

[Connonym]

8. cold juicy watermellon

My mom served macaroni salad a lot on hot days when I was a kid. I didn't think about that until someone upthread mentioned it. Memories...

[SeattleGirl]

9. Salad, usually.

If it's for a meal, I'll add chicken to it.

[kedrys]

10. Salad. Fruit. Beer.

Okay, that last one is not actually food. :P

[Critters2]

14. Peanut butter

But then, peanut butter is always my default position.

[Joe Fields]

15. Ice, ice, baby... I used to live in the desert, and we didn't use the kitchen

to cook dinner until 10:00pm, when the temp would drop down to 90 degrees. About half the time, we just ate out.

[pitohui]

17. i guess there is something wrong w me

i sort by food, it is never too hot to cook

93 degrees, 100 percent humidity

blackened catfish, cauliflower au gratin, pinot grigio

[acmavm]

24. Yeah, here too. Roast beef, mashed potatos and gravy, some of us had

corn on the cob, those of us that like baked acorn squash had that, salad, and apple pie.


I have a demanding family. And it's Sunday. They expect Sunday dinner.

[Adsos Letter]

27. man, does that bring back memories acmavm...

Sunday dinners at my Grandmother's:

ALWAYS Roast Beef, Mashed taters, corn, string beans with onions, gravy, homemade bread, and big glasses of ice-cold milk. Followed by homemade vanilla ice-cream w/hershey's chocolate syrup.

And everybody sat at the kitchen dining table.

And my grandfather, a CDF Ranger, used to tear his bread into pieces and dip it into his milk.

Good times...

:D

[Darth_Kitten]

19. Cold cuts, chicken, potato salad, slaw, salads, buns, pickles.....

etc....

If it's too hot to make potato salad at home, just buy some ready made from a deli.

[unsavedtrash]

20. cold cucumber slices soaked in vinegar

or just skip eating until after dark.

[Breeze54]

22. Do you use apple cider vinegar and sugar??

That makes a great cucumber sandwich! I love them!! ;)

[unsavedtrash]

29. just regular vinegar.

I will try that next time. :-)

[Breeze54]

21. I've been wondering the same...

I don't feel very hungry. Just a little.

I'm thinking of having a tomato sandwich.

But I'm to hot to go downstairs and make it! :rofl:

[poiuytsister]

23. Haagen Das

straight out of the container

[Adsos Letter]

25. chilled, sliced fruit

melons, pineapple, peaches; unsliced grapws, berries, etc.
with fresh bagels and creamcheese.

and cold iced tea...

[Onceuponalife]

26. Sandwiches and cold chicken

[flamingyouth]

28. Salads, cold soups.

Gazpacho and a vegan, tofu-based cucumber soup are two of my favorites.

Our kitchen is like an oven. We don't have an exhaust fan and there's really no ventilation in there, so it doesn't take much of a warm day to make that room really hot.

[Generic Brad]

30. Rice

We make rice in the rice cooker and then accompany it with daikon, kim chee, cold miso pork and follow it up with ice cold fruit.

[Left Is Write]

32. Nothing.

If it's too hot to cook, it's probably too hot to eat. Give me some iced tea instead!

For warm weather eats, I do like pasta salads, cold cuts sandwiches, cereal and milk, antipasto, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit (especially watermelon, blueberries, grapes, and peaches).

I could easily make a meal out of a pasta salad, fresh fruit salad, and a crusty roll.

[eppur_se_muova]

33. Cold yogurt dishes. Kacik (cucumbers, salt & pepper) and raita (add tomatoes).

Or try almonds, diced cucumber, and raisins in plain yogurt.

Google "raita" for tons of Indian yogurt recipes. India has had good, cooling food for centuries without regrigeration!

Afterwards, relax with a mango or banana lhassi ... mmmmm cool.

http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Food_Guide/Lhassi.htm

[quiet.american]

34. Usually a Caesar salad. n/t

[u4ic]

35. Watermelon

When it's very, very hot, I'm not usually very hungry.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

36. grilled chicken pasta salad

[Fire Walk With Me]

37. Nuts, berries, water with lemon juice, and Jalepeno slices, or something Hot.

[Q3JR4]

38. I usually spend about an

hour making brownies on the weekend and I put them in air tight containers. When it gets really hot out and I don't want to do anything least of all cook (usually doesn't happen because I just take off a layer of clothing until I can stand the heat in the kitchen), I put a brownie in the microwave for a minute to get all gooey and then I put a big scoop of ice cream on it.
:9

Never said it was going to be healthy. :shrug:

[JI7]

39. sandwich, cold drink ,

[TrogL]

40. Tunafish sandwiches