I don't know how hot it is where you live, but here in the Northeast, is has been hot and humid for days. It makes it hard to work up an appetite when you're sweating, and it's hard to breathe. Aside from that, you really don't want to heat up the house by turning on the oven. So what should we have to eat? Let's think about some cool options.
There's sandwiches galore- how about a BLT? Nothing like having one with your own garden fresh lettuce and juicy tomatoes. If you don't have a garden, be prepared to pay a fortune at the Whole Food or the local farm stand, but it's probably worth it. If you're lucky, you may have an ethnic store nearby with more reasonable prices. Trader Joe's also has good prices for fresh and frozen veggies.
Other tasty and quick sandwiches- grilled cheese, with your favorite filling (ham, tomato), tuna melt with pickle on the side. Yum!
A salad is a good choice on a hot day- how about a refreshing fruit salad? With two or three types of melon, grapes, pineapple, maybe some cherries or mandarin orange segments.
Then there are cool salads like macaroni salad, or tuna or chicken salad plate. How about tacos, or a taco salad? Or a "Stimulating Salmon Salad", as Donna Reed once inquired?
If you don't mind firing up the grill (which does get hot blowing on you) there are the old standbys, hot dogs and hamburgers. Swordfish and corn on the cob are delicious grilled, also.
If it's really hot, you may want to just go straight to the fridge and grab some jello, a Popsicle, some yogurt, or my favorite, ice cream!
Stay cool!
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