Here's the menu tonight at our house:
Skilled-cooked boneless pork chops (they're on sale at Sprouts for $2/lb!!)
Homemade rice pilaf (a million times tastier than a box... and really not much more trouble.)
Steamed broccoli (for good health : ) )
And while that sounds and smells delicious... my thermometer is reading 102 degrees outside and 84 in.
Summer cooking in Arizona can be so... very... sweaty. (Ick!)
So here's my question for you:
What yummy dinners do you like to prepare in the summer that require very little heat?
One of our favorites is chicken salad sandwiches (I am blessed to have a husband that likes "girl food").
As I wipe my brow, I'm wondering why I'm not making it tonight. Oh, well, perhaps next Tuesday??
I use the slow-cooker pretty much all summer! : )
ReplyDeleteGreek Pita Salads! (Recipe is in Simple And Delicious, my fav food magazine). Brown 1 lb. gr beef, add 1/3 c. greek vinaigarette. Serve over a bed of mixed greens, tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta and red onion. Put pita chips on top and serve with extra dressing. Nom nom! I put the meat in soft pita bread and serve the salad on the side w ranch for the kids.
ReplyDeleteQuick stove top stuff, raw stuff (salads and veggies), lots of grilled stuff (its not horrible to be outside here) And since its going to be such a hot summer, feel free to come here and I will cook for you :-)
ReplyDeleteI read your comment to Ross and he got all excited about coming to see you : ) You're house will be a bit fuller since last time- since we've all added 3 kids to the mix : ) If you are serious- we'd love to come. Could you message me what your summer schedule looks like??
DeleteThere are two cookbooks by Stephanie O'Dea called "Make it Fast, Cook it Slow" for excellent, family-friendly (and mostly gluten-free) crock-pot recipes:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/Make-It-Fast-Cook-Slow/dp/1401310044/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337871119&sr=8-1
She had a blog where she used her crock-pot EVERY day for a year: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/