DS and I had tacos tonight.  DD went out with friends, DH came home from work late (just walked in actually), and neither of them likes tacos.  But DS really likes them, and I kind of do (I could get sick of them quickly if we had them more often).  I actually had a taco salad, DS had tacos.  And we had fresh fruit in the side, including watermelon mint feta salad.  And I had corn on the cob.  Only a very short time on the stove for both taco meat and corn.  Not bad for the heat.

trying to figure out what to make for dinner.  it is too hot for the oven and really too hot to grill LOL

I can't think of anything that appeals to my dh.  ds is at a friends for dinner tonight. 

UGH

I forgot about quesadillas! I use leftovers or shred up a grocery store roasted chicken, or go all veggie.

Adrienne

If you can stand doing a quick stir fry, I made lettuce cups tonight.  I did not use a recipe, but diced celery, green onion, orange and yellow peppers and mixed steaming greens I had on hand, and cooked with ground turkey, ginger and garlic, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, hoisen sauce and toasted sesame oil, and a pinch or two of sugar.  Ate it in Boston lettuce cups.  Any leaf lettuce that tears into nice big leaves will work.  Garnished with fresh cilantro while eating. 

Do the turkey first and set aside and then the veggies and combine back in the pan at the end.   

LOL!  Gotta love autocorrect. 

I'm going to have to look at some crock recipes;  those probably strike a good compromise between not heating up the house and being filling enough for the dudes.

Oops.  I meant blueberry picking.  Not sure if it was a typo or autocorrect.

soooo, wondering how far you can kick blueberries?     LOL

Just got back from blueberry kicking.  Tomorrow will feature chilled blueberry soup as an appetizer.  I already committed to Mac & cheese as a main dish (making dinner for the family of the guy who ws in the accident about a month ago). 

speaking of crockpot:

http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

I am wondering if it does heat up the kitchen a bit though...

Adrienne

Chef salad, pasta salad with vinaigrette dressing (not a mayo fan), cold bbq chicken...my favorite:  bread, wine and cheese, we've adapted it over the years to be safe crackers, specialty cheeses, cold meats and fruit.  We used to do a chinese chicken salad with mandarin oranges, but whatever dressing we used to use, DS can't have.  Wraps...this sounds good to me today, but we were just at the store and I didn't buy any so I guess that's out.

a-ha! Rhode Island recipe!

These are close --

http://www.foxprovidence.com/dpp/rhode_show/rhode_show_cooking/rhode_show_cooking_dynamite_20090901

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dynamite/

It would have to be tweaked for a crock pot, but otherwise - stove-top easy meal. I find doing stovetop things aren't as heat-producing (in the end) as a hot oven. I am also lucky to have my oven hood VENT TO OUTSIDE (how cool is THAT?!) and I run a table top fan in the kitchen too.

A

Oh I'll find the recipe...it's a homemade sloppy-joe really. I think it's a central MA thing -- dynamites was the name on the recipe from my grandmother.

Now I'm thinking I'll bring my crockpot to the beach house to have something simmering all day for easy dinners!

(11 days and counting!)

Adrienne

Yes, sometimes we do omelets. I'm a bit of an egg-oholic. 

Nameless, what is this dynamite you speak of?

Omelettes?  They are so quick, and you can use a lot of veggies and some meats with them.  Are eggs ok?  Have with a salad?

You can do sloppy joes or dynamites in the crock pot too - simmers/cooks all day long. you can also do chicken to later shred into salad, fajitas, burritos, etc.

Adrienne