It’s not yet June here in Hotlanta, but I’m already getting too hot to cook. The last thing I want to do is heat up my kitchen these days. Plus, I’m trying to keep the a/c off until at least June!
I was brainstorming the other day of some ways to get dinner on the table without heating up the kitchen, and here are a couple of ideas that I came up with. Maybe these will help keep your kitchen cool too.
- Sandwich Night
Every mom should have a weekly sandwich night, just because it’s not fair to have to cook every night of the week! But another great reason to adopt sandwich night is to avoid heating up the kitchen.
Gather up your family’s favorite sandwich fixin’s and go to town. Get creative. If turkey and cheese is getting boring, how about a “salad” sandwich? This is one of my family’s favorites. We spread cream cheese on the bread, then add sliced tomato, cucumber, lettuce and a sprinkle of herbs and sea salt. Yum!
- Main Dish Salads
What’s nicer on a hot day than a cool, crisp, crunchy salad? In the summertime your body needs the additional water so give it what it’s craving by making a main dish salad.
Add cooled chicken, shrimp, tuna, beans, and hardboiled eggs for additional protein. Experiment with pasta salads too. If you need some help coming up with more ideas for hearty salads, check out this salad cookbook.
