Denise Cortes
posted in Life & Home
It’s hotter than the devil’s buttcrack outside, so what is a mother to do when it’s time to make dinner? Trying to put something delicious on the table when temps haven’t dipped below the 90′s is no fun. Just the mere thought of having to stand over the stove while it heats up the entire house so much that it feels like we’re living in a giant toaster oven, well…it kicks my sweat mustache into high gear.
Ugh.
So, what do we eat? We can’t live off of take out and drive thru windows. I say yes to anything that doesn’t involve heat and/or standing over a hot stove. Besides using my crock pots (I say crockpots because only one won’t feed my family of eight), my giant roaster and the barbeque grill, I foresee lots of cold foods in our future.
In our BabyCenter Community, members are sharing ideas about What’s for dinner on 100 degree days? The usual suspects are cold cut sandwiches, gazpacho, and pasta salads. My family does a lot of ceviche (alternating between fish and crab) and a ton of salads.
Salads are the key to surviving the summer months, in my humble opinion. My fridge has a constant rotation of romaine lettuce, spinach, mixed greens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red cabbage, carrots and bell peppers. I add the occasional can of black beans or garbanzo beans. I also stock up on various nuts (slivered almonds, pepitas and sunflower seeds are our fave) and cheeses (feta, mexican cotija, shaved parmesan, cubed cheddar, and bleu cheese). Yes, I am a total cheese ho.
I’d love to try different salads every week. In fact, I’ve dedicated an entire Pinterest board to Scrumptious Salads. Greek salad, taco salad, grilled veggie salad, Cobb salad–you name it, we’ll eat it.
What’s on the menu this summer? What is your favorite salad?
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