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Tomatoes are in season. BLT sandwiches are good.
A gallon of ice cream mixed with a cup of Cointreau.
No real recipes. Anything that requires little to no heat. Chicken Caesar salad is a favorite of mine (grilled and chilled chicken - lasts for several days refrigerated if properly sealed).
Marinate/season chicken breasts. Grill them. Make a Caesar salad. Add slices of grilled chicken. You don’t heat up the kitchen and it’s cool and delicious.
Sit on the porch in the shade with your Adored One, and together sip Tequila and watch the grass grow.
Let the Rug Rats, Gas Guzzling Honor Students, and the young Miss How-Do-You-Do figure it all out. You’ve taught them well enough to not starve. (maybe?)
We got reservations for 2 at 8:00.
A simple BLT sandwich.
Fried chicken and watermelon, are God’s gifts on a Sunday afternoon.
Simply order the chicken from your favorite local joint.
Hot dogs made on a George Forman grill don't put out much heat either. Get a decent brand like Nathan's or Hebrew National. The quality ingredients and taste is worth the extra money.
Wheat: The wheat of today has been genetically bred to produce exceptionally high yield and is virtually unrecognizable from its original form. The wheat of the mid to late 20th century has especially undergone extreme genetic alterations.
Kamut: The wheat from Biblical times.
Emmer: Also a wheat from Biblical times.
Spelt: The wheat of pre-Biblical times through the Middle Ages.
Einkorn: The great-grandfather of all wheat and was harvested in the wild. It has remained unaltered.
Red in a blue state is right, take advantage of the six week window for fresh, local, NEVER REFRIGERATED tomatoes.
Also, Caprese Salad, or Gazpacho (a dash of Vodka liberates a lot of extra flavors), both with a charcuterie board.
Sushi or Shasimi.
Oftentimes, grocers will put out a full fried chicken as a loss leader, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and biscuits.
It’ll heat up the kitchen for a while, but a Stilton and Leek Torte with a side salad. Bake it at night, let it cool in the fridge until the next day’s dinner.
Ceviche
Italian Pinwheels
INGREDIENTS 3 large burrito sized tortillas 12 slices of salami 12 slices of pepperoni 6 slices of deli ham 6 slices of provolone cheese 3 romain lettuce leaves
Cream Mixture 8 oz cream cheese softened 1/2 cup pepperoncini peppers – sliced small 1 tbs Italian dressing 1 tbs Italian seasoning 1/2 tsp garlic powder
DIRECTIONS In a small bowl mix all of the “cream mixture” ingredients together until creamy. Spread the cream cheese all over each tortilla (about 3 tbs – 1/4 cup) then layer the rest of the ingredients on evenly. Tightly roll each one into a spiral then slice into 1 inch thick pinwheels and enjoy!
Fish fries up quickly. We are having trout fried in olive oil and butter. With Tajin spice blend on top, with lime juice squirted on. Garden salad with homegrown tomatoes, warm ciabatta bread, and fresh fruit. And a glass of chilled white wine.
8 oz of Penne pasta cooked.
1 jar of Bertoli alfredo sauce
Two medium tomatoes cut in chunks or equivalent halved plum or cherry tomatoes.
1 can of artichoke hearts
Once pasta is cooked, drain it and add the Alfredo sauce and artichoke hearts and heat that up together for a just few minutes until hot and stir occasionally. Then fold in the tomatoes and heat for another minute.
Probably about 30 minutes from start to serving.
Chilled, pealed and sliced cucumber and vidalia onions in apple cider vinegar. Before combining, soak the vidalia slices in water for half an hour.
Gas station sushi.
That ham also makes a dandy ham sandwich as well, and is great in omelettes.