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Category Archives: Hot weather meals
Hummus with pita, tabbouleh, Israeli salad. 7/1/23
The temperature outside got to 105 F today. Our house stays pretty cool since it’s built on a slab but we finally turned the a/c on around 6 PM. It was definitely not a day to be cooking anything so … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Healthy tips, Hot weather meals, Methods, Middle Eastern, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Hot night, cool gazpacho and corn. 6/30/23
Too hot for cooking tonight! I made the gazpacho in the blender and the corn in the microwave. It was the first time this season for corn on the cob so it tasted especially good. I have added my recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Switching gears for hot weather—Grilled burgers and salad. 6/29/23
The incredible heat that has been gripping the country has made its way to California so we are changing our lineup. Quick outdoor grilled burgers with a bagged salad and some chips for Thursday night and gazpacho and corn on … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Vegan tofu bowl. 6/27/23
This is a great hot weather meal. It is mostly just chop and assemble. The dressing and the marinade for the tofu are basically the same thing, a soy-ginger-rice wine vinegar vinaigrette. The other components are shredded cabbage, avocado pieces, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, rice, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Niçoise salad sans tuna. 6/25/23
On Sundays we almost always have some sort of eggs for dinner. In fact we call it Breakfast for Dinner. This Sunday I made sort of Lunch for Dinner but still incorporated eggs. My dinner salad was a lot like … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Hummus with pita and Israeli salad. 4/30/23
John and I opted out of eggs on Sunday for a different light dinner. The caramelized onion hummus was near its “best by” date and we needed to eat it. I think this was the first time I have had … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hummus, Salad
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Grilling burgers. 4/29/23
The weather took a quite warm turn this week so my simmering Dutch oven of meat sauce for my boiling pot of spaghetti got turned into burgers on the grill with salad and chips. As usual John did a perfect … Continue reading
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Tofu bowl. 4/26/23
We had a ripe avocado and that means “bowl time.” We make three versions of this bowl – shrimp, salmon, and tofu. Mostly this tofu bowl is just an assemblage of cut up ingredients over rice and dressed with a … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Tofu bowl. 10/20/22
The avocado finally ripened and we dined on my favorite bowl of our three, the marinated tofu bowl. This is another almost no-cook dinner. I heated up my cauliflower rice in the microwave but if you prefer actual rice you … Continue reading
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Greek salad with hummus and pita. 10/19/22
Our recalcitrant avocado has decided to wait another day to ripen. Apparently the apple in the bag that is supposed to make it ripen faster has made a pact with the avocado to lengthen its time on earth. Who thought … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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