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Category Archives: Hot weather meals
Quick and easy Gazpacho. 8/30/25
While many people are sighing in relief that the summer is over around Labor Day here in Northern California, if you are not close to the ocean, August and September are the two hottest months. From what I read it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mexican, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Gazpacho, soup, tomatoes
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Chinese take-out 8/26 and 8/27/25
Sometimes things do not go quite as I expect. It has gotten hot again and no one wants the oven on to cook chicken enchiladas. We buy enough Chinese take-out for tonight and tomorrow when John is having his eye … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Beef, Easy, Hot weather meals, Pork, rice, take-out, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, Pork, take-out
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Grilled hamburger and salad. 8/12/25
John’s grilled hamburgers are a favorite at our house. We like ours medium rare with mayo, ketchup, and red onion.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Grilling, hamburgers
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Sesame shrimp bowl 8/10/25
Next in our dinners that don’t heat up the kitchen too much is sesame (BLANK) bowl. Sunday night’s bowl featured shrimp but we also make it with salmon and tofu. In the bottom of our bowls we put pre-made rice … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Salad, Shellfish, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged avocado, cabbage, cucumber, edamame, shrimp
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Gazpacho and salad. 8/9/25
My friend, Sophia, is visiting me for the next two weeks. Of course I want to make her all of my best dishes. But it is really hot here. Probably close to 100F today so I cannot make anything that … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Salad, soup, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Gazpacho
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Banh mi take-out. 8/8/25
Friday was a conserve-energy day which means that between 4pm and 9pm you are supposed to turn off the A/C and other electricity. PG&E made this easy for us since we had a power outage twice during that period. So … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, take-out, Vegetables, Vietnamese, Weeknight dinners
Tagged banh mi, take-out
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Hot dog with sauerkraut 8/7/25
Hot night? Hot dog!
Chicken burrito bowl. 8/6/25
Sarah eats bowls almost every day. Sometimes they are Asian inspired, other times Mediterranean, and tonight we all enjoyed the chicken burrito bowl that she introduced us to recently. These are great meals to make when the weather is very … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Methods, Mexican, Poultry, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, Salad, Vegetables
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Texas caviar and grilled hamburgers. 7/7/25
Over the weekend John was not feeling well so we scuttled all our plans. He felt better today so we made our Sunday holiday dinner on Monday. I have shown lots of hamburger pictures so I thought I would highlight … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, black eyed peas, corn, hamburgers
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Shrimp tacos. 7/4/25
I realize that shrimp tacos are not quite standard Fourth of July fare. We are having the family over on Sunday for a more traditional burger cookout. For our shrimp tacos John did his usual superlative job of cooking the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged shrimp, Tacos
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