With temperatures high some days near 100F, and my little hobbit hole doesn't have central air, lighting the oven on days like that, are just too much, cooking in general on those days are way to much. Here are a few of my favorite simple meals, with no heat required.
Fruit! Normally summer time is when melons are in season and at their lowest prices. Watermelon is one of my all time favorite snacks/meals. You can even freeze it and use it in picnic baskets as added "cold packs".
Sandwiches! Another cool favorite. Lunch meat, cheese, chicken salad, even good old peanut butter and jelly. Bread is normally the cheep part of it but you can sometimes find some good sales. Also watch for store brands, they normally have individual serving packs for under a dollar each and you can make about two sandwiches out of one.
Salad. Not the most exciting, but it's cheap. A head of lettuce normally is under a dollar and just add dressing. You don't need everything on it, but feel free to if you have things on hand! The other perk about salad is that it's filling. Some grocery stores even now have salad bars where you can buy it by the pound and they have just about most toppings.
Now this last one takes a little bit of heat, but make a big batch one evening and you'll have them on hand. Egg salad. Slap that on some toast and it's a good quick meal filled with protein.
What are some of your favorite summer meals or snacks? I'd love to hear for you all.
~Skadia, the melting panther.
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