Too Hot To Turn on the Oven Recipes - Cold Meal Recipes/Ideas

[GoodEnergy]

That's one of the great things about pressure canning meats. Open a jar, slice or shred it and have an instant sandwich. or stuff to throw in/on a salad. or put some on a tortilla for a wrap. or microwave it a minute to have hot.

I also like cold Chunky Soup or cold canned baked beans. And would a can of tomato soup made with cold water be considered gazpacho? How about a can of sardines on crackers. Apple quarters dipped in peanut butter. A can of diced tomatoes is good cold - throw in some diced bell pepper, onion and cucumber.

[jonlambert73]

Too hot to grill. It is just miserable. 83 INside.

I've never had a house so hot that didn't have a broken ac unit.

After reading the post about drapes, i remembered that the old style heavy duty blackout drapes knocked 7 to 10 degrees from the room.you could try those.

[Animal Lover]

Try Near East Taboule. I love that and it gets better each day in the fridge. My hubby doesn't like veggies, so I have to wait for company to make this recipe. It is worth the wait tho'.

[Grayjay]

I don't do heat well an after a long day in it cooking at night is the last thing I'm motivated to do. That said we would damp off a towel , hang it an let the fan blow to cool the bedroom at least. A friend of mine and his wife would keep clean pillowcases in the freezer ready for bedtime.

For meals I did my cooking pre-dawn. Tater Salad, make sandwich wraps for the family to grab, chopped veggies and fruit for dipping. We make a Tuna salad I learned from another friend. It doesn't go bad in the heat an despite first looks tastes fantastic.

Tuna Salad-

Boil up some elbow mac, drain in cold water, toss in bowl. Dump in a can of cream of mushroom soup, or more depending on how big a batch, same for tuna. Add 1 bag frozen baby peas then season with some garlic salt and pepper. Mix and chill, altho it's good warm too.

Cause there is no mayo in it it's safer for carrying to summer gatherings. It's cheap it's easy.