Originally Posted by JanieW
(Post 8493801)
There is an unprecedented heat wave happening right now in the PNW and western Canada. Those areas do not historically experience the extreme high temperatures that are occurring right now. Records are being broken . Because this heat is not the norm, a great deal of us don’t have AC because it was never a necessity. Where I live we only get about 5 hours of darkness. It starts to cool after dark but the sun is up in a few hours. Having the oven on just adds to the already unbearably hot house.
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We have a central unit and two splitters. One in my sewing room and one in our bedroom. I can keep the sewing room and bedroom at different temps then the rest of the house. The house temp is auto at 72 year round. Gas fireplaces adds more heat if needed. I grew up without air conditioning in the deep south. We had attic and window fans. I vowed never to sweat while I slept as long as I could pay the electric bill. LOL
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 8493432)
Neither! Love eggs ... hot. Hate eggs ... cold!
Sorry, not in my hot days cold menu repertoire. My frig has these ready to face the heat wave ... Marinated Veggie Salad, Chinese Rice Salad, Glazed Strawberry Pie! When I have it, feta cheese on the marinated salad. I still like a hot protein in hot weather, so I cooked a small chicken in the crockpot yesterday. Now have the leftovers to go with all the colds. |
Originally Posted by Mkotch
(Post 8493539)
Great ideas, everyone. Please keep them coming. My favorite cool meal is a chicken salad with grapes and curry mayonnaise. We just finished a tuna pasta salad with crushed pineapple. I have also been putting out crudites with blue cheese dressing as a dip nightly. Almost no work.
What is your tuna pasta salad with pineapple? Sounds delish! |
Originally Posted by Onebyone
(Post 8493908)
We have a central unit and two splitters. One in my sewing room and one in our bedroom. I can keep the sewing room and bedroom at different temps then the rest of the house. The house temp is auto at 72 year round. Gas fireplaces adds more heat if needed. I grew up without air conditioning in the deep south. We had attic and window fans. I vowed never to sweat while I slept as long as I could pay the electric bill. LOL
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Originally Posted by Battle Axe
(Post 8493437)
DAHLIA MEETING CARRY IN GRAPE SALAD
The first time I went through the line I passed this up, I thought it looked terrible. Then everyone started raving about the grape salad and could they have the recipe. Trick to making this: soften the cream cheese to warm room temp. Then blend in the white sugar and finally the sour cream. Then it won't curdle. If I'm in a big hurry I microwave it. 2 pounds red seedless grapes 2 pounds green seedless grapes 1/2 cup white sugar 8 oz cream cheese softened 8 oz sour cream 1 teasp. or a double jigger of vanilla on a hot day Topping: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup crushed pecans Chill overnight. Serves 15 |
Originally Posted by mimisue
(Post 8493911)
What is your tuna pasta salad with pineapple? Sounds delish!
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Originally Posted by mimisue
(Post 8493909)
What is a Chinese Rice Salad??
Please let us know what you think of it, and whether it will become a favourite. Chinese Rice Salad Cook ..... 1 cup long grain rice in 2 cups water While rice is cooking, mix well ..... 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/3 cup salad oil (I use canola) 2 tbsp. soya sauce 1/2 tsp. salt Add to warm cooked rice and mix well ..... Oil Mixture (above) 10 oz. can mushrooms, drained 10 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained 1 cup thinly sliced celery 1/2 cup slivered almonds (or more!) 1/2 cup dried cranberries (or more!) 1 cup frozen peas (not cooked) Chill at least one hour. Toss with fork to fluff a little. Keeps well in the frig. * can keep some of the add-ins aside and use as a garnish on top. * original recipe called for 1/4 cup cider vinegar and 1/2 cup salad oil, but I like the *snap* of the vinegar and switched up the proportions. Sometimes I go equal portions. So play with it, according to your tastes. Bon Appetit!! |
This is certainly not a recipe...lol...but when it's hot out, I like to buy the ready-made salads at Safeway. They're not bad and I don't have to cook. And, if I'm really lazy, I don't even put it into a serving bowl. The plastic bowl that it comes in works just fine. If I want to get fancy, I just add a couple of veggies to the salad, but it's not really necessary. We had the Asian salad last night.
Another idea is to boil up a whole box of pasta, cool and keep in the fridge for noodle salads s/a sesame noodles. |
Originally Posted by tropit
(Post 8494039)
..................Another idea is to boil up a whole box of pasta, cool and keep in the fridge......
Right and Ready whether for a hot meal or cold fix! |
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