When it's too HOT to COOK!!

yeah.. too hot!!

Wow the summer we've been having this year! I've just moved into a "new" house a couple of months ago, and unfortunately it doesn't have central air conditioning.. it doesn't have any HVAC system actually :( But we are planning on installing a furnace and duct work and yeah.. hopefully an a/c unit this fall. Doesn't help now though!! Today, like many days here lately, it's been just too darn hot for me to want to cook! Even standing outside minding the grill has become unbearable for me. But, we gotta eat! We've done cold sandwiches with raw veggies on such nights, my kids love to build their own sandwiches and especially using tortillas to make roll-ups. Tonight we opted for simple. The kids were gone most of the day spending time with their grandma and swimming in the lake at her house, so when they came home they were wore out and hungry! So we decided on salad tonight and a glass of homemade sweet tea... I love salads.

You can toss whatever you have in a bowl and call it good! Pasta salads, meat salads, bean salads... woo-hoo! Tonight I threw some romaine and iceberg lettuce, tomato, carrot, onion, broccoli, pine nuts and cheese in a bowl and am calling it supper! (with grapes on the side.. I like to toss my grapes right in, but SOME of the shorter people in my house prefer them on the side)  How do you like your salads?  Do you have any favorite go to meal on those too-hot-to-cook nights you'd like to share?