It has been unbearably hot these past few days. Okay, I know not as hot as Texas and Arizona and other such places, but hot, really hot for ME. No A/C (our home was built in 1890!) and 90 F + (and that’s just in my kitchen), I refuse to make something that requires any deliberate move to add heat to our household.
Here are a few easy-n-quick foods we’ve had lately that don’t require a stove or oven and are perfect in this blazing heat.
I don’t have recipes for any of this, because you don’t need one. It’s just combining ingredients. Yes, even YOU can do this.
Monster Burgers:
[NOTE: In a fight, my burger will knock out any lifeless piece of overcooked-cow’s-rump-stuck-between-two-pieces-of-white-bread burger any day. This burger is full of good things, which is precisely why I love it. It was so big I just barely was able to fit it into my mouth. But once it got there….yum. This thing has got flava!]
Toasted Ezekial 9 sprouted whole grain buns (found in the freezer section of many natural foods stores), Fat-free Nayonaise (vegan mayo), broccoli sprouts, onions, tomato from our garden (first one of the season!!), grilled portabella mushroom, grilled Texan veggie burger (Amy’s Organic brand), pickles, ketchup, and a little green salsa. I grilled the mushroom, buns, and burger on our George Foreman grill (not just good for meat, I tell ya!).
Jicama & Greens salad:
Mixed greens from our garden (Swiss chard, romaine, escarole, ect.), shredded carrots, shredded purple cabbage, diced jicama (pronounced hicama), raw sunflower seeds, and toasted pumpkin seeds. The dressing on the side is a homemade french dressing made from chickpeas, tomatoes, and seasonings.
Jicama & Greens salad:Mixed greens from our garden (Swiss chard, romaine, escarole, ect.), shredded carrots, shredded purple cabbage, diced jicama (pronounced hicama), raw sunflower seeds, and toasted pumpkin seeds. The dressing on the side is a homemade french dressing made from chickpeas, tomatoes, and seasonings.
And I saved the best for last, drum roll, my absolute hands down favorite ice cream:
Cherry Banana Walnut Ice Cream:
Frozen bananas, frozen cherries, and chopped walnuts.
I know, can you believe it? Only three ingredients, and this is better than any frozen yogurt I ever had in my previous lifetime as a dairy-eater. The secret? My Champion Juicer. For those of you who don’t have one, I’m sorry. You can make it in a Blendtec or some such other powerful blender, but you’d have to add a little liquid. This was just straight up frozen fruit through the juicer with the blank plate, and out comes creamy deliciousness.
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