Ugh, summer
The icon makes me feel better.
So, yeah, I'm not a big fan of summer. I hate being hot and the flatlands are almost always humid which is WORSE. I don't mind having the sun around for more of the day, because natural light rocks my world, and fresh fruit and veg from the local farmers' market = made of win, but on the whole I'm not a fan. Lately my big beef is, well, beef, or rather cooking. It's too hot to cook most of the time, and salads and sammichs and veggie plates w/ hummus are all well and good, but lately I've been feeling sort of blah on them because there was this whole thing about re-learning to cook and I've made tasty foods and now I have all this TIME to use and just no energy to turn on the stove (evil source of yet more heat in my home).
Clearly, I'm in a blathering mood. Don't mind me. I'll get to the point eventually, which was I was wondering if any of you all had any tasty summer-type recipes to recommend? I love the idea of cold soups but haven't ever actually made one, and other than that I can't really think of what sort of things would be good for summer. (Possibly because all creativity has melted out of my brain from heat.) So, suggestions?
So, yeah, I'm not a big fan of summer. I hate being hot and the flatlands are almost always humid which is WORSE. I don't mind having the sun around for more of the day, because natural light rocks my world, and fresh fruit and veg from the local farmers' market = made of win, but on the whole I'm not a fan. Lately my big beef is, well, beef, or rather cooking. It's too hot to cook most of the time, and salads and sammichs and veggie plates w/ hummus are all well and good, but lately I've been feeling sort of blah on them because there was this whole thing about re-learning to cook and I've made tasty foods and now I have all this TIME to use and just no energy to turn on the stove (evil source of yet more heat in my home).
Clearly, I'm in a blathering mood. Don't mind me. I'll get to the point eventually, which was I was wondering if any of you all had any tasty summer-type recipes to recommend? I love the idea of cold soups but haven't ever actually made one, and other than that I can't really think of what sort of things would be good for summer. (Possibly because all creativity has melted out of my brain from heat.) So, suggestions?