Summer Eats.......Challenge for me
OOOOO such a tough subject but I am up to the task……Random and no recipes. I hope you find this to your liking. Thanks to Dee for the suggestion! Nothing like summer. The SUN….okay so for us in Washington we have not seen a whole lot. BUT the SUN!!! The HEAT!!! We eat so different in the summer versus winter. The fresh fruits, Vegetables, (oh by the way Kent people are you enjoying all the freshness of Carpintos, my favorite store in the summer)….If it was up to me for summer we would live on salads. So lets start there……I found a new favorite this year. Spinach and Black Bean Salsa…..black beans, corn, cilantro, onions, olive oil……mix add to it if you wish I do……Take a big bowl a lot of fresh spinach scoop some on top, mix add more EVOO if needed and eat away! Spinach, strawberries, purple onion, almonds and any dressing (raspberry vinaigrette is very good too)…..What is to like about your favorite salads……plus a plain salad…..Green lettuce of any kind, veges, and your favorite dressing……Spruce it up with some Salmon, Chicken, Pork, even Steak……YUMMY!!! So much salads I can enjoy. Chicken, so much you can do and throw it on the salad….So you can soak in soy or teriyaki sauce and put on grill…..You can cut it cook it and put Franks on it to make it spicy…You can put your favorite bbq sauce and enjoy. Now I am getting hungry.
So next it is surely hamburger season around here. I love making hamburgers. They are so funnnn. Well I have to say I always put at least one egg in all my burgers. But you can make taco burgers put lots of taco seasoning and extra cumin….serve on bun with taco toppings. The casual Teriyaki burger mix it up with a pineapple ring on it. Bbq lots of sauce as cooking. Italian add that Italian seasoning and basil…..Put on bun and eat…..Chicken make it into a burger too. Just a plain burger mix it up with some different sauces. Mayo and rosemary mixed…..mayo and thyme mixed……bbq sauce and mayo……DILL and mayo adds to any combination. Blue cheese is yummy too. For bread or potatoes take blue cheese and softened butter put in food processor and out comes some wonderful butter. Hot dogs great summer eat. They are quick easy to cook and a great on the go meal. They can be cooked anywhere anytime. Lets not forget about tuna salad and chicken salad. Tuna so much you can do. Don’t like mayo add everything you like and some evoo in it. Tuna you can add onions, scallions, red, orange, yellow, green, peppers, jalapeños (staple in my home)celery, carrots, cucumber!! Same with chicken salad. You can used canned chicken or chicken breast. I will often buy whole chickens boil them in a big pot with lots of seasonings…..cool shred and make my chicken salad. Then I will take the broth that was made and freeze it for a base for a soup in the future. Chicken and Tuna can be served so many ways……Bread, rolls, on beds of lettuce or spinach, in a wrap….the possibilities. Stuffed peppers of all kinds, my favorite Jalapeños. Stuff with blue cheese…..or BC and Bacon, cream cheese or CC and bacon……Peanut butter yes, stuff them with peanut butter I am confident that you will love. Now pastas don’t forget all the nummy things you can do with a box of pasta….The possibilities are great. One of my favs is Spaghetti noodles, Peppers, onions, tomatoes, olives, anything else that sounds good. Put a packet of dry ranch seasoning on it and then a bottle of Italian dressing……Another one is Noodles (spaghetti or any kind you like) pepperoni, olives, Johnny’s salad seasoning lot and lots and a bottle of Italian dressing….YUMMMY…so many more. Now summer drinks……oh wait did I finish foods. Steaks….Kabobs……grill all your veges on the grill oooo tomatoes( which I do not eat) cucumbers, peppers, onions, and so much more. Can even grill fruit, peaches mangos, banannas…..yummy. Alright well my brain is done at the moment. Dee I hope you enjoyed this segment of summer eats……I will go to Summer treats and Summer Drinks next perhaps! If you have any ideas or something to add just let me know. This is not a subject of choice but had fun doing it…….Thanks
So next it is surely hamburger season around here. I love making hamburgers. They are so funnnn. Well I have to say I always put at least one egg in all my burgers. But you can make taco burgers put lots of taco seasoning and extra cumin….serve on bun with taco toppings. The casual Teriyaki burger mix it up with a pineapple ring on it. Bbq lots of sauce as cooking. Italian add that Italian seasoning and basil…..Put on bun and eat…..Chicken make it into a burger too. Just a plain burger mix it up with some different sauces. Mayo and rosemary mixed…..mayo and thyme mixed……bbq sauce and mayo……DILL and mayo adds to any combination. Blue cheese is yummy too. For bread or potatoes take blue cheese and softened butter put in food processor and out comes some wonderful butter. Hot dogs great summer eat. They are quick easy to cook and a great on the go meal. They can be cooked anywhere anytime. Lets not forget about tuna salad and chicken salad. Tuna so much you can do. Don’t like mayo add everything you like and some evoo in it. Tuna you can add onions, scallions, red, orange, yellow, green, peppers, jalapeños (staple in my home)celery, carrots, cucumber!! Same with chicken salad. You can used canned chicken or chicken breast. I will often buy whole chickens boil them in a big pot with lots of seasonings…..cool shred and make my chicken salad. Then I will take the broth that was made and freeze it for a base for a soup in the future. Chicken and Tuna can be served so many ways……Bread, rolls, on beds of lettuce or spinach, in a wrap….the possibilities. Stuffed peppers of all kinds, my favorite Jalapeños. Stuff with blue cheese…..or BC and Bacon, cream cheese or CC and bacon……Peanut butter yes, stuff them with peanut butter I am confident that you will love. Now pastas don’t forget all the nummy things you can do with a box of pasta….The possibilities are great. One of my favs is Spaghetti noodles, Peppers, onions, tomatoes, olives, anything else that sounds good. Put a packet of dry ranch seasoning on it and then a bottle of Italian dressing……Another one is Noodles (spaghetti or any kind you like) pepperoni, olives, Johnny’s salad seasoning lot and lots and a bottle of Italian dressing….YUMMMY…so many more. Now summer drinks……oh wait did I finish foods. Steaks….Kabobs……grill all your veges on the grill oooo tomatoes( which I do not eat) cucumbers, peppers, onions, and so much more. Can even grill fruit, peaches mangos, banannas…..yummy. Alright well my brain is done at the moment. Dee I hope you enjoyed this segment of summer eats……I will go to Summer treats and Summer Drinks next perhaps! If you have any ideas or something to add just let me know. This is not a subject of choice but had fun doing it…….Thanks
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