Returning home - tears still drying on my cheeks - I decided to get ready for summer. The kids would be off the bus in just two hours and I wanted to be prepared. So, I hit the kitchen with a vengeance.
I started with watermelon.
My kids love watermelon, but they always pester me to cut them more of it. This can be especially bad if I am in the middle of another job, like mowing the grass, on a cleaning spree and of course, typing. I decided I would cut the entire watermelon up and put it in baggies. Pre-portioned, healthy, afternoon snacks would now be waiting for my kids just inside the fridge.
Cold pasta salad just reminds me of summer. I make it every year and every year it's different. I usually start with orzo pasta and from there I empty out my cupboards and veggie drawer in search of anything that will taste good. I am usually surprised with what I can find. This year's pasta salad consisted of:Cold Pasta Salad
Orzo (1 16 oz package)
1 green pepper
1/2 a red onion
pepperoni (cut in half)
grated parm. cheese
green olives (sliced)
black olives (sliced)
cucumber
carrot sticks (chopped)
slivered almonds
roasted red pepper (large dice)
artichoke hearts (chopped)
olive oil
vinegar
salt
pepper
I usually end up with a large tupperware bowl chock full of good stuff. This will last for a little less than a week in our house and then we will have to make more.
Last, but not least, I made a homemade batch of Rice Krispy treats. I had to hit the RK website to refresh my memory and I was surprised with all of the other recipes they had. Check it out here when you want something fun and yummy for you kids or grandkids.Now you dish it.
Tell me what makes summer cook in your kitchen!
3 comments:
I LOVE Rice Krispie treats. The problem is - so do my thighs. The minute I take a swallow they stick to them.
This is why I don't make them too often.
I'll tell you one of my easy peasy dessert tricks. I will make a double batch of rice krispy treats (or even use an entirely different cereal - whatever I have six cups of). I will then cut them and dip the bottom half into melted chocolate. Finally I will drizzle white chocolate over them or dip the melted chocolate end into sprinkles. It looks as if I spent an entire day cooking and it really didn't take too long.
I know this sounds way too simple but to me, it just is not summer with out a tomato sandwich, with the tomato right out of the garden. Here is my mantra for tomato sandwiches: If the tomato is really great, then it is nice soft white bread, mayo, and plenty of fresh cracked pepper. If the tomato is just so-so, then that is the time for a BLT. Oh yes, I also had my first Blue Moon. GRRAT BEER!!
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