Let's Talk Summer Recipes

[charliefox]

it is HOT out, I need summer recipes. I'm not totally opposed to turning on the oven but I don't want to do it more than once a week. 

Share your favorite crockpot, BBQ, no-cook, or summer-y recipes!

[southernpeach89]

DH likes to smoke meat during the Summer so he does most of the smoking and grilling but I'm not a huge fan of using the oven either just because it makes the kitchen so hot.

So I like the recipes where I can just throw things together like this Black bean salad:
www.onceuponachef.com/2010/08/black-bean-salad-with-corn-red-peppers-avocado-lime-cilantro-vinaigrette.html

And for dessert this is really refreshing:
www.skinnytaste.com/red-white-and-blueberry-trifle/

[eliza040502]

I've made these recently - - they are pretty easy / quick and summery!

www.shutterbean.com/2016/spicy-asian-noodle-salad/

www.thekitchn.com/recipe-upside-down-bbq-chicken-bowl-231389

www.halfbakedharvest.com/brazilian-inspired-honey-garlic-butter-shrimp-coconut-milk-fried-plantains/

(I did fried bananas, not plantains)

[charliefox]

eliza040502, that last one looks really good!

[emejay]

I made a pasta salad last week that SO and A loved!

Quinoa pastas, white canellini beans, spinach, veggies
Basil, tomatoes, green onions , parmesan with a olive oil/white wine vinegar/ honey dijon mustard vinaigrette

We grill almost every day during the summer. Some out of the box ideas:

Portobello mushrooms stuffed with goat cheese and pesto or marinated in balsamic vinegar

Grilled romaine!

Beer can chicken

Bruschetta stuffed pork loin

[eliza040502]

Jun 20, 2016 10:41:07 GMT -5 charliefox said:

eliza040502, that last one looks really good!

It was delicious and super easy.

[charliefox]

Jun 20, 2016 10:57:58 GMT -5 emejay said:

I made a pasta salad last week that SO and A loved!

Quinoa pastas, white canellini beans, spinach, veggies
Basil, tomatoes, green onions , parmesan with a olive oil/white wine vinegar/ honey dijon mustard vinaigrette

We grill almost every day during the summer. Some out of the box ideas:

Portobello mushrooms stuffed with goat cheese and pesto or marinated in balsamic vinegar

Grilled romaine!

Beer can chicken

Bruschetta stuffed pork loin

I love a grilled romaine salad! 

[txshep]

Cut up some strawberries and put them into a glass. Add Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, a bit of sparkling water, and a lime wedge.... Oh. Food recipes.

Vodka + Watermelon