JULY MEALTIME IDEAS

Ah! the month of July - hot, hot, and hot. Meals still have to be prepared and they should awaken very sluggish appetites. The food should not heat up the kitchen or the cook. The flavor should be brisk and the colors bright. So - what do you prepare when the temperatures soar but the desire to cook and stay in the kitchen is at an all-time low? Try some of these menu ideas and maybe they will just hit the spot! Grilled salmon steaks, buttered pasta with garnish of parsley, cucumber spears in Russian or French dressing, orange sherbet *** Chili dogs on a bun, grilled potato wedges, baby carrots in lemon butter, brownies with vanilla ice cream *** Triple-decker club sandwiches (your choice of meat/cheese), creamy coleslaw, fresh string beans, strawberry ice cream *** Ravioli (meat or cheese), seasoned with Parmesan and chopped basil, broccoli spears, fresh garden salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish, Your favorite cookies *** Grilled ham steaks, grilled sweet potato halves, sweet peas with onions, pound cake slices with strawberry/raspberry/blueberry topping and whipped cream *** Creamed chicken or beef on toast points, melon wedges (watermelon, cantaloupe, etc.), spinach salad, assorted cupcakes *** Barbecued pork or beef on a bun, corn on the cob, garden fresh sliced tomatoes with slices of mozzarella cheese and drizzled with Italian dressing, rainbow sherbet or ice cream *** Panfried steak sandwiches with onions and sweet peppers on French bread or rolls, sliced fresh peaches, lettuce wedges with Thousand Island Dressing, Chocolate cake slices *** Meatloaf slices, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, milk shakes *** Antipasta Platter(deviled eggs, sliced cheeses, salami, olives, tomato slices, onions, etc.) Assorted bread basket, lemon ice ***************************** or try an It