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
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