What are you cooking for tea in this heat?

[Eileen101]

That doesn't involve standing over the oven? I'm melting in my office and not looking forward to cooking tea later...

I have popped a shop brought quiche in microwave with salad last Friday.

Pizza and wedges oven on for 25 mins whilst back door open. We ate it in the garden on Monday.

We all had a takeaway on Saturday after child played in 45 over cricket match that went on for almost 6 hours in heat.

I have some Bolognese sauce in freezer with added peppers and onion so I will defrost and just cook a bit of pasta and top with cheese for tonight.

Grilling some beef koftas tonight, served with flatbreads and salad.

But it's too hot for boiling potatoes in the hob

I live alone so probably an apple I'm not even hungry at night now

chicken breasts on the bbq with tarted up cesar salad (bacon, hard boiled egg etc) and new potatoes

sausages on the bbq, cold new potatoes, big beetroot salad with feta, tomatoes and olives

salmon on the bbq with rice and tinned sweet corn

see the theme here? until the caldor gas runs out because it is like hens teeth around here

@Divineswirls

But it's too hot for boiling potatoes in the hob

I steam the tiny new potatoes and slather in butter and chives-can be done in morning when it's cooler and eat cold or just take chill off in microwave if you want warm-ish

DH has requested bread and cheese! Who am I to argue!

*and sea salt-most important

Cold meats,tomato and mozzarella salad,bread.

Cooking nothing. Eating salad and ice cream.

Ooh chicken Kiev in a bap.Might have to try that one

I haven't bothered. Had a cheese sandwich for there days in a row now. I have no appetite when it's hot.

BBQ

DS2's idea, and he says I'm not to pre-cook any of the meat in the oven as I do normally.

This could take forever!

I really fancy a ploughman’s lunch, actually. Might swap that out for one of the others.

and sea salt-most important

Isn’t that just the same as ordinary salt, just with added desiccated fish poo?

@coogee

and sea salt-most important

Isn’t that just the same as ordinary salt, just with added desiccated fish poo?

@coogee thanks for the proper laugh!

actually the flakes are bigger but sounds all rather pretentious now

We are having couscous, falafel, salad, and I will make some tzatziki with dairy-free yoghurt if I can be bothered. Couscous only needs to sit in hot water for a while so basically no cooking involved.

Grilled Halloumi and salad this evening. Hotdogs yesterday.

spag bol.
luckily our kitchen is north facing and has great ventilation so with all windows open it's not torturous to cook, heatwise.
but I'm not sure if I have energy to stand!

so it but it might just be cereal or nutella sandwiches

@peaceanddove that’s absolute genius.
Will be trying this at some point in the incredibly close future, probably with the addition of a slice of smoked bacon or some kind of ham too.
What type of cheese do you recommend? I feel like Swiss could work well here.

@Ninkanink your meal plan looks fabulous, as a novice cook I’m inspired!

@jinglejangle6 thank you! I always get lots of inspiration from these threads too.

Quiche (already in freezer) new potatoes and tomatoes then arctic roll and sliced banana.

A salad sandwich and some ice-cream.