Meal time this past week was a total hodgepodge of pickety bits, meals out, and whatever was quick and easy to throw together at the last minute. It was so hot outside, nobody felt like cooking.
And by nobody, I meant me. I was the one who didn’t feel like cooking.
It was so warm out one night last week {98 degrees!} that the HH and I went to the local pizza place for dinner assuming they’d have air conditioning. Well the a/c was on when we got there, but about 2 minutes later the electrical system went out on one side of the building and suddenly there we were, sitting in a hot room filled with a bunch of people all sweating it out together while someone worked on getting the a/c up and running.
The strangest thing about that whole situation… We didn’t hear one person complain.
The Girl was in a car accident a few weeks ago and her car was totaled {she’s fine}. So last week, The Girl and the HH spent an entire day looking at new {to her} cars. After buying one, they drove it home to show me and then we all hopped in the car and The Girl treated us to dinner at the local ice cream stand.
I didn’t really understand the whole ice cream stand on every corner thing here in New England until last week. But apparently ice cream for dinner, is a totally acceptable thing here because the stand was packed at 6 pm. Who knew? Does this mean there are soup shacks open during the winter months? Or do people just stay home for the other 6 months out of the year? Curious minds want to know.
Take a look at that bun!!! I made a proper New England style hot dog bun with my fancy new pan. We still need to figure out the whole toasting of the bun thing, but I thought the buns turned out pretty good for my first attempt.
Chicken stir fry with garden fresh snap peas.
The HH and I visited a new Lobstah shack. This one was on the waterfront next to a boat launch and it was also the first time the HH tried a boiled lobster. I’ll tell you all about it later this week.
And then just so you don’t think everything is all butterflies and rainbows over here…. the next night I burnt our totally lackluster dinner in the oven. Fish sticks, curly fries and garlic toast. What a depressing looking meal.
But once I scrapped off the burnt bits and plated up the food…. Did my husband say anything? No. Did I get a look? YES. 😉
But he ate it anyway because c’mon on now…. The guy doesn’t even know where the plates are in the house let alone how to turn on the oven. 😉 Some weeks, it’s all home cooked meals with hearty soups and baked goods. Other times, anything goes. Especially when the temps are in the 90’s for an entire week.
Total Spent This Week $22.19 {on sauerkraut and pastrami}
How about YOU? What are your favorite go to meals when it’s too hot to cook?
~Mavis
Total Spent in July $238.06
Total Spent in June $206.47 <- Attempting once a month grocery shopping
Total Spent in May on Groceries $216.50 <- Included a stock up trip to King Arthur Flour
Total Spent in April on Groceries $169.98
Total Spent in March on Groceries $306.75 <– Apartment life, moving across the country and settling into a new house
Total Spent in February on Groceries $259.81 <- Living in an apartment and buying a lot of ready-made meals
Total Spent in January on Groceries $240.15 <– Packing mode and not cooking from scratch as much
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