Julie Bove > wrote:
: We are having uncharacteristically hot weather here and it would appear that
: it's going to last for an extended period of time. Just when I was trying
: to cut back on dining out. But for the next few days we will be dining out
: some and trying to find other places that have AC because the house is too
: miserable.

: I don't normally eat it or buy it but since I made tacos tonight, I bought a
: bag of shredded iceberg lettuce. Angela and I were fighting over the
: remains of it because we both wanted it. I don't know why really.

: We've also been having a lot of ice water. I've been putting lemon in mine.
: I'm going to buy a bag of ice tomorrow because I can't make enough to keep
: up with the demand.

: I've never liked ice cream and don't normally like frozen things. But the
: ice just sounds good.

: What do you like to eat/drink in hot weather.

ome mde iced tea with no sweetener, but maaybe some lemon. cold salads
for dinner like fish salads, that feel filling but not heavy. I like to
keep a pitcher of home made gazpacho, sich I make in 2 qt quantities.
This makes a refreshing snack, first course or light lunch with some low
carb crackers, like Wasa or low carb bread OR a piece of fruit and maybe
some cheese.

In general I find eating lightly and drinking lots of no-carb stuff(like
the iced tea, water, diet soda) works well. Just holdign the cold glass
hels too.

We are so cool here in the Northeast and I hav e not made gazpacho even
once this summer.

Wendy