On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:02:56 -0500, Andy > wrote:

FWIW Department:

>What to make during a heatwave?
>
>Air conditioners are just about at the breaking point.
>

>This morning I made a big batch of tuna salad for sandwiches. It's currently
>chilling in the fridge. I mixed it up with tartar sauce. First time. Will add
>avocado and toast the bread for crunch.

Flavorwise, that works, but you're better off on lo-carb lo-cal foods.
Tuna salad or slaw w/o mayo. Cold pickled foods. Sustaining salads
like taboulleh, chick-pea with peppers, Cobb. Chilled soups, like
cucumber-yogurt with dill. Skip the ice cream in favor of sorbet and
granita. Fruit platters with cheeses.

>Microwave does a decent job of not generating heat into the kitchen like the
>oven does, but who wants hot food during a heatwave?

Found that my new induction hob is great for keeping the heat down. My
kitchen is on the west side and catches full afternoon sun, so our
normal 95-98 degree days are annoying. Heat waves are worse. Our
recent HI's (Heat indexes) have ranged between 103 and 108.

HTH

Alex