"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
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> On 7/1/2015 10:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I am just wondering what others eat when it is hot.
>
> My hot weather go to is the same as my mom's when I was growing up. Tuna
> salad. She usually served it in a 'tomato bowl' (center of tomato scooped
> out to make a bowl) but I know your family won't eat the tomatoes.
> Perhaps served on a bed of lettuce?
>
I like it that way. Actually, Angela asked for tomatoes with her dinner and
ate them! I didn't think she would eat what I made tonight at all which was
"tacos" with flour tortillas (because I can't have corn), refried beans,
seasoned ground beef and iceberg lettuce. We also had bowls of assorted raw
veggies and black olives. I put one piece of orange and one piece of yellow
pepper in her bowl and she ate those too. No complaints. I was really
shocked that not only did she say that she wanted the tacos but also asked
sheepishly if she could have tomatoes on hers.

I bought the ingredients for gazpacho today but had to go to three stores.
Costco had no peppers of any kind today. They seemed low on produce.
Target had no cilantro or red onion. I could have gotten everything at
Haggen but would have paid an arm and a leg for it. Cucumbers were super
cheap at Costco! Three for about $2.40 and they were really long ones.
Normally I pay $1 or more for a much shorter one. She seemed curious when I
was picking up the veggies. I just told her that I was making gazpacho but
that she didn't have to eat it. I saw a little flash of a look on her face
that made me think that she will want to try it. She used to love tomato
soup. I will probably make it later so it can chill. If I can find room in
the fridge for it.
> We also have a lot of cottage cheese. Cottage cheese in the center of a
> slice of cantaloupe is wonderful! For a refreshing dessert a scoop of
> vanilla ice cream in the hollow of a cantaloupe is awesome!
>
> Homemake lemonade with lots of ice.

We have been drinking lemon water. Alas there are water quality problems in
this area. The drought has caused a lot of algae and the treatment for it
is causing the water to taste and smell just awful. So I am having to use
bottled. I wish there was a sweetener I could use. So far I haven't found
one. I did buy a bag of lemons and another of limes at Coscto.