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[Ya-ta Boy]

I like to take my lunch to work and avoid going back out in the heat and humidity--and recently, the rain.

One of my favorites for the Summer:

[b]Chicken Souvlaki[/b]

A couple of chicken breasts, sliced into strips
1/4 cup of oil
1/4 cup of lemon juice (avoid buying the big bottle--the stuff turns a murky brown and loses most of its flavor before you can use it all)
a pinch of salt
a big pinch of oregano (maybe more than a teaspoonful)
some black pepper

Put it all in a sandwich bag and let the meat marinate at least 3 hours in the refrigerator. Overnight is better.

1 small container of yogurt
some garlic
some dill weed (maybe a teaspoonful or more)

Stir those three together.

1. Spread the yogurt on a tortilla, pita bread or whatever, add some chopped onion and lettuce (and tomatoes if you like).

2. Fry the chicken.

3. Put the chicken on the tortilla and wrap it up. Good hot or cold.


Don't be stingy. Share one of your easy and cool summer recipes.

[indytrucks]

Spinach and Tomato Frittata

This involves a bit of preparation and some chopping, but is really good. You need a good, heavy cast iron fryin pan or skillet, as it needs to go in the oven. Can be eaten hot, or put in a Tupperware and eaten cold or room temperature.

8 eggs
1 bag spinach, cleaned, dried and with stems cut off
2 large tomatoes, diced in medium sized chunks
1 clove garlic, diced
1 onion, diced
3 bell peppers, diced (can be red, green or yellow ... I use all 3)
1 packet bacon
1/8 cup cream
4 tbsp olive oil
salt
pepper
basil (fresh if possible)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated

1. In a frying pan or skillet, cook the bacon until moderately crisp and slice into small pieces. Set aside.

2. In a separate, heavy skillet or frying pan fry off the onions, garlic, and bell peppers in 3 tbsp of the olive oil until onions are translucent. Remove from pan and put in a separate bowl.

3. In another bowl, beat the eggs, salt, pepper and cream until slightly frothy. Small bubbles should appear on the top. Add the last spoon of oil to the same skillet you fried off the garlic/onion/peppers in, and add the egg mixture, over VERY LOW HEAT. Almost as low as your burner will go. You have to be careful not to overcook the edges and the bottom.

4. As soon as the egg mixture is in the pan, sprinkle the bacon, and garlic/onion/bell pepper mixture evenly throughout the egg mixture. Let cook for two minutes. Then add the tomatoes and spinach, making sure to distrubute evenly throughout the mixture. Take a fork and press the spinach down so that the egg mixture covers it slightly.

5. Let cook until the edges of the mixture are set about 1cm from the edge of the pan.

6. When the edges have start to set, sprinkle the cheese and basil over the top. Place under the broiler in the oven for 7-10 minutes, or until the middle is firm. Be very careful to check that the top doesn't cook too quickly. I suggest using the middle rack in the oven.

7. When done, take out and let to cool for 5 minutes. It can then be cut as you would slice a pizza.

This makes for an awesome brunch dish, and is quite good cold. Will keep in the fridge for a few days as well, in a plastic container or wrapped in foil. Always a hit in my house. Enjoy.

[billybrobby]

This was a good article of 101 summer recipes

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/dining/18mini.html?ex=1342497600&en=e76301c448a572af&ei=5124

[Ya-ta Boy]

That fritatta recipe looks good. I'll try it when it's cool enough to turn on the oven again (except for my once-weekly pizza). Thanks, Indy.

And thanks to billy b for that link. There were several ideas that sounded tasty. Especially the ones with Italian sausage.

Here's a super fast one:


Gingered Peach Soup

One can of drained peaches (reserve the juice)
a small piece of fresh ginger

Put the peaches in the blender.
Add the ginger.
Turn it on.

Add enough of the juice (or milk, yogurt, or alcohol of your choice--rum, wine, soju) to get the consistency you want.

Chill and eat...or just keep your can of peaches in the fridge to start with.

Eat.

[Donkey Beer]

Italian Chicken

1. Place frozen chicken breast on a plate.
2. Cover it with a wet paper towel.
3. Roast it in the microwave oven until cooked.
4. Upon completion, add McCormick Italian dressing.
5. Top with Parmesan cheese.
6. Enjoy.

You can substitute this simple but delicious recipe with any other meat.

[mumblebee]

Dubu Galbi.

I love spicy chicken galbi, and I was feeling really bad for my veggie friends who had never tried it. So I made 'dubu' galbi with all the usual ingredients, but just subbed some oven-seared chunks of firm tofu instead. It was a bit hit...but maybe it is more of a wintery dish.

Oven-seared Tofu (slice firm tofu into 1cm slices, brush with oil, and grill in toaster oven about 30 mins per side, with the door open so the moisture escapes)

sliced cabbage, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, other veggies as you like, and some cooked sweet potato noodles or rice cakes

a little oil, 3 spoons of gochujang, 1 spoon of soy sauce, 1spoon of curry powder, 1 spoon of sugar or syrup, several crushed cloves of garlic

get the veggies going, add a bit of water and the spice mixture, then add the tofu and noodles/rice cakes and mix well. Slap the lid on the pan and cook for a few minutes until done. Eat with lettuce and sesame leaves.

[shifdog]

This is a good recipe for all occasions:

Slap some odeng on a slice of bread, liberally top with cheese and stick it in a toaster oven.

When it's toasted nicely smear some gochujang or saamjang on it. You can even substitute doenjung if it's not salty enough for your taste.

Finally add sweet relish.

[yingwenlaoshi]

Makeshift Caesar's salad

I know how to make the dressing in a blender and by hand, but I don't have a good bowl or a blender. And I'll be damned if I'm going to go out of my way to try and find romaine lettuce, etc.

Anyway, mayonaise, mustard, and ready-made crushed garlic. Mix. Not too much mustard, but don't worry too much if it's prepared North American style (NOT THAT HONEY MUSTARD CRAP). Maybe no more than a table spoon. Doesn't hurt to throw a couple of pinches of dry mustard. Let it sit for a bit in the fridge. Maybe a spoonful of the garlic.

For lettuce, use the kimchi cabbage. It's good and crunchy.

If you have parmesan, use it. Same goes for croutons.

Voila. Caesar's salad. Goes good with steak.

[the1andonly]

Im on a diet so my recipes this summer have been simple.

All I eat is protein shakes, chicken and eggs.

[yingwenlaoshi]

[indytrucks]