Summer cooking is hard because it’s hot, the kids are home, the last thing you want to do after a hot day of entertaining everyone is feed them. Especially since you’ve likely also been in charge of their breakfast and lunch too. This guide to stress free summer cooking gives you nutrient dense dinner ideas that require little to no thought, and as little time in a hot kitchen as possible.
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: stress free summer cooking
- Why summer meal planning is different than any other time of the year
- How we stumbled into the Summer Salad Series, and why salads are our go to summer meals
- How we use the slow cooker and air fryer to make summer meals even easier
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- Follow us on Instagram, and find our Summer Salad Series highlight
- Broccoli Orzo Salad
- Pesto Chicken Corn Avocado Bacon Pasta Salad from Half Baked Harvest
- Asian Inspired Chicken Salad
- Grilled Vegetable Salad from The Wooden Skillet
- Quinoa Kale Salad with Chicken
- Avocado Chicken Salad
- Couscous Summer Salad
- Cucumber Quinoa Salad from Gimme Some Oven
- Mexican Street Corn with Avocado
- Heather’s counter space saving air fryer
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