What's for Dinner: Too damn hot to cook edition

OK, the temperature in the shade 50 feet from my front door is 103, according to the wireless sensor and the AC is struggling to keep the house at a brisk 77 degrees.

I'm damn skippy not going out to BBQ and don't want to crank up the stove any more than I have to because I know the electric bill will be high enough as it is...

So... what's for dinner when it's too hot to cook and need to save money? Suggestions besides sammiches please?

 

I recommend a strictly liquid dinner





And make up your mind--are you damn skippy or slappy?

 

I'll second that.

 

Hey, nothing goes better with August heat than a hearty meat stew.

 

I was going to cook, but fuck that.

I'm taking the girl out for sushi.

And then I'm taking the woman I love to the backseat of my car. And I won't be back for TEN MINUTES!

 

JR had a good thread on this recently, it linked to an article on just this subject.

 

I posted this when it was first published in the Times but it ended up on page 10 of SportsJournalists.com in no time at all.

Mark Bittman on 101 recipes in less than ten minutes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/dining/18mini.html?em&ex=1186718400&en=51bb6f008cf9dd16&ei=5087%0A

Good ideas here.

 

Can't go wrong with ordering some pizza. Appropriate for any and all situations!

 

Thanks, Perry.
At least someone was paying attention.

 

I'm kinda partial to Dairy Queen's two double cheeseburgers for $3.33. When you throw in the fries it throws the total to just a little more than $5.

 

Whole BBQ chicken from the local grocery story and about 3 or 4 different types of salads are OK by me.