what to cook when it's too hot to cook
 August is a month when the vibes are all over the place. Some of us are fully in back-to-school mode, embracing a return to structure, while some of us are still in peak vacation season, with pool days and beach/lake trips on tap for the month ahead. Depending on where you live, it could be prime grilling season — or WAY too hot to cook over an open flame (or even to turn the oven on). Regardless, summer produce is abundant, so it’s a non-negotiable that we take advantage of it while we still can. We’ve rounded up delicious seasonal recipe ideas for you, no matter what your late summer mood might be! What’s your biggest struggle in the kitchen this time of year? Finding the time/energy to meal plan? Finding meals that can be eaten on the go because back-to-school = back-to-sports practice, too? Just deciding what the heck to cook every day? Leave a comment AKA, no-cook summer meals rainbow chicken chop beach sandwiches sunshine pasta (all you have to do is boil water, you’ve got this!)the perfect tuna melt (skip the “melt” and just eat it cold on bread or with crackers) chopped italian goddesssalmorejo rainbow chicken chop rainbow chicken chop beach sandwiches beach sandwiches sunshine pasta (all you have to do is boil water, you’ve got this!) sunshine pasta (all you have to do is boil water, you’ve got this!) the perfect tuna melt (skip the “melt” and just eat it cold on bread or with crackers) the perfect tuna melt (skip the “melt” and just eat it cold on bread or with crackers) chopped italian goddess chopped italian goddess salmorejo salmorejo Gearing up for a late-summer trip? Follow our vacation house meal plan, or cook a few of these crowd-pleasing favorites one-pot sausage and corn pastajerk chicken with coconut rice and strawberry salsalowcountry boil 🦐grilled chili lime chicken fajita bowlsthe easy-but-fancy summer grilling menu (perfect for a rental house with a grill and a crew who likes to divvy up the cooking) a perfect breakfast casserole one-pot sausage and corn pasta one-pot sausage and corn pasta jerk chicken with coconut rice and strawberry salsa jerk chicken with coconut rice and strawberry salsa lowcountry boil 🦐 lowcountry boil 🦐 grilled chili lime chicken fajita bowls grilled chili lime chicken fajita bowls the easy-but-fancy summer grilling menu (perfect for a rental house with a grill and a crew who likes to divvy up the cooking) the easy-but-fancy summer grilling menu (perfect for a rental house with a grill and a crew who likes to divvy up the cooking) a perfect breakfast casserole a perfect breakfast casserole Good food very fast 3-ingredient chorizo street tacosham and fig grilled cheese20-minute summer sautélemon basil pastalemony brown butter shrimp rollsmob wife salad — plan ahead and make the pasta salad riff (see the notes section) so it’s waiting for you when you get home! 3-ingredient chorizo street tacos 3-ingredient chorizo street tacos ham and fig grilled cheese ham and fig grilled cheese 20-minute summer sauté 20-minute summer sauté lemon basil pasta lemon basil pasta lemony brown butter shrimp rolls lemony brown butter shrimp rolls mob wife salad — plan ahead and make the pasta salad riff (see the notes section) so it’s waiting for you when you get home! mob wife salad — plan ahead and make the pasta salad riff (see the notes section) so it’s waiting for you when you get home! Get it before it’s gone! summer chicken chopsheet-pan summer corn pizzashrimp and fresh corn gritssummery pork and peach bowls sunshine curry with cilantro lime ricechicken panzanella summer chicken chop summer chicken chop sheet-pan summer corn pizza sheet-pan summer corn pizza shrimp and fresh corn grits shrimp and fresh corn grits summery pork and peach bowls summery pork and peach bowls sunshine curry with cilantro lime rice sunshine curry with cilantro lime rice chicken panzanella chicken panzanella You can do better than ham and cheese sandwiches! turkey pesto focaccia sandwicheschopped Italian deli wrappimento cheese BLTsDIPS! — just add some good cheese, crackers, and fruit healthy sloppy joes — but use a whole pack of King’s Hawaiian rolls to turn them into slidersfarro fattoush turkey pesto focaccia sandwiches turkey pesto focaccia sandwiches chopped Italian deli wrap chopped Italian deli wrap pimento cheese BLTs pimento cheese BLTs DIPS! — just add some good cheese, crackers, and fruit DIPS! — just add some good cheese, crackers, and fruit healthy sloppy joes — but use a whole pack of King’s Hawaiian rolls to turn them into sliders healthy sloppy joes — but use a whole pack of King’s Hawaiian rolls to turn them into sliders farro fattoush farro fattoush Low-effort comfort food to get you through fried egg pasta with garlicky crunchies15-minute veggie peanut noodsno-stir zucchini risottocreamy but cream-less tomato soup (see the subs section for how to cook this using fresh tomatoes instead of canned) unstuffed tomatoesgreek-style sheet-pan gnocchi fried egg pasta with garlicky crunchies fried egg pasta with garlicky crunchies 15-minute veggie peanut noods 15-minute veggie peanut noods no-stir zucchini risotto no-stir zucchini risotto creamy but cream-less tomato soup (see the subs section for how to cook this using fresh tomatoes instead of canned) creamy but cream-less tomato soup (see the subs section for how to cook this using fresh tomatoes instead of canned) unstuffed tomatoes unstuffed tomatoes greek-style sheet-pan gnocchi greek-style sheet-pan gnocchi Top picks for your next backyard BBQ chicken chili verde burgersmarinated grilled veggies with burratagrilled sweet and spicy chicken and onionscookout chicken + mexican cornvietnamese-inspired grilled pork or chicken bowlsjalapeño pork chops with watermelon & feta salad chicken chili verde burgers chicken chili verde burgers marinated grilled veggies with burrata marinated grilled veggies with burrata grilled sweet and spicy chicken and onions grilled sweet and spicy chicken and onions cookout chicken + mexican corn cookout chicken + mexican corn vietnamese-inspired grilled pork or chicken bowls vietnamese-inspired grilled pork or chicken bowls jalapeño pork chops with watermelon & feta salad jalapeño pork chops with watermelon & feta salad Tell us your other WTC summer favorites that we all need to make before the season is over! 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