If you haven’t seen today’s New York Times, ask a friend for their copy of the food section from July 18th or click on:  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/dining/18mini.html?incamp=article_popular.  Mark Bittman offers up 101 ideas for quick, simple summer meals.  You’ll be glad to have this list handy as the temperatures climb and your patience for cooking wears out.  I haven’t gone through all of them, but I did see a couple that I’ll be trying (for example, #82 looks good: tuna, olives, tomatoes, mint, lemon zest and red pepper flakes with pasta  or #41 raita on broiled fish).  It’s not that these are fabulous recipes, it’s just that when you feel desperate to make SOMETHING, all you really need are a few good suggestions to get you started.

Another place I always find ideas for things to make is the food and cooking blog:  http://www.elise.com/recipes/  (Simply Recipes).  This blog has received very good reviews and several awards.  I have found a broad range of creative recipes here and all have been reliable and reproducible.  Many are vegetarian, too.

No meal kits next week, so try a few of the NYT suggestions and let us know if you find some good ones!

Have a great week.

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