Cool Cooking - Menu for the Remainder of Week: August 1

I know its been a few days since I have posted.  I was lucky enough to have my in-laws to come visit for a few days and spend some time with the kids.  We did some fun things around the house and ventured to the Natural Science Museum in Jackson.  It was a good time.  Back to a schedule starting today - MJ is already down for her nap this morning.  Hoping to reset some clocks (including mine).

It is so dang hot.  I'm sure if you're anywhere in the south and some of the north you have been experiencing this ridiculous heat wave.  Thankfully in our part of MS the afternoons were broken up with some afternoon thunderstorms last week.  Not so much this week.  We have been sizzling all through the day, where its not even tolerable to be outside at all until the sun has basically gone down.  Right now, at 1025am, it is 89F outside - but it feels like 102F.  Only going up from here.  Our poor a/c is struggling to keep up.  It can't get our hallway below 80F in the afternoon - and our hallway is completely insulated.  So I know the rooms and the kitchen are a good 5-10 degrees warmer.

I decided to focus my menu for today through Sunday on cooking cool.  I know, my cooking is cool, but I'm referring to cooking without heat, or as little heat as possible, or cooking outdoors on the grill to keep the heat outside.  I'm still trying to keep my food simple, clean, and mostly healthy.  I can't resist fried foods every once in awhile - sue me.

Here's what I wrote down last night.  Hoping that we can make this work for this week.

Thursday: Greek Hot Dogs, Potato Salad

Friday: Tacos, Homemade Guacamole, Rice

Saturday: Roasted Pepper & Onion Chicken Sausage, Potato Salad

Sunday: Mom's Meatballs and Pasta

I'm going to try and pre-make the meatballs for Sunday tomorrow morning.  I'm going to make 2.5 pounds of meatballs - freezing probably around 1 pound.  We plugged in our deep freeze so I have plenty of room to store now :)

Should be a good couple of days.  We have been eating out lately because of the heat and company.  Going to refocus my energy and get back to cooking.  Got to be creative with this heat!  GOODNESS!!