what to cook when it is 1 MILLION DEGREES

out here at the farm the charm really ends when a heat wave comes through and the lack of air conditioning makes me want to kill someone.  yes, i know window units only cost a couple hundred dollars.  our lovely home was built in 1895 and the electricity is less than great.  however, yesterday mike saved our relationship and family by figuring out a way to have a window unit run in the living room without blowing a fuse.  i fell in love with him all over again.  the downstairs living area is so livable and comfortable even at 88 degrees.  seriously. 
the kitchen and bathroom are another story.  which brings me to this. . . what the EFF am i making for dinner?  my guts and soul cannot handle anymore take out.  never fear the world wide web is here.

what to cook when it is 1 MILLION DEGREES
and you can't bear to grill for more than 5 minutes:

• lemon slushies for snack time or add vodka for a nightcap

• shrimp mango avocado salad (my favorite unfortunately mike is not a big fan. boo! hiss!)

• anything on a tostada shell ($1.49 a pack at aldi) -- shrimp, fish, beans & corn, gauc, or shredded pork (see below).  just saute the fish or beans in salsa until cooked through and pile on tostada with whatever else you want.

• crockpot pork tacos - yes i use the crockpot even when it is 1 MILLION DEGREES because it is not the oven - this recipe is pretty similar to one i use

• ratatouille - make it early in the morning or the night before.  eat cold or slightly warmed.

• crockpot ribs with some premade salads ( i made a bunch of kinds on friday when it was a bit cooler and have been snacking on them since) - these ribs are finished off on the grill for just about 6 minutes

• BLTs, of course!!

• hebrew national hot dogs made on the george foreman grill - yes, i still own one and use it.  i'm not ashamed.

alright, people, my mom guilt and pocketbook might make through this heat wave.  stay cool!