What is lazy cooking?

It means making smart or clever adjustments that make cooking quicker and easier . Think of it as pandemic cooking 2.0—good, healthy food made convenient. It's all about sheet pan dinners, pressure cookers and any meal you can make in one vessel. It likely involves fewer steps and fewer ingredients.

What is the best food to eat in hot weather?

Experts recommend eating produce with high water content, such as berries, watermelon, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery and bell peppers . While lettuce is known to contain a lot of water, Wood said darker greens such as kale and spinach can also be hydrating.

What food is mostly eaten in summer?

"The summer months come with many delicious traditions and foods that people look forward to eating all year—most notably the bounty of peak-season fruits and vegetables , including everything from juicy stone fruits and refreshing watermelon to crunchy sweet corn and lush tomatoes.

What food do you usually eat when you are tired and don t want to cook?

Boiled rice with boiled veggies(with potatoes) and eggs . Combine all of it with butter and salt and eat away. This situation arises a lot when you are too tired to make big efforts for cooking.

Which meal is easiest to skip?

Skipping Breakfast People tend to find it easiest because generally, it's the meal commonly taken at a time of hurry, as you rush out the door in the morning.

9 Summer Meals So Easy You Don't Need a Recipe (2024)

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Recipes

Author:

Leah Vanderveldt

June 13, 2016

Fish Tacos + Lettuce Wraps

Soba Noodles + Vegetables

Talented food photographer and stylist Anett Velsberg reaches for buckwheat noodles:

"A cold soba noodle salad with spiralized cucumbers or whatever crunchy veggies or greens I have, mixed with a dressing made by whisking together tahini, a little bit of miso paste, lime juice, and water. This never ceases to amaze me!"

Quinoa + Veggie Bowl

Nadia Felsch is a nutritionist-in-training, recipe developer, and food stylist. For an easy dinner, she's all about using what she's got.

"The ultimate go-to easy meal for me is what I call a 'Clear Out Salad.'

"It’s just a mix of every veggie I’ve got in the house. Sometimes there’s already some roasted pumpkin or sweet potato in the fridge, or I might quickly grill a few mushrooms, and others can be served raw, like green leaves, radish, and red cabbage.

"To that I add the cooked quinoa that’s forever ready and waiting in my fridge, loads of fresh herbs, a sprinkling of chopped nuts, feta cheese, and quality olive oil. Done and yum!"

Rice Paper Summer Rolls

Recipe developer and blogger Lynn Hoeffer loves fresh and crunchy DIY summer rolls:

"I'd say my favorite throw-together summer meal is summer rolls, you can literally put anything in them. However, they are a bit tricky to fold."

Avocado Boats

Lynn also suggests using avocado halves as your container for other yummy ingredients.

"I love to fill my avocados with delicious things like chickpeas or tomatoes. There's no recipe needed for this, either. You can also just fill them with leftover salads, grains, or legumes."

Quinoa + Vegetables

Holistic nutritionist Jesse Lane Lee keeps it low-maintenance.

Jesse says, "My quick dinner of choice is quinoa with whatever fresh veggies and herbs I have in my fridge topped with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper." We love her Japanese-inspired sesame and edamame bowl (pictured above).

Gluten-Free Pasta + Tomatoes

Cookbook author and chef Phoebe Lapine, of Feed Me Phoebe, goes classic with a gluten-free twist:

"I love doing a really simple Pomodoro pasta salad with quinoa penne, halved fresh cherry or chopped heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil, minced garlic, sea salt, good olive oil, and just a splash of balsamic. It's so delicious and easy—plus the tomatoes taste better the longer they sit."

Zucchini Noodles + Pesto

Holistic nutritionist Sophie Bourdon knows what's up:

"My favorite easy meal during the warmer days is definitely zucchini noodles! It's my go-to when I don't feel like cooking or don't want to spend hours in the kitchen on a hot summer night.

"I'll usually throw together a quick pesto with some fresh herbs from the garden and toss it with the noodles and some veggies—quickly sautéed mushrooms, spinach, and fresh ripe tomatoes are some of my favorites.

"I always top it with a quick vegan Parmesan that I make by simply crushing nuts, nutritional yeast, and sea salt in a mortar and pestle. This dinner comes together in about 15 minutes and always hits the spot!"

Smoothie Bowl

Registered dietitian Taylor Riggs makes it sweet:

"My favorite simple summer meal would probably have to be a smoothie bowl! They are quick, refreshing, nutrient-dense, and can be made with anything you have on hand. Almond milk, frozen fruit, nut butter, and spinach are my "base" ingredients, and then the add-in possibilities are endless! Hemp seeds, protein powder, cinnamon, avocado—it's easy to mix and match your flavors as needed!"