No Oven Meals

We were without an oven for a little while.

It was my fault. To be fair, the oven was slowly dying. But I finished it off. (on accident)

So I started googling ideas of food to make without an oven.

This is really good information for those doing a kitchen renovation, working with just a stovetop, or those that want to keep a cool kitchen during hot summer months.

Here are some things I found-

You can do a lot with a microwave, electric skillet, grill, or crock pot.

You can grill a lot of things: chicken, steaks, hamburgers. Even pizza. You can also do a lot of side dishes: potatoes, corn, asparagus, kabobs, and lots of others.

There are a lot of Breakfast for Dinner options too: eggs, French toast, pancakes, along with bacon and sausage. One of my favorite things to do is to make omelets in a plastic bag. Get a pot of water boiling, add two eggs and some milk into a plastic zip-loc bag (along with whatever else you like: peppers, onions, cheese, ham). Zip it tight and drop it into the water. Make sure you get all the air out. You’ll end up with the perfect omelets.

I also found this site with lots of skillet meal ideas. There is a lot of good links from that page to other good posts. Check it out.

For those with a crock pot, here is a great site for you. I love it when you can start dinner in the morning and forget about it until it’s time to eat.

And there is always the usual- grilled cheese, tacos, hoagie rolls, sloppy joes, quesadillas, burritos, spaghetti and other pastas, soups, and salads.

What are some of your ideas to keep the kitchen cool this summer?