- So long, summer, hello September. We're ready to embrace quick-cooking weeknight-friendly dinners that make the back-to-school transition that much easier. We're issuing a call to food bloggers and home cooks everywhere: what's your go-to easy weeknight chicken dinner? One winner will be chosen by the Shine community and featured on the Shine homepage. Ready to join us? Here's how:
Share your easy weeknight chicken recipe with the Shine Supper Club
To Join Us:
1. Write a blog post, on Shine or elsewhere, telling us about your favorite weeknight chicken recipe by Monday, September 24th. Be sure to include a photo and a recipe.
2. Mention and link to the Shine Supper Club in your post: http://shine.yahoo.com/supper-club/
3. Tweet @yahooshine with a link to your post and include the hashtag #shinesupperclub. Aren't on Twitter? Email the link to shine_sarahmccoll@yahoo.com. We will compile the links and send them out to all participants to include in their post so all Supper Club members can share in the link love.
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• Use summer tomatoes. They're at their ripest right now, ruby red and bursting with flavor, perfect for a no-cook pasta sauce, salsa, salad, or gazpacho.
• Turn to your crock-pot. Is it cooking? Kind of. But it's not you doing the cooking.
• Savor a summer salad. On hot days, fresh, crisp ingredients are way more refreshing that a steaming casserole.
• Whip up a dip. "Puree some white beans with herbs and olive oil...then you can use raw vegetables, crackers, whatever," suggests Shine reader K.
• Dinner of champions. The favorite no-cook dinner of our Community Manager, Brenda: a bowl of cereal. "And I don't even sit at the table to eat it!"
• For the perfect snack, remember two words: Frozen grapes, says Nicole Gulotta.
• Put together odds and ends. Who says dinner can't be a hunk of cheese, olives, sliced salami, bread, and a big green salad. Add a glass of wine and- Thu, Aug 16, 2012 3:38 PM EDT | Comments
Summer weather can be brutal and often makes us cringe at the idea of turning on the oven. But in a heat wave, leaving the house can be even less-appealing than heating up the cooking. Good news! We have 10 creative summer recipes that require no stove, no oven, and no grill.
Regardless of your real reason for wanting no-cook recipes, (be it hot flashes, apartment without air-conditioning, or a penchant for semi-naked cooking), these recipes should do the trick.
• Looking for more no-cook recipes? Check these out.
• Want to improve your salads? Learn to make Dish-Brighteners with ingredients you already have!
• Got a question? Ask the experts on the Food52 Hotline for help.
- Thu, Aug 9, 2012 5:52 PM EDT | CommentsYou don't need me to tell you that it's hot outside. And when it comes to making dinner, even looking at the stove can make me break a sweat. So skip the stove altogether with these 10 recipes that you can serve up cold! - By Elizabeth Stark and Brian Campbell
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When it comes to weeknight cooking, Summer days are both bad and good things. On the one hand, with longer, warmer days, it's easier to be out and about than behind the stove in a kitchen. On the other hand, balmier evenings call for fast, superlight, no-cook meals that come together in a heartbeat. Keep reading to see five of our favorites right now.
- Vegetarian Taco Salad: No stove is required to brown beef in this meatless taco salad. Rather, it's chock-full of different textures and flavors, from crunchy jicama to salty queso fresco.
- Roast Beef Sandwiches: These aren't just any roast beef sandwiches: we love the tangy combination of chive spread, ripe tomatoes, beef, and sourdough bread.
- Smoked Salmon Salad: Get both your greens and your protein from a mixed greens salad with cold-smoked salmon.
- Pita Bread With Mint and Feta: In a serious time crunch? A pita filled with