Summer is here; the kitchen is closed

Yeah, right, you say. Like anyone can afford to eat out every night.

My friends you can afford to eat out every night, outside on the deck.

On almost every tip sheet to keep your house cooler in the warmer months is to eat cold food. I like cold food and it has its place, but every night? I’ll take the microwave before a weeks worth of cold cuts.

How about some dinner ideas that don’t heat the house or your debit card by dining “out?”

Everyone knows how to grill the main course. Today, let’s focus on the beginning and end of the meal.

Let’s start with a cool salad. Lately, everything has found...