What's for Dinner, Tues., June 30, 2026

[NJCher]

I'm still working on my cold mushroom soup. I put up a "heat to do" list in the WeatherWatchers forum, and posters contributed some interesting ideas. One is to have cold melon cut up in the 'frig, so that's next on my list.

It's 89 now, but that's nuthin' compared to what tomorrow and Thursday will bring.

A container of sandwiches is also a convenient meal or snack, so I'm making tuna salad and BLTs using "skinny bagels." When it gets hot my motivation to do much of anything but point and click goes out the window.

[Yonnie3]

1. Salad

Tossed salad with some shredded baked chicken breast with ranch dressing.
A drop biscuit (spicy and cheesy)

If my appetite permits there is low carb vanilla ice cream with fruit. There is one juicy peach left as well as blueberries, blackberries and banana to choose from.

I spent a little time around noon sitting on the porch with Ducky. It felt like a sauna. Later on when it was in shade I mowed Ducky's pen. It didn't take long but I was done with outside.

[irisblue]

2. Cold Chinese cucumber salad & tuna & jasmine rice & watermelon cubes in club soda to drink

Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad. A crispy, refreshing and spicy cucumber salad. Seasoned with soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, green onions, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds and chili oil. Perfect as a side dish.

6 Mini cucumbers or Persian cucumbers
2 teaspoon Salt to drain water
Dressing:
1 tablespoon Regular soy sauce
2 cloves Garlic minced
1 tablespoon Rice vinegar or white vinegar
1 tablespoon Chinese chili oil
1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
1 teaspoon Sesame seeds
2 tablespoon green onion finely sliced


Instructions

Wash cucumbers and cut off the ends.
Place one cucumber between two chopsticks that you don’t mind nicking up (like takeout chopsticks). Make thin diagonal slices on the top. Then flip the cucumber over and do the same on the other side. Then cut cucumber into halves. Repeat for remaining cucumbers. Transfer to a large bowl. (Refer to video below for better visuals. Do not cut them in on a straight angle or the spiral will not work.)- video is not long
Alternatively, you can thinly slice your cucumbers too.
Sprinkle salt over cucumbers and gently massage into them. Let cucumbers soak in salt for 5 minutes (no more than 10 minutes or they will break down). Rinse with cold water at least 3-4 times to completely remove the salt. Strain and set aside.
Combine dressing ingredients in a separate bowl.
Pour dressing over cucumbers and gently mix. Enjoy!

I doubled the dressing and poured half over drained canned tuna. I put the cukes & tuna in separate bowls in the fridge for an hour to chill as I made the jasmine rice& let that cool for 30ish minutes.
I mixed the cukes & tuna, put that on top of the rice & added some shredded carrots fir garnish.


Next time I will try it over cold poached & shredded chicken

[Emile]

3. Submarine sandwich on french bread,

and kettle potato chips.

Good Evening

[La Coliniere]

4. Shrimp Salad Sandwiches

Steamed some frozen gulf shrimp, chilled them and chopped them up. Added finely diced celery, red onion, vegan mayonnaise, minced chives and parsley. Piled the shrimp on a whole wheat Kaiser rolls smeared with mayo mixed with chives and added romaine lettuce and a slice of vegan cheddar. Also made a cucumber salad. Cheers!🥂