Healthy No-Cook Recipes for Hot Summer Days
Putting healthy meals on the table can be a big challenge during hot and humid summer days. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this post, you will find a list of healthy no-cook recipes as well as some tips and tricks on how to organize your cooking process during a heatwave.
Summer is my favorite time of year. But cooking during hot summer days can be a real nightmare. Especially considering the high humidity that we often experience here in Toronto. And cooking while running an AC is just a huge waste of energy.
This is why I totally change my approach to cooking during the hot summer month and follow a completely different routine which I am sharing with you in this post.
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