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Summertime can be one of the most creative seasons for home cooks, with fresh local produce spilling out of backyard gardens and farmers’ markets.

But the hot summer months pose their own challenges. Schedules are thrown off with kids out of school for summer break. No one wants to spend a lot of time in a sweltering kitchen and some of us are just plain tired of cooking. This year, families are also dealing with the skyrocketing prices of food in the grocery store.

MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two food writers about finding inspiration for summer cooking at home.  

Guest Melissa Clark and colleagues at the New York Times come to the rescue with 

 featuring cubed mozzarella, salami ribbons and sliced cucumber.  

Guest Amalia Moreno-Damgaard shared these recipes:

Ensalada de Repollo — Spicy cabbage slaw with lime

1 cup red or multicolored grape or cherry tomatoes, whole or halved

1 serrano pepper thinly sliced, veins and seeds included

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and add the salt, pepper and lime juice, right before serving. Mix well. Serve.

Ensalada de Pepino y Tomate — Cucumber, tomato, red onion, and corn with sour orange

½ cup tablespoons thinly sliced red onion

1/3 cup freshly squeezed sour orange (or equal parts orange and lemon juice)

Layer the ingredients on a platter starting with cucumber, onions, and tomatoes, and repeat until all ingredients are used. Or, mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Combine the sour orange juice with the salt and dissolve well and add it to the vegetable mixture. Garnish with parsley.

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Who wants to sweat over a hot stove in summer? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two food writers about delicious ideas for salads and other inexpensive dishes to try when food prices and temperatures keep going up and up. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - Who wants to sweat over a hot stove in summer? MPR News host Angela Davis talks about summer cooking ideas with Melissa Clark, staff reporter for the New York Times Food section, and Twin Cities chef and cookbook author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard. 

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