Do You Cook Less In The Summer?

Even though summer is filled with an abundance of fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, it also brings higher temperatures. When the mercury is rising outside, do you still cook as much as you do during other times of the year, or do you beat the heat by cooking less?

I find that although I make preserves and pickles to stock in my larder, I make them in bursts of a few days a month, rather than every day or weekly. My appetite is down in the summer so I tend to graze and eat salads. I don't really do any serious cooking until the weather gets colder.

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Zucchini bread, zucchini sticks, zucchini patties, zucchini in pasta, sauteed zucchini, stuffed zucchini....... and still more zucchini in the freezer to use come December. :o)

I cook less not because of the heat but because of all the activities--vacations, weddings, 4th of July barbecues, Labor Day celebrations, evenings doing some kind of outdoor activity, beach days, etc.

i cook more! so much produce!

I cook more for the same reason as missmae--we've got so much from our CSA.

I cook more because of all the fresh farmers markets inspire me. But I frequently don't need to turn on the oven to cook!

I try not to bake, but I cook just as much, if not more!

I may not turn on the oven as much but I definitely cook just as much, if not more, in the summer than in the colder months. The summer produce is such an inspiration that I find it hard not to.

Belonging to a CSA I would say I cook more, but that may just be because I cook smaller things that get eaten quickly. In the winter less because I can make up a big batch of stew/casserole/soup that I can eat for a few days.

If you will consider uses a propane grill as cooking, then I cook more (and clean up less) in the summer than at any other time of the year.

I never would have suspected I cooked less, but this year that has definitely been the case. I'd have to say I cook the most during the early fall months...maybe it's those fall ingredients....

I bake much less, but I probably cook about the same. Although, when I am cooking, I just want to get it over with and get out of the hot kitchen!

i cook more, because it's nicer to have people over. and grilling definitely tips the scale!

I still cook, but in batches or one day a week. During the week I tend to make things that don't involve heating anything up, like a salad or sandwich.

So not true cooking, but rather mixing stuff together. :)