During one of the hottest spells of summer I found myself with asmall dinner party to host. I didn't feel like eating, much lesscooking.
The thermometer was in the 90s and the humidity was so heavy I wascontinually wiping my brow. Did I mention we didn't have air-conditioning? So I asked myself which dishes would require minimaltime in a hot kitchen yet be tempting to guests.
I finally chose an icy cold soup as an opener and decided tofollow it with a main-course pasta salad served simply with a basketof crusty bread. A cheese board came next, and for dessert there wasa strawberry icebox cake, purchased at a nearby bakery. Inspired bythe unrelenting heat of summer, …
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