Cooking that won't make you high strung

Rancho Gordo Runner Cannellini Beans (photo from ranchogordo.com)

With temperatures lingering at well over 100 for the past 30+ days, I might as well say that I live in the Mojave Desert. The thought of turning on a hot stove has sounded less than desirable since before Memorial Day. Strangely I do cook at home all the time even in extreme ankle sweltering conditions but I try to limit the amount of time my gas range is cranked on high. A simple summer salad made from dried cannellini beans hit the mark tonight. With a few simple, fresh ingredients we had a delightful almost no-cook dinner. Tonight's dinner was inspired by a friend of a friend based out of Chicago named Mama from Mama's High Strung. Her down to earth approach to cooking and endless knowledge of food is anything but high strung. Her flavors are fresh and authentic, her passages thought-provoking. Check her out her recipe for Italian White Bean Salad here

By the way, if you haven't tried heirloom beans from Rancho Gordo, you are missing out. These cannellini beans are out of this world creamy and through the roof healthy. Happy summer non-cooking!