Crudite season

It has been so ridiculously hot the last couple of days that even though some veggies are ready, I have been on strike from any recipe containing the words fry, boil, steam, grill or even cook.

Plus, with helping take care of Dawn (who broke her collarbone) I'm too lazy to even prepare a salad (and the lettuce is mostly done anyway).

Instead, I'm just eating raw veggies.  So far we've got tender new dragon beans (purple and yellow beans above), fresh-pulled purple carrots and a farmer's market cucumber.   Just add  Spicy Trader Joe's Hummus, tabouli, a loaf of olive bread from the Brookline farmer's market to make the meal seem more, well, meal-like.    There is plenty of time for slaving over the stove in September and October...now I'm going hunter-gatherer style until the thermometer goes back down below 90.