Pumps' Perplexities

Well summer is here for most of us above the equator...
Extra heat in the kitchen, from cooking, is no longer
desired for warmth...So the "Keep It Simple Stupid
Culinary Institute" offers some cooling suggestions...

Any person who cooks knows the advantage of keeping
a potato or pasta salad in the refrigerator for use as
a "side" for a meal...To these staples, I add the following...
A can or jar of Three-Bean salad, a jar of Harvard Beets
or Sweet and Sour Cabbage...Even a can of chilled green
beans, adorned with Italian dressing will work for some...
The use of chilled creamed-corn would be a "stretch"...

The KISSCI believes the frequent use of a jar or can
opener is the route to cooking success...Pumps