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Show No -Sweat Strategy For Too -Hot-To -Cook Days t Take the simmer out of summer meals with a seasonal switch in strategy. At the supermarket, detour to the deli for cooked meat and poultry, scour shelves for tuna, beans and condiments and raid the produce department for fresh fruits and vegetables. In the kitchen, keep your cool by sidestepping cooking altogether. Discover how creative combinations of cook-free foods can be some of the season's best meals. The summer-perfect recipes which follow, new from the pace picante sauce test kitchen, will point the way. Each employs a quick mix of favorite fresh and packaged foods to create a cool, refreshing soup, salad or sandwich. For spicy-fresh appeal and just the desired degree of jalapeno "punch," each recipe relies on the cook's choice of mild, medium or hot pace picante sauce, a long-time summer salad staple. Try it teamed with sour cream, mayonnaise or bottled dressings to spice up all your summer salads. Or savor it solo as a light and zesty topping for all your favorite fare. At only 5 fat-free calories per tablespoon, you can feel free to enjoy all you wish. Try these cooling, cook-free meals to see what a hot idea keeping cool can be. 1 T |