Columns by Judy Dyke

With hot weather coming on and all the ball games and other activities, how about some quick and fast soup and sandwich meals that you can throw together in a flash?

These are some main dishes that are quick to fix. You can prepare a meal in minutes using soups and other things to hurry up your dishes.

What a wonderful day to cook for or to plan and prepare a meal for your Mom or Grandma — a special meal you know they especially want, especially desire, especially deserve.

With all the graduations, showers, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and weddings coming up, I thought you might enjoy some appetizer ideas you can use for any of these parties.