The real action is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, where a tropical wave has been getting itself together over the last day and is likely to congeal into Tropical Storm Lee.
"The most important thing is that whatever you're serving can sit out and doesn't have to be served at its moment of coming out of the oven or off the stove, " he says, noting that it's important to avoid high-fat dishes in which the fat will cool and congeal.