[OT] What's the weather like where you live?

July 7, 2007

Today it is hot and humid here in Southern Connecticut, it is around 90

today.

When it is really hot I don't care that much about eating, however in the

summer months I love to have salads, when we had a gas grill I used to love to

make corn on the cob on it. Since I no longer have the grill I am making my

corn on the cob in the oven tonight.

Tomorrow it is supposed to be warmer then today.

Gayle

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July 7, 2007

It's been in the upper 100s here in WA State (East side). I'm laying low and

staying indoors. Just got out of the hospital from another heart attack

scare. So it's just taking it easy for me these days.

Joanie

July 7, 2007

Just for a fun off-topic question, I thought it would

be fun to share our weather reports. So what is the

weather like where you live right now?

And for a more on-topic twist:

How does the weather effect your taste buds

and/or cooking style? For example: do you find

yourself craving cold and light foods when it is

hot and different types of foods during cold weather?

~ PT ~

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

~ Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

July 7, 2007

Hey PT good to hear from you. Here in Scotland we are having the most

abysmal summer - today we have sunshine and showers but this week it

has been cold with torrential soak-you-right-through-to your-undies

rain. Consequently I am still eating soups and stews rather than

salads. I can't believe it is July and I still have my heating on -

climate change is not serving us well at all.

Here is an old favourite tomato soup:

Thick Tomato and Rosemary Soup

450g (1 lb) tomatoes, chopped

350g (12 oz) potatoes, diced

1 small onion, chopped

450mls (1 pt) vegetable stock

2 sprigs of fresh rosemary

½ lemon, grated rind and juice

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Cover

and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove rosemary stalks, blend well and

reheat.

July 7, 2007

I can't really comprehend those kind of temperatures - it's 15C (57F)

here in Edinburgh. So sorry to hear you had another heart attack,

Joanie. Take good care and keep cool.

Christie

, grow514 wrote:

>

> It's been in the upper 100s here in WA State (East side). I'm laying

low and

> staying indoors. Just got out of the hospital from another heart

attack

> scare. So it's just taking it easy for me these days.

>

> Joanie

July 7, 2007

In a message dated 7/7/07 2:23:21 PM, grow514 writes:

>

> It's been in the upper 100s here in WA State (East side). I'm laying low and

> staying indoors. Just got out of the hospital from another heart attack

> scare. So it's just taking it easy for me these days.

>

> Joanie

>

You stay indoors and take good care of yourself, Joanie. The temps you are

having are brutal!

I am in Northern Illinois, about 50 miles from the Wisconsin border and we

had about 90 today and I stayed indoors.

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July 7, 2007

Here in North Alabama it is hot, hot, hot. The humidity makes the heat

unbearable. It's actually cooler in a sauna than it is outside. When it's hot

like this, I crave cool foods like sandwiches, fruits, and icees.

~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote: Just for a fun off-topic

question, I thought it would

be fun to share our weather reports. So what is the

weather like where you live right now?

And for a more on-topic twist:

How does the weather effect your taste buds

and/or cooking style? For example: do you find

yourself craving cold and light foods when it is

hot and different types of foods during cold weather?

~ PT ~

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

~ Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

" A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough

people to make it worth the effort. " -- Herm Albright

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July 8, 2007

It is in the mid-90¹s here in Colorado; very hot and yucky. The air is thin

at this altitude, so the heat seems worse than it does lower down.

Friday we went to the top of Pikes Peak (14,110 feet above sea level),

hoping it would be cold and windy. It was!!! I didn¹t take a jacket or

anything it was a lovely respite from the heat to be chilled to the bone

for a bit.

I tend to cook with the oven a lot less when it is this hot. More

sandwiches, salads, fruit slushes, etc. I also make bigger batches of food

so we don't have to cook as often. We buy and eat more fruit, too, as it

requires so much less processing. And we eat milk products, so more cheeses

& cool yogurt dishes.

I keep meaning to learn more about the yin & yang theories of food, as some

foods are supposed to be better in their ability to keep you cooler than

others. But I haven't had the time and don't really know where to look. Last

month my DH & I had durian for the first time, and I read that it is

supposed to be a " hot " fruit. It really was! It makes you feel warm when you

eat it.

deena

~ PT ~ wrote:

Just for a fun off-topic question, I thought it would

> be fun to share our weather reports. So what is the

> weather like where you live right now?

> And for a more on-topic twist:

> How does the weather effect your taste buds

> and/or cooking style? For example: do you find

> yourself craving cold and light foods when it is

> hot and different types of foods during cold weather?

>

> ~ PT ~

>

> The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

> ~ Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

July 8, 2007

PT--what a great OT question! The weather here in TX is extremely

unusual. We have had constant rain this year. We are usually

parched and dry and in the high temps by now. Instead, my garden is

overgrown with weeds that I can't get out to control...the peach tree

is so overburdened with fruit that the central main trunk portion has

just broken off....and it's intertwined with the living branches that

are literally lying on the ground with too many peaches. The slugs

and butterflies and ants are having a holiday with all the excess.

Also the little night animals are enjoying their feast as evidenced

by the partially eaten down to the pits scattered far and wide with

little bite marks on them.

For the on-topic twist: Strange, but I've really been craving thin

and spicy soups lately for my evening meal. Yesterday I had a

beansprout, mushroom and tofu with soy broth.

I'm also wondering if there is a good pickle recipe for almost ripe

green peaches. I've got pounds of these now. Maybe they would be

good for chutney? What I've been doing so far is throwing the

rejects over the fence and hoping the foxes and raccoons enjoy them.

Still here and reading and enjoying,

Paula

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> Just for a fun off-topic question, I thought it would

> be fun to share our weather reports. So what is the

> weather like where you live right now?

> And for a more on-topic twist:

> How does the weather effect your taste buds

> and/or cooking style? For example: do you find

> yourself craving cold and light foods when it is

> hot and different types of foods during cold weather?

>

> ~ PT ~

>

> The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

> ~ Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

>

July 8, 2007

Well, it should be winter here in Aussie but today the sun is shining and it's

calling me out to go for a walk soon. We are in a major drought and desperately

need rain. Marion from " down under "

July 9, 2007

Here in northeast Ohio it is plenty hot like all over most of the US.

It is very dry, the grass is all brown and crunches like straw when

you walk on it. I've had to water my garden every day. 94 expected

today, and increasing humidity. Hope we get that rain they're

predicting for Wednesday....

As for the food, I cook as little as possible in this weather, except

for occasional use of the grill. We eat alot of nice, cold melon,

light sandwiches, cold salads, plenty of cold lemonade, iced tea, and

other beverages.

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> Just for a fun off-topic question, I thought it would

> be fun to share our weather reports. So what is the

> weather like where you live right now?

> And for a more on-topic twist:

> How does the weather effect your taste buds

> and/or cooking style? For example: do you find

> yourself craving cold and light foods when it is

> hot and different types of foods during cold weather?

>

> ~ PT ~

>

> The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

> ~ Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

>

July 9, 2007

Monday...WA State...it's expected to be much cooler here today....only 97º F.

But, it is still too hot for this old lady. I'm staying indoors with the AC.

Joanie

July 9, 2007

> Just for a fun off-topic question, I thought it would

> be fun to share our weather reports. So what is the

> weather like where you live right now?

Hot, hot and extremely hot, and dry.

Most days here in Southern Oregon get into the 100's

during the summer, so we are sort of used to it even

though it is just the muttered and constant summer

grumble topic of conversation.

> And for a more on-topic twist:

> How does the weather effect your taste buds

> and/or cooking style? For example: do you find

> yourself craving cold and light foods when it is

> hot and different types of foods during cold weather?

Definately I cook less in the summer. I hate to have

to turn on my oven at all. I use a slowcooker more

since I loath standing over the stove top stirring

a steaming pan of food. Boiling pasta and hard

boiled eggs for salads is about it. I do tend to crave

cold foods: melons, salads, sandwiches & wraps, chips

and fresh salsa, frozen grapes, too.

Stay cool!

~ PT ~

Love, and do what you will. If you keep silence, do it out

of love. If you cry out, do it out of love. If you refrain

from punishing, do it out of love. Let the root of love be

within. From such a root nothing but good can come.

~ Aurelius Augustinus (354-430)

July 10, 2007

SO HOT AND HUMID!!!!!!!!!