I'm Me-e-l-l-ting!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Saturday, July 10, 2010
Lisa asked a question for which I had no answer during Thursday’s podcast.
“How do you stay motivated when it’s so hot?” she asked.
I promptly punted. I have no answer, and it was too hot to think.
I’ve always been one of those people whom heat seems to affect disproportionately. It saps the energy right out of me and makes me cranky.
In my old age I’ve grown slightly more temperate, and no longer... READ MORE
Cool It
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Monday, June 21, 2010
When I was a kid we did not have air conditioning in our [century-old] house, and I couldn’t see why anyone would need it.
Hot days were for swimming and running in the sprinkler and eating popsicles, which kept me cool enough. If I felt like staying inside, I’d lie on the floor directly in front of a box fan set to high, reading and sipping iced tea.
See? Air-conditioning was totally unnecessary... READ MORE
Fresh From the Freezer
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Monday, June 14, 2010
I am a big fan of pie. In the summertime, though, the idea of heating up my kitchen with baking is not so appealing.
What is appealing, though, are the many cool treats you can make and then serve fresh from the freezer, all summer long. The bonus, I have found, is that “freezer baking” tends to be even simpler than the oven kind. Many of the recipes I use have three steps: Mix, Dump, Freeze.
This... READ MORE
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