"Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> I don't understand why people wait for cooler weather to cook certain
>> dishes. Don't you people have air conditioning? I made a chuck roast
>> two weeks ago. It was 90 degrees outside. I made a pot of chicken &
>> dumplings. It was 90 degrees outside. I roasted marinated country
>> ribs in the oven. (We had a cold snap, it was only 85 degrees. LOL)
>> *Inside* it was 73 degrees. Why do seasons and outside temperature
>> control what people cook? I'd truly like to understand this. I
>> prepare and eat hot soup all year round. Shepard's pie, chicken pot
>> pie, chili, stew... doesn't seem to require special weather
>> conditions.
>
> I can't speak for anyone else. For me it's more of a seasonal comfort
> food type of thing. Nothing like a big bowl of beef stew after being
> outdoors all day on a crisp, cool day. When it's cold outside I gravitate
> towards more filling, hot foods. For me it seems to revolve around the
> weather and the seasons of the year.

yep yep yep for us too

Anyway... if we have the same things all year round.... I do like the
seasonal thing! Some things to look forward to