Zoop!
"Kathleen" > wrote in message
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> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>> "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 but 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.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>
> Yeah, and *daily* weather, not just seasonal. My husband asked me
> plaintively why I'd decided to order pizza instead of grilling those nice
> ribeyes he'd seen marinating in olive oil, garlic, sea salt and pepper in
> the fridge...
>
> I glanced pointedly at the window and suggested that perhaps HE'D like to
> stand in the driving rain and monitor them. Either that or get his ass
> out there and build me a covered patio right quick.
lol
> We had Stephanina's.
>
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