In article >,
Julie Bove > wrote:
>Normally during the winter I make a lot of soups, stews or things in the
>oven because we can use the added heat. But this winter has been weird! We
>started off (actually I think this happened before it was really winter)
>with unseasonably cold temperatures for a few weeks. But then it warmed up.
>So much so that I only have the heat on sporadically. And that's unusual
>for this house in winter. I am feeling the need to put it on his this room
>but then I'll probably need to put it off in about 5-6 hours because it will
>be too warm again.
>
>So what I have planned for tomorrow's dinner is salad. I made potato, U of
>W Huskies pasta salad and coleslaw. There are beans in the Huskies salad.
>Might do a par baked loaf of sourdough to go with.
>
>Salad in winter? These are the sorts of things I would normally make in the
>summer but... It's just not all that cold here. Is the weather where you
>are affecting your cooking?


Not at this time of year. I eat salads year-round. Had a nice Greek
salad for lunch on Monday. If I recall correctly, the temperature
outside was about 40 F, which is a touch warm. Balances out the
fact that it was below 0 the week before.

When the air-conditioning is on in the summer, I avoid cooking
anything that would add heat to the house. No roasting or braising
indoors, although I sometimes roast on the gas grill.

It's 70 F in my house year-round, thanks to the miracle of HVAC.

Cindy Hamilton
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