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?

On Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:48:07 -0800, "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?

It is lately, as summer has *finally* arrived here... albeit with a
vengeance. So no stews, soups or anything like that. By the time
autumn comes I'll be in withdrawal for soups ands stews. And I use my
gas stove now and not the combustion stove, so a lot less slow cooking
(which I love) until it cools down again.

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:48:07 -0800, "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?
>
> It is lately, as summer has *finally* arrived here... albeit with a
> vengeance. So no stews, soups or anything like that. By the time
> autumn comes I'll be in withdrawal for soups ands stews. And I use my
> gas stove now and not the combustion stove, so a lot less slow cooking
> (which I love) until it cools down again.

I was actually doing of of soup this last summer because it wasn't very warm
for most of it. Never had so much as one day that was hot enough to drive
us out of the house in search of AC.

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
--

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> 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

We eat salads year round too but generally not just salads.

Julie Bove wrote:

> 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?

I eat salad all during the year. Especially with pasta/tomato meals
like spaghetti and sauce or lasagna. With those, salad is a must. I
add it to the plate (on the side) too, not served in a separate bowl.

With the pasta meals, my favorite dressing is a mix of mayo and
ketchup....just enough ketchup to turn the mayo pink. The flavors of
the dressing and tomato sauce are a good combo, imo.

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> I eat salad all during the year. Especially with pasta/tomato meals
> like spaghetti and sauce or lasagna. With those, salad is a must. I
> add it to the plate (on the side) too, not served in a separate bowl.
>
> With the pasta meals, my favorite dressing is a mix of mayo and
> ketchup....just enough ketchup to turn the mayo pink. The flavors of
> the dressing and tomato sauce are a good combo, imo.
>
> G.

I never eat dressing on green salad but I will sometimes have salsa. I do
eat salad sometimes with pasta but I also really like green beans.