It's been HOT!!.

Of course I've become a full-fledged wimp since moving to CO. Can
hardly stand anything over 75°F, despite moving furniture in 105°F
heat jes prior to leaving CA. So how do I make my fave minestrone
when today is projected to be 95°F, today (I got virtually no
cooling!).

Easy. I peeled/sliced the carrots and cut the grn beans, last night
after it cooled off. Put 'em in the fridge and kicked back. This
morning, about 5:00am, I got up, and finished the soup as per recipe.
It doesn't start getting hot until about 10:00am. I let the soup come
to a boil, then shut it down. That's all before 7:00am, so everything
that got warmed up became quite cool, again. I'll finish it tonight and
enjoy it the rest of the week.

nb

notbob wrote:
>
> It's been HOT!!.
>
> Of course I've become a full-fledged wimp since moving to CO. Can
> hardly stand anything over 75°F, despite moving furniture in 105°F
> heat jes prior to leaving CA. So how do I make my fave minestrone
> when today is projected to be 95°F, today (I got virtually no
> cooling!).
>
> Easy. I peeled/sliced the carrots and cut the grn beans, last night
> after it cooled off. Put 'em in the fridge and kicked back. This
> morning, about 5:00am, I got up, and finished the soup as per recipe.
> It doesn't start getting hot until about 10:00am. I let the soup come
> to a boil, then shut it down. That's all before 7:00am, so everything
> that got warmed up became quite cool, again. I'll finish it tonight and
> enjoy it the rest of the week.

Tomorrow morning I plan to make some chicken/vegetable broth in
my crockpot. Simmering on low for 24 hours adds no heat or
humidity to your house. And tomorrow will be very hot here but no
worries with the trouble free crockpot. Get it started, on low
(190F) and forget for 24 hours.

This batch will be mostly vegetable with only one chicken quarter
(thigh and leg) added. I've got so darn many partial packages of
veggies in the freezer. It's time to condense all that.

On 29 Jun 2018 14:21:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>It's been HOT!!.
>
>Of course I've become a full-fledged wimp since moving to CO. Can
>hardly stand anything over 75°F, despite moving furniture in 105°F
>heat jes prior to leaving CA. So how do I make my fave minestrone
>when today is projected to be 95°F, today (I got virtually no
>cooling!).
>
>Easy. I peeled/sliced the carrots and cut the grn beans, last night
>after it cooled off. Put 'em in the fridge and kicked back. This
>morning, about 5:00am, I got up, and finished the soup as per recipe.
>It doesn't start getting hot until about 10:00am. I let the soup come
>to a boil, then shut it down. That's all before 7:00am, so everything
>that got warmed up became quite cool, again. I'll finish it tonight and
>enjoy it the rest of the week.
>
>nb
you remembered to leave some windows open over night and open up doors
and windows when you got up at 5, right? Then shut everything up as
soon as outside temps reach 70F? That's what we do for air
conditioning
Janet US

On 6/29/2018 8:42 AM, Gary wrote:

> Tomorrow morning I plan to make some chicken/vegetable broth in
> my crockpot. Simmering on low for 24 hours adds no heat or
> humidity to your house. And tomorrow will be very hot here but no
> worries with the trouble free crockpot. Get it started, on low
> (190F) and forget for 24 hours.

I bet I've donated 2-3 crockpots to thrift-stores. Time to buy one
back!

nb

notbob wrote:
>
> On 6/29/2018 8:42 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> > Tomorrow morning I plan to make some chicken/vegetable broth in
> > my crockpot. Simmering on low for 24 hours adds no heat or
> > humidity to your house. And tomorrow will be very hot here but no
> > worries with the trouble free crockpot. Get it started, on low
> > (190F) and forget for 24 hours.
>
> I bet I've donated 2-3 crockpots to thrift-stores. Time to buy one
> back!

They really are so handy for simmering and broths. I should buy a
newer one that's larger but I still use my old 1980 Rival or
whatever. It's smaller than newer ones but still works fine. If
it ain't broke don't fix it.

On 6/29/2018 8:48 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> you remembered to leave some windows open over night and open up doors
> and windows when you got up at 5, right? Then shut everything up as
> soon as outside temps reach 70F? That's what we do for air
> conditioning

That's kinda like what I have.

I leave the sliding glass door open and keep a loaded pistol by my bed
(we have bears).

nb

On 2018-06-29 10:48 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On 29 Jun 2018 14:21:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> you remembered to leave some windows open over night and open up doors
> and windows when you got up at 5, right? Then shut everything up as
> soon as outside temps reach 70F? That's what we do for air
> conditioning

That works for us. Our house is well shaded. We have two huge maple
trees in front of the house (south), a good sized maple on the west
side of the house, and a row of maples across the street. We open
windows at night and shut them and blinds during the day and it keeps
the house cool enough that we rarely have to run the AC.

That being said...... we might be turning it on this weekend. It is
going to be 30 C plus for the next week.

On 6/29/2018 9:13 AM, l not -l wrote:

much of the very worst parts of summer I have gazpacho on my mind.

It's been awhile since I had "gazpacho". I'm not a real big tomato fan.

I finally found a recipe I liked in Saveur magazine. It was quite heavy
on the cumin, as I recall.

nb

On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:57:34 -0600, notbob > wrote:

>On 6/29/2018 8:48 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> you remembered to leave some windows open over night and open up doors
>> and windows when you got up at 5, right? Then shut everything up as
>> soon as outside temps reach 70F? That's what we do for air
>> conditioning
>
>That's kinda like what I have.
>
>I leave the sliding glass door open and keep a loaded pistol by my bed
>(we have bears).
>
>nb

Although there has been a bear once or twice in the time I have lived
here, they were much farther up the foothills. Now, cougars is a
different story , fortunately we have screens on all exterior doors so
we can get air through without visitations
Janet US

On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:16:14 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-06-29 10:48 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On 29 Jun 2018 14:21:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>> you remembered to leave some windows open over night and open up doors
>> and windows when you got up at 5, right? Then shut everything up as
>> soon as outside temps reach 70F? That's what we do for air
>> conditioning
>
>That works for us. Our house is well shaded. We have two huge maple
>trees in front of the house (south), a good sized maple on the west
>side of the house, and a row of maples across the street. We open
>windows at night and shut them and blinds during the day and it keeps
>the house cool enough that we rarely have to run the AC.
>
>That being said...... we might be turning it on this weekend. It is
>going to be 30 C plus for the next week.
>
currently we are lucky. The Jet Stream is dipping right over my city.
So far no "serious" heat or storms (fingers crossed)
Janet US

On 6/29/2018 2:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:57:34 -0600, notbob > wrote:
>
>> On 6/29/2018 8:48 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> you remembered to leave some windows open over night and open up doors
>>> and windows when you got up at 5, right? Then shut everything up as
>>> soon as outside temps reach 70F? That's what we do for air
>>> conditioning
>>
>> That's kinda like what I have.
>>
>> I leave the sliding glass door open and keep a loaded pistol by my bed
>> (we have bears).
>>
>> nb
>
> Although there has been a bear once or twice in the time I have lived
> here, they were much farther up the foothills. Now, cougars is a
> different story , fortunately we have screens on all exterior doors so
> we can get air through without visitations
> Janet US
>

Here in CT that have been two recent cases of bears entering a house.
They went trough the screens.
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/on-ai...486926981.html

On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:02:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 6/29/2018 2:43 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:57:34 -0600, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/29/2018 8:48 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> you remembered to leave some windows open over night and open up doors
>>>> and windows when you got up at 5, right? Then shut everything up as
>>>> soon as outside temps reach 70F? That's what we do for air
>>>> conditioning
>>>
>>> That's kinda like what I have.
>>>
>>> I leave the sliding glass door open and keep a loaded pistol by my bed
>>> (we have bears).
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> Although there has been a bear once or twice in the time I have lived
>> here, they were much farther up the foothills. Now, cougars is a
>> different story , fortunately we have screens on all exterior doors so
>> we can get air through without visitations
>> Janet US
>>
>
>Here in CT that have been two recent cases of bears entering a house.
>They went trough the screens.
>https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/on-ai...486926981.html

Yikes!

On Friday, June 29, 2018 at 1:24:50 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> On 6/29/2018 9:13 AM, l not -l wrote:
>
> much of the very worst parts of summer I have gazpacho on my mind.
>
> It's been awhile since I had "gazpacho". I'm not a real big tomato fan.
>
> I finally found a recipe I liked in Saveur magazine. It was quite heavy
> on the cumin, as I recall.
>
> nb

Ah. Nothing more refreshing than a nice bowl of mild salsa in the
summer.

As you might surmise, I use very little cumin in mine.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >, Gary > wrote:

> They really are so handy for simmering and broths. I should buy a
> newer one that's larger but I still use my old 1980 Rival or
> whatever. It's smaller than newer ones but still works fine. If
> it ain't broke don't fix it.

This one? <https://www.dropbox.com/s/uoqhatmp7wvmuft/Rival.jpg?dl=0>
Newer ones might be easier to wash. The ceramic bowl doesn't come out,
so there's electrical components that can come in contact with water if
I don't watch out. Or, I've always done it wrong.

leo

On Friday, June 29, 2018 at 4:21:56 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
> It's been HOT!!.
>
> Of course I've become a full-fledged wimp since moving to CO. Can
> hardly stand anything over 75°F, despite moving furniture in 105°F
> heat jes prior to leaving CA. So how do I make my fave minestrone
> when today is projected to be 95°F, today (I got virtually no
> cooling!).
>
> Easy. I peeled/sliced the carrots and cut the grn beans, last night
> after it cooled off. Put 'em in the fridge and kicked back. This
> morning, about 5:00am, I got up, and finished the soup as per recipe.
> It doesn't start getting hot until about 10:00am. I let the soup come
> to a boil, then shut it down. That's all before 7:00am, so everything
> that got warmed up became quite cool, again. I'll finish it tonight and
> enjoy it the rest of the week.
>
> nb

My wife had some Korean cold noodles for lunch. Typically, it's eaten during the summer. It comes with ice in the bowl!

https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/...tyltc2FO9vFCvZ

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> In article >, Gary > wrote:
>
> > They really are so handy for simmering and broths. I should buy a
> > newer one that's larger but I still use my old 1980 Rival or
> > whatever. It's smaller than newer ones but still works fine. If
> > it ain't broke don't fix it.
>
> This one? <https://www.dropbox.com/s/uoqhatmp7wvmuft/Rival.jpg?dl=0>
> Newer ones might be easier to wash. The ceramic bowl doesn't come out,
> so there's electrical components that can come in contact with water if
> I don't watch out. Or, I've always done it wrong.

You have the same except....yours is different color and
definitely looks about 1 quart taller than mine. I used to be
very careful about cleaning mine then quit that years ago. I'll
just fill it up to soak then wash it all inside and out and when
rinsing, I quit worrying about the water. I rinse it well inside
then even put the entire outside underneath the rinse stream
(quickly). Set it out to dry and put away. Those old ones are
just wire and heating coil inside....no computer parts to worry
about getting wet. It still works fine after almost 40 years.

Time to make another chicken/vegetable broth batch too. I let all
simmer on low (190F) for about 24 hours for the best extraction.
This does not add any significant heat or humidity to my place.

On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:27:09 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Friday, June 29, 2018 at 4:21:56 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
>> It's been HOT!!.
>>
>> Of course I've become a full-fledged wimp since moving to CO. Can
>> hardly stand anything over 75°F, despite moving furniture in 105°F
>> heat jes prior to leaving CA. So how do I make my fave minestrone
>> when today is projected to be 95°F, today (I got virtually no
>> cooling!).
>>
>> Easy. I peeled/sliced the carrots and cut the grn beans, last night
>> after it cooled off. Put 'em in the fridge and kicked back. This
>> morning, about 5:00am, I got up, and finished the soup as per recipe.
>> It doesn't start getting hot until about 10:00am. I let the soup come
>> to a boil, then shut it down. That's all before 7:00am, so everything
>> that got warmed up became quite cool, again. I'll finish it tonight and
>> enjoy it the rest of the week.
>>
>> nb
>
>My wife had some Korean cold noodles for lunch. Typically, it's eaten during the summer. It comes with ice in the bowl!
>
>https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/...tyltc2FO9vFCvZ

Doesn't look at all appetizing, in fact it looks downright nasty...

On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 3:34:41 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
>
> Doesn't look at all appetizing, in fact it looks downright nasty...

Well heck, that ain't surprising. Yoose think most food is nasty...

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> It's been HOT!!.
>
> Of course I've become a full-fledged wimp since moving to CO. Can
> hardly stand anything over 75°F, despite moving furniture in 105°F
> heat jes prior to leaving CA. So how do I make my fave minestrone
> when today is projected to be 95°F, today (I got virtually no
> cooling!).
>
> Easy. I peeled/sliced the carrots and cut the grn beans, last night
> after it cooled off. Put 'em in the fridge and kicked back. This
> morning, about 5:00am, I got up, and finished the soup as per recipe.
> It doesn't start getting hot until about 10:00am. I let the soup come
> to a boil, then shut it down. That's all before 7:00am, so everything
> that got warmed up became quite cool, again. I'll finish it tonight and
> enjoy it the rest of the week.
>
> nb

I made a small amount of chicken and rice with vegetables. It's cold here!