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87 Degrees ... What Do You Eat?
Posted by Theresa111 • 4/06/10
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It's Springtime here in the Mid-Atlantic, Washington, DC, and today, the temperatures are soaring to 87 degrees.
When the warm up comes to your hometown, what foods do you start to crave?
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I like to go to my local fresh fruit and veggie market and look for the foods locally grown and in season. I love to grill veggies.-
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I have a "smokeless grill" (not completely) but I do intend to use it on the balcony. It is electric. First I will check with the fire department to make certain this is permissable and if so, I shall also become a griller. I will need some tips though.
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You can grill on a cast iron griddle, right on top of the stove. You place the griddle between the two burners and it is wonderful. I love to grill on my griddle. I use it everyday, for everything.
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I have an electric flat top. Will it work with this?
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I believe that you can. I looked it up on Amazon.com and I did not see anything that said otherwise.
Check them out on Amazon. I think you would love one. They are so versitile.
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It went up to 91 degrees Tuesday and will be 90º today, Wednesday! Where's the watermelon, people?
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I had a wonderful Korean dish perfect for hot weather just yesterday.
It's called Nang Myun.
It's cold buckwheat vermicelli served in chilled, homemade clear beef broth with slivered cucumbers, pickled daikon, fresh green chilis, half a boiled egg, slices of cold roast beef. Just before you eat it, you sprinkle rice vinegar and a healthy dallop of wasabi into the broth and mix it all up. It's a little tart, a little spicy, very refreshing and sooo good.-
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I'm really hungry right now. 3PM and have only had coffee. I want some of this.
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When it gets in the 90s, I pretty much live on ice cream.-
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I have to cool out with this beloved food. I am going to try sorbets and ices instead.
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Today it will only be 82 degrees. I am grateful. Yesterday it reached 95 degrees, on April 7th!
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Funny ... tomorrow will be 59ª and I am very glad.
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Smoothies with ice are cool and refreshing. Just fruit, vegetables, juices and perhaps a little yogurt.
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Oh, gosh - I did a series of warm weather posts a few years back listing all sorts of things to eat in this heat. Yesterday we had hoagies and berry smoothies. The kids had fresh strawberries for a snack. Usually we eat less and fresher. Lots of fresh fruit and veggies, homemade popsicles, smoothies, bean or pasta salads. Anything that doesn't heat up us or the kitchen!
One of my favorite salads is one we had this week: garbanzo beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, mozzarella and Italian dressing. Everything diced and the cheese cubed, toss with dressing and serve. Yummy, good for you and COOL!-
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Annie, this sounds like a good direction for these hot days, more, yet branching out into more veggie and fruit related foods. I am right there with you.
Tuesday I baked chicken and heated up the condo, too! From now on, I am going to bake the night before and reheat in the microwave. My kitties like lots of chicken breast. Meowzer.
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Yes, salads, all types. and of course Gazpacho and sangria!-
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Sofia, Salads and Gazpacho soup can be just the combo to satisfy and bring down the body temperature.
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Well it's 87 degrees almost everyday of the year where I live but i'm waiting for the kenips (mamone fruit) this summer.-
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Do you have any photographs of this fruit and upload here, so we may see them? I never heard of this fruit before and it sounds interesting. How do they taste?
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It kinda tastes like a cross between sweet grapes and oranges.
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Where may I get some? They look quirky, new and exciting!
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"Soaring" into the 80's. Just had to laugh. I'm in Tucson, we'd consider that a nice cool day this time of year. -
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I know, a cool summer day for AZ. What's on your menu today Buck?
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I just posted a Key Lime Foam on my blog from a friend (Guest Post) I think I will be trying it and other flavors of the foam when it gets hot out side. It is cold and so delightful looking that I think it will be a great cool down.-
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Nice Amy, I'll go check it out. Lovely day everyone!
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Theresa - it's SO HOT again! Blech! No A/C here - even if we had one I can't imagine the cost. We sit in the fans and stare off into space waiting for a breeze lol
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we were lucky enough this year that a neighbor gave us three small window units. And hubby's parents gave us one larger one. Two are up and running so far we will see how much the bill will be before I install the other two.
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Ladies, I can imagine and relate to not having AC, but I have to have it because of my asthma and allergies, plus I can't take the heat. It was miserable in the pastry kitchen I worked in, even though it had good central air conditioning, the ovens, continuous routines, close proximity to people and constant movement made the freezer and walk-in fridge the place to be. I had to visit numerous times, as did the others, to cool off.
A/C's on sale at BJ's COSTCO WALLMart etc., are about $100.00 and as far as the energy cost, by placing them in strategic places and keeping the shades drawn, the fans circulating the cooled air and not going in and out (opening the doors), would be preferable to doing without. It is worth it. Start early in the day, and keep the house cool. It was 90 degrees yesterday and today only 84 degrees, or so. I run the dryer at 1 AM and same with the dishwasher and washer, too. The oven is almost off limits to me because it heats the air conditioned air, which is an oxymoron. Stay cool.
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So ironic that the AC went out yesterday and had to call the AC technician. I prayed for a miracle and got one. No Charge! It has taken 14 hours to cool down and now @ 6 AM it's going to be another scorcher.
Mixed feelings but very thankful.
Today fruit smoothies and more fruit.-
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I agree there are so many little miracles everyday..I know we miss so many, but sometimes they just hit you on the side of your head! and you say WOW isn't prayer so powerful.
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Exactly! Be thankful everyday. I live this way because I am humbled by the abundance of my blessings. Today cool
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Actually today it was over 90º and too hot to use the oven.
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Going to 94º today.
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Please slice me a piece! I cannot wait for autumn!
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Over 90... It's been over 100 for the past several weeks now in AZ. My latest "cool" dish was a Lemon-Honey Semifreddo...
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Oh my goodness! That looks good. That is something to look forward to on a hot day.
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It is 10:30 PM and now it is cool enough to cook something fast. Living in the loft is warm business. I cannot use the ovn until temperatures drop and I am prying they will. Buck, This is giving me some inspiration.
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Tomorrow 96º and I am going to use my indoor electric grill (hopefully I will not set off the smoke detector, it is supposedly smokeless), chicken wings with a bourbon based sauce. Cucumber salad with crabmeat and the eggplant recipe here on HHM. I finally picked out two lovely eggplants and my husband is going to help me fry them up!
www.halfhourmeals.com/recipe/simple-fried-eggplant -
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Oh my goodness it is too hot. He didn't want to be in the kitchen so we ate leftovers and made a cucumber tomato salad. It's a scorcher!
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I want to bake but it's hot over 90º @ 7:30 PM and over 80º inside. I don't dare turn on the oven. Sometimes I open up my freezer and stand in front of it.
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Strawberry "Cheesecake" Pie
Strawberries, marscapone cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla - all chilled into a shortbread crust. Nice and cool for these hot days.
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Aw! No fair Buck! I want some. Hey do you live anywhere near a place called Mesa, AZ? Some nut was serving LION Burgers and a lot of folks are up in arms over this. Punch him in the nose for me, would you? I don't want anyone eating lions!
Your pie is so pretty! You know what tool you would like for garnish? A strawberry fan slicer. -
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I'm pleased to say that I live in uber-liberal Tucson where Lion burgers would be frowned upon.
Mesa is just outside Phoenix and is known as a particularly strange place and I avoid it always!
As for a fan slicer, that sounds awesome. I love using fanned strawberries for garnish and just slice them with a paring knife. Bet that would be a LOT faster if doing a bunch! I really need to pick up a huller next time I'm at Williams-Sonoma, they have one that is so cute!
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Definitely Grilled Fish with a veggie salad for dinner. -
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It's 97º outside and I hurriedly threw together baked beans, fire roasted tomatoes, some spices and noodles. This was a first but rather tasty, filling and we don't need to eat again. The sun is at it's strongest angle right now,before sunset.
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Trivia: Today is the 17th day during the month of June we Washington DC Metro Area), have experienced weather of 90+ degree heat & humidity. The record was 18 days, set in 1943.
Ice water and lots of it! -
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101º today and tomorrow on the Eastern Seaboard. We need rain (nice gentle rain)
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A little rain would be so nice! Using the grill outside again tonight. Grilled Sockeye Salmon - yummy! Hot & humid in Western MA.
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Oh, then you are a Northerner I would much prefer to be closer to where you are. We really need rain. Although, the temperature is expected to drop after tomorrow, to a more comfortable 92º. Compared to 101º I will gladly take it. The loft is hotter where my iMac is and the air is not as comfortable to breathe. I used my inhaler but think I will slink back downstairs in a few. We do not have an outdoor grill. We're on the fourth floor and cannot grill on the balcony, which I am glad about. So when I hear people are grilling I get a teensy bit lonesome for grilled foods.
I want to use my oven.
102º in Washington, DC BWI airport 105º a RECORD! -
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Must be really difficult dealing with high temps for extended days. Last 2 days in low 90's and today 95° here. It came very quickly for us and will break on Friday. No oven usage for a while. Ice Cream tastes good!
Good idea to stay inside as you said. Time to work on a sewing project.
Hope your temps drop soon.
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Gosh, Theresa, that's awful. We're looking at a high of 85 here today, and I've got the a/c on for the first time. When it gets really hot, my appetite dwindles as the temperatures rise, and I like lots of fruit drinks and salads. 105 is simply not civilized!-
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Yes, I have to fight to hold on to my civility. No, not really. I stay cool inside. Thank God!
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It's registering 77 degrees and I had to turn off the fans and window AC unit. Thank goodness I can breathe easy again. One more 100 degree day (or so) and back to the low 90's.
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Tonight soup and I am going to eat it after it cools down. Not much of an appetite due to the weather.
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Last night it was humid and 89°F with a thunderstorm lurking. That grilled cheeseburger with lettuce & a tomato slice tasted sooo goood!
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I love a great burger! We got rain Sunday and Monday evenings. Very thankful, too. It has registered 90º's or higher almost everyday for the past 50 days. Very unusual for this area. Heat Wave(s).
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Well, here in the desert we're at least 105 most days, although the monsoon has begun so we're beginning to get rain! YAY!!
Anyway, my latest hot weather treat has been a wonderful Coconut Gelato I found at Sprouts Market. It's called Talenti and is superb. Nearly as good as the local stuff at Frost. Michael's current favorite flavor by them is chocolate raspberry. -
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I didn't know it rained in the desert. What does the sand look like?
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The Sonoran is the wettest desert on Earth. There are actually many species of trees (although not very tall) including Mesquite, Cottonwood, Ironwood, and Palo Verde. We are also home to the iconic Saguaro Cactus that most people think of when they think of the West. Saguaro National Park is here in Tucson. We have rivers (although being from the east they seem more big creeks to me) and even some lakes. It's not so much sand like most people think of the desert (a al the Sahara) but more a hard packed dirt. When it rains the water soaks in quickly in some places and others sits on top of the ground for quite awhile and causes flash floods. During the Spring months large sections of the desert are covered in wildflowers from the Winter rains.
The North American Monsoon usually starts around the first to middle of July and brings rain nearly every day in the form of thunderstorms and torrential downpours. It will last until September.
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Ooh ... it looks magical and not desert(y) much at all. More like a valley of beautiful flowers. Maybe I should get a small book on Arizona so I can see more of these photos. Pick some for me, will you? And plane them into a small glass of water. Wow.
I want to use the bottom portion on my header so I can have desert flowers from Buck! -
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Today the heat was 104º and tomorrow it's supposed to be 99ª tomorrow with isolated T-Storms. I just want gentle steady rain so the earth plants and animals, etc can be hydrated.
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We had 5 days of below 90º and today and tomorrow it is back to 90º+ to 95º with hot heat index over 100º. We have a watermelon that'll help.
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It had been 99 to 100 here. The pigs dont want to move out of the shade in the barn to eat. My livestock dogs go lay in the mud hole that use to be the creek (the one that flooded is now dried up), and we are eating more salads and sandwiches so I dont have to turn on the stove at all until after dark. Then they want me to bake a cake or cookies lol.
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I cannot wait until the weather cools down because I want to bake so many things. It heats up the entire condo and since we're on top floor and get the setting sun, I have to keep it as cool as I can. Washington DC area has been 90º+ for over fifty days. It has never been this hot here before this summer. Global warming is starting to seem very real.
I intend to make a tart tomorrow evening, after the rain and the temperatures drop. I have such wonderful peached and know exactly how I want it to look. French and rustic all at the same time.
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Next I want to know when it's hot which foods do you begin to crave and where do you look to find them? Imagine there are lots of young cooks who are reading this that have no idea where to go or what they should look for.