Now we are having a heat wave and, technically, it's not yet summer but we are once again fighting cabin fever -- that is if you are staying in and lucky enough to have air conditioning.
I'm cooking and baking again to fight this cabin fever. I know, you're saying who wants to have the stove and oven on in this crazy heat. With air conditioning it's not so bad. I was so pre-occupied I forgot that it was 99 degrees.
I decided to make orange marmalade. This is a recipe you can make and multi-task. So not only did I cook and bake, but I was able to clean and do laundry. It was one very productive day.
What I realized as I was finishing up the marmalade was that making marmalade this time of the year was a good idea. You can use the marmalade for sauces, marinating, salad dressings and still use it on pancakes, waffles, toast and, my favorite, topping on vanilla ice cream.
My next post has the marmalade recipe.
Mangia!
Winelady Cooks
At a certain point, the air con is running non-stop anyway in our house so I don't think baking adds much to the stress and energy bill. In the 80s I don't bake because the air con can go on and off but after it hits 90 here, with our four story house, it just runs and runs.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I saw that episode of Barefoot Contessa also. I thought I might can some of that marmalade and give it away as christmas gifts, like in a basket? That is if it all doesnt get eaten before christmas. My family loves anything orange.
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