Yesterday, our apartment living room temperature read 93.2 degrees. We have been living without A/C this summer and I’m really curious how long we can go without purchasing one. So far we have been coping with the heat by drawing the shades during the day, using fans to bring in colder air during the night, staying hydrated, taking cold dips in the bathtub, and shedding clothing. Admittedly, the first week was pretty miserable, but this past week I feel like our bodies have grown used to the temperature and naturally adjusted.
Prompted from this article on Salon.com, I picked up the book , “Losing Our Cool“. I’m looking forward to reading it in my 80+ degree apartment.
Em and I made Zydeco Pickled Snap Beans this weekend. This recipe is from the book, “The Joy of Pickling” by Linda Ziedrich.
The recipe consisted of fresh green beans, chopped garlic, mustard seed, dill, and chili peppers. This was placed in the jar, then the pickling solution of vinegar and salt water was boiled and poured into the jars. It smelled like pickles when we sealed up the jars so hopefully after sitting for a month, they will taste like pickles. We ended up with 6 pint jars of pickled green beans. I still have 6 more empty jars and I’m itching to pickle.
Pictures of our summer trip to San Francisco are posted to my Flickr , Enjoy!