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Cooking & Baking

elleng

(130,948 posts) Fri Aug 12, 2016, 01:05 PM Aug 2016

Recipes for 90-Degree Days

Little to no-cook dishes for a sweltering summer.
http://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692-nyt-cooking/2840358-recipes-for-90-degree-days?

This Pan Bagnat was a favorite of mine. Make with or without the sitting kid!
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11514-pan-bagnat?

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Recipes for 90-Degree Days (Original Post) elleng Aug 2016 OP

Meh-- find a restaurant with great AC TreasonousBastard Aug 2016 #1

AC? They all use swamp coolers here Warpy Aug 2016 #2

I've seen swamp coolers work great in the desert... TreasonousBastard Aug 2016 #3

Take out, lol catbyte Aug 2016 #4

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Meh-- find a restaurant with great AC

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 01:06 PM

Aug 2016

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

2. AC? They all use swamp coolers here

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 03:10 PM

Aug 2016

It lowers the temperature about 10 degrees but with 90% humidity. You swap sweltering for massive sweating. I've discovered I'd rather sweat in front of a fan, so I get takeout.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. I've seen swamp coolers work great in the desert...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:42 PM

Aug 2016

where you appreciate a little humidity.

But swamp coolers in a swamp? No thanks.

catbyte

(34,393 posts)

4. Take out, lol

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 04:19 PM

Aug 2016

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