I just made some really good bean soup but I am eating it warm and not hot
because it is still stinking hot in here. Temp. is supposed to drop about
10 degrees tomorrow but that is still about 10 degrees hotter than normal.

I had some tomatoes that I needed to use up. Bought to eat them raw but
just haven't felt like eating much of anything. Even having trouble eating
this soup despite it being so good! I didn't really measure anything but I
put in about 5 medium sized tomatoes, chopped, seeds, juice and all, three
cans of beans (dark red kidney, white, small red), 1 large white onion,
chopped, couple of handful of carrot chips, broken into smaller pieces
(these are just raw carrots cut on an angle and with ripples), 2 ribs of
celery, diced, 1 green bell pepper, chopped and some dried bell pepper in
assorted colors. Also two small boxes of vegetable broth and a small can of
tomato sauce. Seasonings were just black pepper, parsley and cumin. Didn't
have to add any bacon or other fat or any lemon or lime juice. Just
perfect!

On Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 11:39:19 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> I just made some really good bean soup but I am eating it warm and not hot
> because it is still stinking hot in here. Temp. is supposed to drop about
> 10 degrees tomorrow but that is still about 10 degrees hotter than normal.
>
> I had some tomatoes that I needed to use up. Bought to eat them raw but
> just haven't felt like eating much of anything. Even having trouble eating
> this soup despite it being so good! I didn't really measure anything but I
> put in about 5 medium sized tomatoes, chopped, seeds, juice and all, three
> cans of beans (dark red kidney, white, small red), 1 large white onion,
> chopped, couple of handful of carrot chips, broken into smaller pieces
> (these are just raw carrots cut on an angle and with ripples), 2 ribs of
> celery, diced, 1 green bell pepper, chopped and some dried bell pepper in
> assorted colors. Also two small boxes of vegetable broth and a small can of
> tomato sauce. Seasonings were just black pepper, parsley and cumin. Didn't
> have to add any bacon or other fat or any lemon or lime juice. Just
> perfect!

Sounds good. I did my usual vegetable soup in my air-conditioned
kitchen (90 F outdoors; 70 F indoors):

Sautee celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil. Add a can of great
northern beans (including liquid), a 14-oz can of diced tomatoes, a
32-oz box of chicken broth and a bay leaf. Simmer that for 20 minutes,
then add about half a pound of frozen green beans and a quarter pound frozen
mixed vegetables. Bring it back to boil, let it simmer for
10 minutes, until beans are very crisp. Take it off the heat.
Add a double handful of frozen cauliflower (chopped)
and a bunch of minced parsley. The vegetables will continue
to cook as the soup cools. The first bowl is a little crunchy,
but reheated for workday lunches it's nearly perfect.

Quite often when I reheat it, I vary the flavor by adding any
(but not all) of basil, cumin, lemon juice, sherry vinegar,
sliced kielbasa, cooked bacon or anything else in the fridge
that looks good.

Cindy Hamilton

On 8/3/2015 8:37 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has
"worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business
dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card
services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his
father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be
criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his
early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,"
says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate
with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made
fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another,
at times with unsavory characters.

On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 03:37:15 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 11:39:19 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I just made some really good bean soup but I am eating it warm and not hot
>> because it is still stinking hot in here. Temp. is supposed to drop about
>> 10 degrees tomorrow but that is still about 10 degrees hotter than normal.
>>
>> I had some tomatoes that I needed to use up. Bought to eat them raw but
>> just haven't felt like eating much of anything. Even having trouble eating
>> this soup despite it being so good! I didn't really measure anything but I
>> put in about 5 medium sized tomatoes, chopped, seeds, juice and all, three
>> cans of beans (dark red kidney, white, small red), 1 large white onion,
>> chopped, couple of handful of carrot chips, broken into smaller pieces
>> (these are just raw carrots cut on an angle and with ripples), 2 ribs of
>> celery, diced, 1 green bell pepper, chopped and some dried bell pepper in
>> assorted colors. Also two small boxes of vegetable broth and a small can of
>> tomato sauce. Seasonings were just black pepper, parsley and cumin. Didn't
>> have to add any bacon or other fat or any lemon or lime juice. Just
>> perfect!
>
>Sounds good. I did my usual vegetable soup in my air-conditioned
>kitchen (90 F outdoors; 70 F indoors):
>
>Sautee celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil. Add a can of great
>northern beans (including liquid), a 14-oz can of diced tomatoes, a
>32-oz box of chicken broth and a bay leaf. Simmer that for 20 minutes,
>then add about half a pound of frozen green beans and a quarter pound frozen
>mixed vegetables. Bring it back to boil, let it simmer for
>10 minutes, until beans are very crisp. Take it off the heat.
>Add a double handful of frozen cauliflower (chopped)
>and a bunch of minced parsley. The vegetables will continue
>to cook as the soup cools. The first bowl is a little crunchy,
>but reheated for workday lunches it's nearly perfect.
>
>Quite often when I reheat it, I vary the flavor by adding any
>(but not all) of basil, cumin, lemon juice, sherry vinegar,
>sliced kielbasa, cooked bacon or anything else in the fridge
>that looks good.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Sliced kielbasa is good, or sliced tube steak.
89.5º outside/70º inside... ain't AC wonderful?

On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 2:54:23 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> 89.5º outside/70º inside... ain't AC wonderful?

Yes, it is. This house didn't have central air when we moved in.
One summer with a window air conditioner was enough; next year we
installed central air (mostly did it ourselves, but got a friend
who has an HVAC license to advise and to do the coolant line hookup).
We saved a ton of money by DIY. I definitely married the right guy.
Of course, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty (or get a few
sheet-metal cuts), so I work right along side.

Cindy Hamilton

On 8/3/2015 1:10 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 2:54:23 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> 89.5º outside/70º inside... ain't AC wonderful?
>
> Yes, it is. This house didn't have central air when we moved in.
> One summer with a window air conditioner was enough; next year we
> installed central air (mostly did it ourselves, but got a friend
> who has an HVAC license to advise and to do the coolant line hookup).
> We saved a ton of money by DIY. I definitely married the right guy.
> Of course, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty (or get a few
> sheet-metal cuts), so I work right along side.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


You must have bought a place with existing ductwork (forced air gas) but
even at that you'd need return air vents. That had to be a chore.

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On 8/3/2015 9:37 AM, Sal Paradise wrote:
> On 8/3/2015 1:10 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 2:54:23 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> 89.5º outside/70º inside... ain't AC wonderful?
>>
>> Yes, it is. This house didn't have central air when we moved in.
>> One summer with a window air conditioner was enough; next year we
>> installed central air (mostly did it ourselves, but got a friend
>> who has an HVAC license to advise and to do the coolant line hookup).
>> We saved a ton of money by DIY. I definitely married the right guy.
>> Of course, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty (or get a few
>> sheet-metal cuts), so I work right along side.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
>
> You must have bought a place with existing ductwork (forced air gas) but
> even at that you'd need return air vents. That had to be a chore.

The systems these days don't need any ducts to move cool air around.
They just hang remote evaporator/fan units with lines to and from a
condenser unit installed outside the home. I'm not sure how condensed
water is handled. Perhaps there's a third drain line for water. This
really simplifies installation - or does it?

On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 3:38:15 PM UTC-4, Sal Paradise wrote:
> On 8/3/2015 1:10 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 2:54:23 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >
> >> 89.5º outside/70º inside... ain't AC wonderful?
> >
> > Yes, it is. This house didn't have central air when we moved in.
> > One summer with a window air conditioner was enough; next year we
> > installed central air (mostly did it ourselves, but got a friend
> > who has an HVAC license to advise and to do the coolant line hookup).
> > We saved a ton of money by DIY. I definitely married the right guy.
> > Of course, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty (or get a few
> > sheet-metal cuts), so I work right along side.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
>
>
> You must have bought a place with existing ductwork (forced air gas) but
> even at that you'd need return air vents. That had to be a chore.

The return air vents were already in place for the forced-air furnace.
Returns under the windows; supply vents on an interior wall. All of
the duct work runs through the basement, as it typical here.


Cindy Hamilton

On 8/4/2015 5:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has
"worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business
dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card
services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his
father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be
criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his
early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,"
says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate
with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made
fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another,
at times with unsavory characters.

On 8/4/2015 4:54 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has
"worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business
dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card
services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his
father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be
criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his
early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,"
says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate
with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made
fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another,
at times with unsavory characters.

On 8/3/2015 1:39 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
Fourteen hundred years ago Islam gave women rights; rights that could
not have been imagined by European counterparts. Bold words! Words
that have been spoken repeatedly, especially in the last two or three
decades by Muslim converts, and Islamic writers, academics and educators
across the globe. Women’s rights, responsibilities, and choices have
been the subject of books, articles, essays, and lectures. Sadly
however, convincing the world that Muslim women are not oppressed by
Islam is a message that is just not getting through. Media headlines
scream oppression and the words Muslim, women, and oppression seem to
have become inextricably linked.

No matter what Muslim women do or say to try to convince the world
otherwise, words like hijab, burka, polygamy, and Sharia seem to do
little but convince people that Islam oppresses women. Even educated,
articulate women fulfilling the modest conditions of hijab can do little
to dispel the myths. Women who conduct themselves with decorum and
grace and function effortlessly in the modern world have their
achievements and successes celebrated. However, if a woman wears a
scarf, covers her hair or puts her religion above worldly pursuits she
is immediately labelled oppressed. One wonders if this is the case for
women of other religious persuasions.

On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 20:39:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>I just made some really good bean soup but I am eating it warm and not hot
>because it is still stinking hot in here. Temp. is supposed to drop about
>10 degrees tomorrow but that is still about 10 degrees hotter than normal.
>
>I had some tomatoes that I needed to use up. Bought to eat them raw but
>just haven't felt like eating much of anything. Even having trouble eating
>this soup despite it being so good! I didn't really measure anything but I
>put in about 5 medium sized tomatoes, chopped, seeds, juice and all, three
>cans of beans (dark red kidney, white, small red), 1 large white onion,
>chopped, couple of handful of carrot chips, broken into smaller pieces
>(these are just raw carrots cut on an angle and with ripples), 2 ribs of
>celery, diced, 1 green bell pepper, chopped and some dried bell pepper in
>assorted colors. Also two small boxes of vegetable broth and a small can of
>tomato sauce. Seasonings were just black pepper, parsley and cumin. Didn't
>have to add any bacon or other fat or any lemon or lime juice. Just
>perfect!

What, no stinkin' bacon? I'd have added a half pound of tube steak
coins... yesterday I bought a 40 ounce package of skinless all beef
Sabrett, $12.00 on sale in town... 33 dawgs to the pack, froze em 8 to
the one pint zip-loc, one got 9, laid across the top. I prefer tube
steak to bacon in soup any day, especially bean soup.

On 8/4/2015 4:47 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has
"worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business
dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card
services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his
father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be
criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his
early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,"
says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate
with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made
fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another,
at times with unsavory characters.