{"id":17616,"date":"2017-07-08T14:10:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T21:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=17616"},"modified":"2017-07-08T14:10:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T21:10:19","slug":"ten-years-of-complaining-about-summer-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2017\/07\/ten-years-of-complaining-about-summer-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten years of complaining about Summer heat&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I started this blog in June 2007 as I headed out in the motorhome.<\/p>\n<p>It was a memorable trip.  I got sick about 2 days in and was fairly miserable for the next ten days.  I recovered enough to make it to my folks&#8217; house and give myself into the care of my Mama!!  She did my laundry, cooked for me &#8230; listened to me whine &#8230; did I mention it was HOT!<\/p>\n<p>Mostly recovered, I headed for home on July 3&#8230; through more heat and a failure of my RV hydraulics.  But we (me, Karl and Bob) rolled home on July 6 to the tune of 94F at 2:00 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to July 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hot.  Not quite as hot as 2007, but HOT!<\/p>\n<p>And in between that 2007 trip and today&#8217;s 2017 heat, I have mostly complained about heat in July and August.<\/p>\n<p>Broken record&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>All things pass and this will also.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile&#8230; last week&#8217;s veg&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward6994.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward6994.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I should have taken a photo before I bundled everything up, but in the cheesecloth is:  carrot tops, fennel tops and green onion tops.<\/p>\n<p>The bean broth is outstanding!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward7027.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward7027.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looks kind of like dirty ditch water, but the flavor is tops!  It is in the freezer for future soups.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward7026.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward7026.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cold brew.  It is too hot for normal coffee making.  Plus I like cold brew:<\/p>\n<p>101 g coffee<br \/>\n6 cups water<\/p>\n<p>Let sit for 12-24 hours.  Filter\/strain and refrigerate.<\/p>\n<p>Result  = coffee concentrate for iced coffee or add water and heat for hot coffee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward7031.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/Jul17\/Onward7031.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And my hot weather savior:  Instant Pot!  Beans, pasta, turkey and chicken &#8230; all to perfection and no added heat to the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Too HOT!<\/p>\n<p>Counting the days until Fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started this blog in June 2007 as I headed out in the motorhome. It was a memorable trip. I got sick about 2 days in and was fairly miserable for the next ten days. I recovered enough to make it to my folks&#8217; house and give myself into the care of my Mama!! 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