Yummy things

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Yummy things
Random musings on happenings in my kitchen and my life, in Durham, NC


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About me
Hi! I'm Lindsey.

I'm a health educator, like to run at a slow, but steady pace, teach group fitness classes, and do my best to keep up with my family that's spread across the country. In the midst all of that, playing in the kitchen is one of my favorite stress relievers and creative outlets, so this blog chronicles some of my favorite cooking and baking adventures, but in the process it also tells the story of the rest of my life.

Like many people in the Triangle area, I'm a transplant. After spending the first 21 years of my life in the midwest, I've been settled in North Carolina for seven years. One of the things I love most about the area is the diversity of local farms, farmers' markets, and great food, so I follow lots of local food happenings, but I also keep up with my fair share of Midwestern favorites.

If you like what you find here, feel free to drop me a note and email Yummy things. I'd love to hear from all of you out there!
Wed Aug 3

High temps

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here because after several months of escaping it, we finally got bitten by the daycare bug.  About 10 days ago, we were spending the weekend inside with Hazel, since the outside temperature was supposed to hit 103.  Because of the heat wave, it took us a while to figure out that Hazel was coming down with a fever, instead of that she was sweating because our air-conditioner just can’t keep up with triple digit temps, but it became clear that she was coming down with something when lost her lunch.  No fun!  Luckily, Hazel bounced back very quickly. 

Hazel with the pasta fork - one of her favorite toys to play with while I’m cooking in the kitchen

Unfortunately, the same wasn’t true for me and Dan.  I spent almost all of last week trying to kick the thing. That, on top of a week of high heat and humidity was tough. 

Thankfully, the weekend offered a chance to relax and unwind.  After a long week, pizza seemed like the right thing for Friday night, but it was too hot to turn the oven on.  So I took a try at grilling up a mix of summer veggies.  I can’t claim it was perfect - I need to figure out how to avoid hot spots scorching the crust - but it was a welcome relief from a tiring week.

Grilled veggie pizza

Saturday’s meal was even speedier, using this awesome Cooking Light recipe for chicken kebabs and a nectarine salsa, to create some soft tacos with fresh peaches from the farmers’ market and tomatoes from our CSA.  The marinade is fab, and makes for tasty, moist chicken in a flash.  

Chicken soft tacos with tomato-peach salsa

By Sunday, I felt like I’d finally beat the bug and things cooled down enough that a morning run was fathomable.  But by lunch time, a cold chicken and melon salad still seemed more appropriate than anything cooked.  

Chopped chicken and melon salad

Unfortunately, I don’t think this hot weather is going away anytime soon - it is August in North Carolina that we’re talking about.  But at least we’re feeling back on our game and better able to roll with Mother Nature’s heat flashes. Do let me know if you have favorite hot weather fixes to recommend!