It got up to 102 degrees today and Auntie Violet's air conditioning couldn't even begin to keep her cool. We're parked out in the open where there are no shade trees. Usually we are pretty comfortable with the windows open and a cross breeze. It we get too warm, we may turn on the fans in the kitchen and hallway and pull some cooler outside air in. But, not today! It was just plain miserable.
Last night as we left my brother's, he shared some of the Walla Walla sweet onions he had gotten from Sister Sherry's down in Touchet. (As well as some frozen halibut and salmon!) Forry and I both love Onion Pie made with Walla Walla sweets and Gruyere cheese. And like a dummy -- not even thinking about the heat -- I decided to make one for supper.
You cannot even imagine how hot it got in here when I was sauteing onions for the pie and par-baking the crust! Then the pie itself had to go into the oven to bake. The thermometer on the inside atomic clock (which is fairly high on the kitchen wall) was reading 104 degrees!
It's a good thing it tasted wonderful, but I'm not sure it was worth the extra heat!
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