We've got heat wave and cookies on the brain. It's been hot in California the last few days... so hot that the powers that be have asked us to drive less, forgo watering plants, and turn off major appliances.
For the most part, we've complied. But when a friend told us about a woman making the most of a heat wave by using her parked car as a solar oven, we wondered what opportunities we might be missing. This quote from an AP article explains it best:
"My husband wanted me to run some errands this morning,'' said Fontaine, who works at Baldwin and Clarke Corporate Finance. "I said, 'I can't. I'm baking cookies.'"
How funny -- I'd been seriously contemplating whether cooking on my dashboard was do-able. Guess so.
There's also a folk tradition of making pot roast on one's engine manifold during lengthy commutes. You'd think this would have a future as Phoenix's regional cuisine.
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Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! (Paperback)
by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller (Author)http://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Destiny-Guide-Cooking-Engine/dp/0375751408
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I remember as a child that I left some grapes on the dashboard and, low and behold, the next day they had turned into raisins.
I've never actually cooked anything in the car intentionally though.
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