If you live in Madison WI, it definitely can! The temperature outside is barely above 0 degrees fahrenheit (which is about -15 celcius), and it has snowed all day. The estimated accumulation is about 5-6 inches. That is a lot of snow for the day being this cold.
Snow is so beautiful when viewed from the confort of the warm indoors while sipping a heart-warming hot cocoa. Here is how beautiful snow on the ground can look.
I also love to watch the snow falling, and can spend many hours just looking out the window watching the individual flakes fall and become one with the snow cover. It is quite difficult to capture in words how falling snow can keep me engaged for such a long time.
However, though falling snow is great from the comfort of the warm indoors, and can even be fun to play in, it is definitely not fun to drive to and from work to in. Thus, my emotional love-hate relationship with snow continues.
It has been a while since I have written, but with little to do outdoors today, I have no excuses.
The temperature in Madison right now is a balmy 4 below zero. On a beautiful day like today, a bright sun, it is easy for someone to step out unprepared. The high today was a few degrees above zero, and the wind chill currently takes the tempature to below -20.
On a chilling day like this, great food and wonderful music are not only great, but a definite MUST! NPR had some good opera featuring the great Luciano Pavarotti, perfect background music for cooking up a great lunch. I have not been a fan of Opera, but had heard of Pavarotti before. However, after his passing in 2007, I became a little more interested, as he is popular, and time will tell if he becomes legendary. My vote is that he definitely will.
Wisconsin Public Television today had a fantastic receipe for home made baked manicotti on America's Test Kitchen. I'm not be biggest fan of the show, but I did love the receipe, and couldn't resist trying it. It was fantastic. I topped it off with a great garlic bread receipe they had, and a fine bottle of wine - a Chianti from Frottoria di Faltognano. I think I'm getting to the point where I could start labeling myself a foodie.
I have decided to make a great vegetable stirfry for dinner. I love a good stirfry, and it is a good way to get a healthy dose of vegetables. I use extra virgin olive oil and keep the sodium low to keep it healthy. I use my own receipe, and compliment it either with rice or noodles. I've even used wheat noodles to increase the health factor on the dinner.
I also love to watch the snow falling, and can spend many hours just looking out the window watching the individual flakes fall and become one with the snow cover. It is quite difficult to capture in words how falling snow can keep me engaged for such a long time.
