It was downright disgusting in NYC today. (That is, until it mysteriously dropped 30 degrees this afternoon.) Silly me, I decided to spend most of a heat advisory day in the kitchen. I have granola, vegan vegetable “beef” stew, two loaves of bread, and a vat of chickpeas to show for my trouble, but, the hotter the stove got, the more I wished that I could be hanging out under a nice, shady deck with Sophie.