My usual technique for dealing with the cold is to wear and giant scarf and then just try to ignore it. Sometimes I channel my nordic roots and pretend to be a Viking, because, as my frozen brain likes to say, Vikings don't get cold, they just get awesome. If it's especially windy, I pretend to be Shackleton exploring the Antarctic; he definitely got cold, but at least he got to see penguins. I play all sorts of mind games with myself to battle a physical phenomenon. And while this isn't necessarily the most direct solution, it does at least provide some entertainment.
It also spills over into my cooking. In an unfortunately unsuccessful attempt to coax out some warm weather, I picked up a pineapple at the supermarket the other day and decided it was time to make something fruity and colorful.
I started out with pineapple, orange juice, onion, garlic, ginger, red pepper, tomatoes, chicken drumsticks, and dijon mustard.
Everything got chopped up and thrown into a bowl to marinate.
I left the skin on the drumsticks but was a bit worried about how to get a nice crispy finish while still letting all the fruit and veggies do their magic mingling. Ultimately, I ended up taking the drumsticks out of the mess, giving them a good sear, and then adding in the rest before popping it all in the oven.
I didn't have enough room in my skillet for all the fruit and veggies though, so ended up finishing the rest of it on the stovetop. This meant that I ended up with two very different textures - the one from the oven stayed more distinct and got a bit more color on it, while the stovetop version broke down into more of a mixed up saucy mess.
Here's the finished product. Look how colorful it is! Doesn't it just look like warmth? Well, that's what I tell myself anyway.
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