El Mundial

ORANJE! Hup Hup!

Very excited for tomorrow. Go Netherlands (even though I like Spain and they are the more stylish side)! Come over if you want, we will be serving mosselen friet (french fries) with mayonnaise, coleslaw, and gouda. Damn a Spanish menu would be much more exciting.

Mise en Place

Big day tomorrow, happy birthday U.S.A.!

I haven't put much time into planning tomorrow's party. Whatever, I have some meat, my friends are coming over, it's going to be hot, everything will work out. It helps that I have my own errand boy who will go get whatever we need tomorrow.

So far today I've:
-Made jello shots. I wa planning on making red, white, and blue layered ones but the jello selection at Target is poor.
-Biked to Kurowski for sausage and Chicago Meat for pork butts. At Chicago Meat they butcher whole hog and you can get a butt with the skin on and spine still atttached. They're a bargain at $1.49/lb.
-Cleaned off the back porch with WSE, and moved the grills and furniture to the back yard.
-Made a pineapple/vodka infusion*
-Wrote(?) a blog post

More later ...

OK it's later and I actually have more. Gyros for dinner and I watered the garden. Happy Independence Day!




*Pineapple Vodka Infusion
-1 overipe pineapple cut into 1/4 dice
-750ml vodka
-juice of 1 lime

Hmmm it's good after 5 hours. A couple weeks would probably be ideal, but I doubt it will last that long.

Brent is an Agent of Destruction

Last night we grilled on the front porch (kinda trashy, but fun.) I whipped up a batch of green crack sauce* as a hoover doover and it vanished.

I started grilling (chorizo, corn and a mustard coated pork roast) and left WSE and Brent to make the second batch.

Never let amateurs in your kitchen.







* Green Crack Sauce
- 10 medium tomatillos (husk removed). The tomatillo is related to gooseberries
- 1 small onion
- 6 cloves of garlic, skin on
- 2-4 jalepenoes or serranos

- Roast these in a 450 oven for 25 minutes or so. Or grill them till roasty (this way is better.). Peel the garlic and add them to a blender along with:

- 1 avocado. Don't let WSE near the avocado, it will drive you nuts.
- Juice of 1 lime
- cilantro to taste (I use 1/4 bunch)
- salt

Blend until smooth. MAKE SURE THE BOTTOM OF THE BLENDER IS ATTACHED!

Deano Martino

Who said it?

Match the quote with with the person who said it:

a) "You always get me where I need to be."
b) "How do you spell _________?"
c) "HeeeHeeee it's in my room"
d) "Hey did you taste the cake/pie/cookies . . ."
e) "I saw so many yoga pants today!"

1) Peace Donna
2) Madalyn
3) Deano Maritino
4) James
5) WSE



1st correct answer in comments wins a jar of zuchinni pickles!

And yes, I did just ask if "quotee" is a word. :(

It was a good day

Well, I did have some hog for breakfast, and the dog is barking, but there is no smog and I made a giant jug of Bloody Marys.

The most awesome thing happened last night. As everyone knows I am constantly spilling ice. An average of 1.83 out of 12 cubes (14.72%, please don't check the math) ends up on the floor. In fact, this blog should probably be called ice spills everywhere but ice doesn't stain. For the 1st (last?) time in my life the spilled ice cube popped up in the air and in a perfect parabola sailed into my glass. I have conquered life, at least for a few hours.

Why are Bry's shoes on my porch? Did she walk home barefoot? Will I be doing vodka shots out of a straw later?

I definitely need to listen to more Peter Frampton.

That's all for now. Please enjoy your holiday weekend.

Ties Suck

Thank god for youtube. Today I had to knot a tie for the first time in at least 15 years. Of course, it is the same tie (now filthy) that I've been wearing for the past 3 weeks. And yes, it is a loony tunes tie. WSE initially knotted it for me but after slipping it over my head every day somehow the slip knot became a real knot.

I think a celebration is in order.

EDIT: i told you I'd find that loony toon before i went to bed, you fu*&#r, Here's another one. And another one.

Random Martino Thoughts

- HOW did I get cut on the top of my foot with a huge chunk'o'glass?

- Is 'Bad Moon Rising' a protest song? Who cares.

- More Bill Withers please.

- Do you want the fresh wine or the day-old wine?

- James is always here. it's cool.

- Icehouse #1

- Making fried pork tomorrow, email me for details.

- Brother Brother, Brother

- Oh man I officially have an FBI file

- Why am asking Scott how to spell?

- Where is the orzange lighter? I don't have pockets.

- Nazi orange lighter BITCH.

Cascarones

Good idea? Bad idea?