Go Oranje!

If for no other reason than this.

WSE

Monday Morning Coming Down

Blogging from the far side of the river Styx.

WSE

Final Vote

Nuff Said

WSE

Missed the Pool Again.

Dammit!

What is it about Saturday afternoons that induces one into so great a state of lassitude that the new doesn't get read, the cats don't get fed and one ignores the important things - like ogling barely clad beauties bathing?



Having said that, I would like to add, that I have nothing cogent to add.

N.Joy!

WSE

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.

Saturday, on the porch, I think it was the 3rd of July

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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