Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

100 PAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations @74nole, @GatorLurker and most recently @Bazza............. One of the few threads (besides "Game Threads") that I have seen get to triple digits. Excellent job!!!!!!!!!

 

Stu—

As you well know, loving baseball and loving cooking are “naturals” for those of us that have grown up with and in the game as well as with and in family that has passed along the knowledge and pride of sending home friends and family with almost a sense of jealousy from your table..... and for me at least, I love both.....

 

Lol, well I made a big pot of Taco Bean soup yesterday (ground chuck/ground venison burger) and it was mighty good—sooo,
It’s a do-over tonight—

Good food, ice cold col’beers, and October playoff baseball—
Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Couple of ground chuck burgers for me tonight - no buns.

Went to Winn Dixie and met a cute cashier - she's from Wisconsin (Oshkosh).

"You betcha!"

Picked up some new to me juice products including Passion fruit and Dragon Fruit. Not sure if I've ever had either of those...should be interesting.

Hey - we got rain!!!

 

Now you’re just bragging....

 

No rain up there yet?

 

7+weeks—no rain......

What’s worse, no rain in the upcoming 2 week forecast...

 

Ugh......sorry to hear that! At least the temps are coming down a little.

Hang in there....when it comes......it will come!

 

Tonight I’ve got fried cubed pork steaks, fresh steamed yellow squash and vidalia onions, fresh zipper peas with pod okra on top, and rice topped with Rotel tomatoes—

Our highs have lessened to 93* the last couple of days so some break from the intense humidity—

And the late afternoon/early evening ice cold col’beers are very much looked forward to—

 

Mac and cheese is considered comfort food, right?

 

Home made Mac and Cheese? Damn straight! It’s almost like desert!!!

 

What about the kind that comes in a box?

 

Kraft Dinner! Mom made that at least once a week, usually Friday with fish

 

I remember when the kids were young Ms. Jan made them the Kraft Dinner Spirals—even then, she dressed it up by adding extra cheese!

 

Good idea. Yesterday I had the standard base model....without any added options. Just like my '02 Silverado truck. Another story for another day.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

I’m thinking (and damn proud to think this way) it’s been Armed Forces appreciation at our house these past few days—Last week we fed our nephew grilled steaks with all the trimmings after he retired with 27 years in the US Navy with more accolades than some would believe—(Did both regular and nuclear subs, flew every fighter jet they had, same with helicopters, and closed out his career running the nuclear reactor aboard the USS Enterprise after obtaining his engineering degree through the Navy)...

So, tonight I’m grilling Porterhouse Steaks, baked potatoes and fresh Romaine salad topped with vine ripe tomatoes for the birthday of one of Alan’s HS teammates/classmates—

He is 15 years in on his career with US Army Airborne, 82ndAB Div., with 4 tours under his belt in Iraq and Afghanistan—

The steaks will be good and the beers ice cold—

Life is good in Gator Nation!