Last night my MIL asked how I prepared the glazed carrots. She was wowed. Butter and tupelo honey can make anything taste great.
Lurk— If you had finished your descriptive with “wrapped in bacon” I think I would have truly laughed out loud!
I had family that dairy farmed north of Green Bay and they HATED DST. I think that the cows didn't follow the time change, so maybe if the time was just shifted and never changed would have been OK with them. My family no longer has a dairy herd and rather leases out their land every year.
All of my 31 years with FHP you had days, evenings, relief, and midnights....evenings was 3pm—12am. That meant you had 2 hours of daylight to work in and then it was like another midnight shift. I know the common argument was the children going to school in the morning in the dark. But, IMHO those drivers that were out were drinking coffee enroute to work. The back side of that was, well, you know.
But as a former FHP you know that there were also drivers out there still drunk early in the morning. I guess that was your "back side". No perfect solution here. Heck, even with standard time when I was a kid in Chicago I was walking to school in the dark in the winter.
I don't really mind the time changes. When I was working full time though the 'spring ahead' part kinda sucked in the mornings for the first week or so...lol. Hmmm....glazed carrots. Well I do have a brand new bag of baby carrots, a whole bottle of Tupelo Honey, and butter.
Last night was a grain bowl salad with leftovers. It is tastier than it sounds. It contains pistachios and pomegranate seeds with radicchio as the primary leafy part. Tonight I am just cooking for me and my carnivore son. Lucky for him NY strip steaks were on sale. Tomorrow is green pozole with chicken as the meat and the green is tomatillos, avocados, and serrano peppers. With white hominy, of course. It wouldn't be pozole without that.
Our weather forecast was actually spot on for a change. Our low was 38*—it was mild and sunny with a high of 64*—mowing the yard was actually quite pleasant. With the cooler weather it just seemed like the thing to do. Tonight we are going to have chili over rice topped with Sargento shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine always match up well for us with this meal. Hope everyone’s afternoon/evening is a good one. Life is good in Gator Nation!
It was 55 F yesterday morning with strong winds in Gainesville and today it was 45 F with much lower winds when I walked my dog for her morning walk. Today was more pleasant.
Making progress with my son. I asked if he wanted a rub on his steak. Sometimes I grill them naked, sometimes I sprinkle them with sugar, but I really like them with a thin rub of freshly ground black pepper and Kosher salt. He wanted the last option.
Tonight we’ll be grilling wings with a cold tray as our side. Simple, but always oh, so good. Our days continue to be quite pleasant—perhaps a touch warmer (52* for a low/74* for a high) but very much diminished humidity. This makes our outside work in our yard much more comfortable. The back porch time this time of year is quite enjoyable as we watch the day wind down into its sunset. An adult refreshment or two always adds to the relaxation of this time of day. Life is good in Gator Nation!
Last night was a disaster. I had the "green" pozole on its final simmer and fell asleep. Too much sleep lost with the election the night before. It got burned. My wife woke me up with a slice from the new Satchel's pizza place on SW 4th Ave in Gainesville. It was their take on deep dish and it was OK. But I got a good night's sleep last night and I am making tacos. Pico de gallo and guac already prepared. I added some epazote to my normal the pico de gallo recipe.
I hear ya about the sleep loss, Lurk. I feel like I've been in a funk all week. But this afternoon got back on track and now feeling back in the groove, thankfully. I woke up Tuesday morning with a killer headache which never fully went away until Wednesday. The saving grace has been the weather with those lower temps and humidity. Friend of mine called this morning and said he and his partner are going down south tomorrow to pick up palms. Some nice Spindles and also Cuban Royals and a few other odds and ends. I told him I'm full up at the moment but thanks anyway. I'm giving him some of my purple Crinums when he gets back. I need to make more space here. I've also been thinking about the prospect of putting a small cottage on the property for my Mom to live in so we can delay her going into assisted living more. Right now she's still in her own home about a 10 minute drive from me. Too far for what I envision would be the best care she could get without going into a facility. I contacted the city here and got the details on their requirements, all of which can easily be met. This concept has a couple names....ADU's and also Granny Pods. I'm going to get some cost info together and then give it some more thought. Will talk to Mom at some point too, of course, if I feel it's a viable option. You can get modular homes now but I also know a few builders here so there's also some options. One good thing about he new time change is when working on landscape lighting you can start on it earlier. Can't wait for the game Saturday - I think we'll do well. Go Gators!
We are going with round 2 on the pot of chili that I made earlier in the week. I think like most all meat sauces chili always seems to be really good the second time you heat it up. Again, it’s served over a bed of rice and topped with Sargento shredded sharp cheddar. I have to say that I would be remiss if I didn’t say that there will also be chili cheese dogs for lunch Saturday. Both of these meals go quite well with ice cold longnecks, so there ya go! Ms. Jan I’m sure will stick with her chilled wine. Life is good in Gator Nation!
What meat was the chili? Venison makes great chili and I am not talking about the Electric Koolaid Acid Test book.
Last night we went to a friend's house and had subpar Thai from somewhere not called Wah Ha Ha. We thought we would give them a try. Tonight I grilled burgers. Much better.
