Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

First day at the new job. Just went with canned soup (split pea & ham) and grilled cheese when I got home.

My wife is probably more excited than I am about this new chapter… but she realized that she now has to make her own salad.

Great win today… 3 in a row. Nice!

 

Tonight we’re going to have pulled pork sandwiches, BBQ baked beans, Ms. Jan’s homemade coleslaw, and French fries.

The back porch is open and the Yeti is restocked with ice cold longnecks. Ms. Jan’s wine is chilled and ready to go.

The Braves are going up against the Mets and are set to start. Scherzer vs Morton.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

About a month ago, I decided on a peach / rum smoothie drink. Got the Nutri Bullet out, loaded it w/ frozen fresh peaches (bought fresh, ripened, cut into cubes and froze them), poured rum in and decided it needed something. So like the ding dong I am at times, I pour diet cola in it, with some shaved ice and hit on. It exploded out the sides, bottom, etc due to the fizz in the cola. Pieces of peach 10+ feet away. On the floor, the ceiling, on the cabinets, all over me. Just as I start gathering towels etc to clean up, wife walks in. Not good.

Now to something good, did salmon last nite on a bed of fresh spinach which had a touch of S&P and olive oil with home made fresh pesto on top of the salmon. Hmm good.

 

350—

That’s both hilarious and good at the same time. Once upon a time my MIL (RIP) before we had to move her into the nursing home put liquid DAWN in her automatic dishwasher—I’ve never seen soap suds like that in my entire life…..

 

Speaking of pesto, I need to go back and find Stanley Tucci (actor) who did the 22 regions of Italy show. He did the original pesto recipe which is somewhat different than how it is commonly made in USA. That show was interesting, particularly one on Parmesan cheese (must be this certain white cow) and Bolognese recipe with veal and bacon.

 

Tonight we’re having homemade chicken’n’rice with grilled cheese sandwiches done in the cast iron frying pan.

We’re house and pets sitting for Alan & Abbey as they’re on their honeymoon on an isolated Dominican island for the week.

The weather has been nice—50’s in the evening and 75-82* daytime (without our Panhandle humidity).

Adult beverages of choice fit this weather perfectly.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Tonight we’re going to have Mongolian beef with mixed vegetables over fried rice.

We’ve had some pretty sporty weather through here the last couple of days. Rain, wind, thunder & lightning and a little bit of hail mixed in.

Hopefully everyone is enjoying their days prior to the CWS getting started.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Mmmmmmm good!

 

Was off today, so was able to put together a pot of jambalaya. Made black eyed peas & corn on cob as well. And for the wife …I cut up a few chicken breasts and fried them up with garlic …to go along with her salads.

I’ve been getting home around 6 most nights, since I started the new job. I’m generally just too exhausted to cook but my wife has tried to do her best to help out. So most nights I either just go with a sandwich or defrost some leftovers of something out of the freezer. I did pick up some nice looking ribeyes today at the store. If the weather cooperates that will be at least one night this weekend.

 

Meatloaf using 85/15 ground beef from the University of Florida Animal Sciences Meat Dept. $3.00/lb in 2 lb frozen tubes. They open a small store to the public every Friday. Bi-Color corn on the cob and black-eyed peas.