12/02/10 - 20:51
When I was writing this year’s 5th annual Looking Back, Looking Ahead blog entry I realized I has a really good year. I have been trying to analyze why this year worked out so well. It certainly wasn’t any one thing, I think it was a combination of items that may have come together to make the total greater than the sum of the parts. Writing this down on the form of a blog entry may help me understand it better too.
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06/01/10 - 15:23
Saturday was my mothers birthday and I wanted to make a special meal for her. When folks get into their 80’s you don’t know just how many more birthdays you’ll celebrate with them. One problem is my mother doesn’t ask for much. I offered to make her anything she’d like and she picked hamburgers. Now she does really like hamburgers, but I also think it is a case she doesn’t want me to do what she perceives to be a lot of work. I think she sometimes forgets that her “work” is my pleasure-at least most days. This blog entry will detail the process I went through to make this special meal and also discuss a couple interesting things that happened along the way. This includes a mistake that could have turned out far worse than it did.
Read More...Tags: Beans, Jalapeno Poppers, Smokehouse Burger
04/19/10 - 12:44
On the occasion of my parents 55th wedding anniversary I wanted to make a special meal where I cooked all of the items. I had several reasons for this: First and foremost I wanted to give my mother the day off. She usually offers to make one or more veggies or the salad and for this particular meal I wanted to give her the day off. Secondly I wanted to attempt a good old fashioned meal where I made everything from scratch including the main course and all of the veggies. No instant potatoes, no gravy in a jar, no microwave steamer bags of veggies, no fresh baked but store bought rolls. It was an ambitious undertaking since it involved using the grill, smoker, stove and oven together and more than one person told me I was crazy in those words or a more politically correct version of that.
Read More...Tags: Roast Beef, Grilled Carrots, Rustic Rolls