On the weekends, we give our dog, Bear, an ice cream treat for dogs (Frosty Paws). Last weekend, when I opened up the treat for her, I saw an alien looking out at me . . .
Food & Dining
Comfort Food
Since it was a dark and rainy day today, Damsel prepared one of our favorite “comfort food” dishes – chicken and dumplings. Day-yam – I swear it is the best batch she ever made. Now, I’m too full to blog so click on the picture above and see if you can refrain from drooling on your keyboard.
Sunday Dinner – Grilled Pork Tenderloin
We have had pretty good success with pork tenderloin when we grill it with a honey-mustard glaze. Today, Damsel made some apple compoté and baked broccoli/cauliflower au gratin to serve with this delectable entree. Click on the image below to enlarge.
Revised Sunday Schedule & Rib Roast
Damsel and I decided to stay home from the range today. We wanted to watch football (we have the DirecTV NFL SuperFan package in HD). We also wanted to relax and prepare our Sunday dinner without the shooting and cleaning sessions. We’re going to move the shooting to another weekday, now that I’m retired.
For dinner, we grilled up a prime rib cut an inch-and-a-half thick. We also had a couple of twice-baked stuffed potatoes and steamed broccoli on the side. What a great meal – we had to walk it off afterward like we do most Sunday dinners.
Not to brag, but I nailed the grilling of the rib on the barbecue. We prepared the roast by rubbing it with olive oil and coarse black pepper. I then took it to a very hot grill and seared it on both sides. After browning over the high temperature, I backed the fire off and roasted the meat for about a half hour, turning it halfway through. I took it off of the grill when the internal temperature got up to 130°F. It was nice and pink when we cut into it. Damsel and I split this one cut and still had leftovers for a steak salad later this week.
Please stop drooling on your keyboard. For a closer drool, click on the image above.
Rubik’s Cube Sandwich
Found on Kini’s Hawaiian Website:
We got a good laugh at this when we saw it. I guess the idea is to get all the cheddar, provolone, jack cheese, etc., in alignment in order to eat it. Right?
If, for some reason, you have no idea what a Rubik’s Cube is, visit Wikipedia, where the following description may be found:
The Rubik’s Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernõ Rubik. Originally called the “Magic Cube”, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toys in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that year. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes have sold worldwide making it the world’s top-selling puzzle game. It is widely considered to be the world’s best-selling toy.
In a classic Rubik’s Cube, each of the six faces is covered by 9 stickers, among six solid colours (traditionally white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow). A pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be a solid colour. Similar puzzles have now been produced with various numbers of stickers, not all of them by Rubik. The original 3×3×3 version celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2005.
July Fourth Table Centerpiece
We hope everyone is enjoying their Independence Day. We certainly are enjoying ours. I placed this bouquet on the table to add some patriotic decor to our weekend feasting.
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Weekend BBQ Feast Fondly Remembered
I wanted to blog about this last weekend, but things have been hectic around here. Hopefully, things will settle down after this week and we can get back to normal.
Anyhow, this is the wonderful meal we had after our regular Sunday shoot. I had a beef tri-tip roast in the freezer and had been wanting to roast it on the BBQ for a while now. Damsel prepared some Danish stuffed potatoes and crookneck squash in a tomato sauce as side dishes. Day-yam this was good. I had leftovers from this sumptuous meal today – mm mm. Click the image for the life-sized drool-inducing view.
I pity the poor vegetarian/vegan community . . .