So besides the weekend’s technological trials and tribulations, what else happened?
On Saturday we decided that since roho, genet, and colliedoc were coming over, a tasty grilled dinner would be in order. We laid out where we needed to go, but the circle slowly got wider. See, we needed some really good corn on the cob, and while Garden Fresh Market’s isn’t bad, I think the best corn around is from Stade’s Farm Market, so a detour to McHenry was added. And heck, as long as we were going that way, if we want really good steaks, we were going to need to go to our favorite butcher at Antioch Packing House. The farm stand was delightful, as expected, and we picked up some fresh peppers, beefsteak tomatoes, and some delicious apple-cinnamon bread along with the corn. And Antioch Packing House always has good ground beef and bacon, so we had to get some of those while we got the 1.5″ thick New York strip steaks. Stopping by Garden Fresh, I got some asparagus and some other goodies. Once the Tivo was up and running, I fired up the grill and I grilled the asparagus with a garlic-rosemary-lemon vinaigrette that was divine. The steaks cooked up perfectly, and the rest of the meal (as well as the company) was excellent!
On Sunday we unfortunately had to bow out from magicpaw‘s birthday shindig (we’ll make it up to you, we promise!). While we were out picking up the networking gadgets we needed, I wanted a quick and cheap lunch. Hey, there’s a White Castle! I haven’t been to one of those in over a decade. And after having eaten there, I can safely say it’ll be at least another decade, because that was just plain nasty. Once we got everything up and running, the rest of the afternoon was spent lazing around relaxing, and scheduling our Tivo to fill up with weird, random programming.
And now it’s Monday. It should be a quiet week, though it looks like Dan will be working late on Thursday and Friday. Hmm, maybe I’ll actually get around to start that Harry Potter book this week (sorry Roho! 🙂
You know..sometimes I think you need to put a warning on your posts.
Im sitting here reading and getting so darn HUNGRY!!!
Hungry bear = bad
LOL
Are you new to this journal? {snicker} I sometimes talk about food, y’know 😉 Though this has been noted in the past…
No no.. not new, I have been reading your journal for quite some time, I just don’t comment very often.
I think you just caught me at a particularly hungry moment : )
Let me know in advance sometime and I’ll bring corn less then 12 hour off the stock. 2 of my uncles farm some really big corn bean crops.
Like I said before 7 hours away from you guys isn’t that far. :x)
Ah, but is it sweet corn or feed corn? Mind you, I have no idea how to tell the difference on the stalk, but hey, we have a corn expert we can call on 🙂
And y’know, we need to get you down here some weekend to hang out. Maybe go to a restaurant where the “entertainment” doesn’t cause homicidal urges. And there’s always New Year’s, of course…
Oh very much sweet. What? You think I would feed you what pigs eat?!?! :xP
Oh and as for White Castle!….dude. There are better ways to commit suicide. That is the assumption on what you where doing since no one who likes life goes to THE CASTLE.
Tell me about it, I looked at him odd when he suggested it, like some weird alien took him over… Alas, the gutbomb strikes again!
I think some people just have a genetic hatred for the slider. Me on the other hand, can down them like popcorn. Might be the Mexican in me that keeps my stomach from rebelling : )
Although its not the type of food I spend a lot of time eating. In fact i cant remember the last time I did, but at one point in my life..I think I had them at least once a week
In order to appreciate good food it is sometimes necessary to experience bad food for comparison’s sake. And having done so, we don’t need to do that again for a long, long time 🙂
Actually, the best corn around is probably from my parents’ sweet corn patch…and they happen to have planted too much this year. I should send Roho in their direction. 🙂
And we were within a couple miles of their place when we were heading home from Antioch Packing House, too. Phooey!
White Castle isn’t good food, unless you’re craving it, then it’s the best stuff on earth. They’re not lying when they talk about the crave in their commercials. I tend to go a year or two between. I mostly crave their shakes and cheesesticks. OH, and their garlic chicken sandwitches … you know it’s good when I go “Damn, that’s a lot of garlic!”