Homebrewskys... Orange whips ...Deliciousnesses

They're delicious. And so easy to make I don't know why I don't make more. Oh, wait, I do make more...when I run out and then sometimes before I am out so I have more to drink when I need it, though, lately, like this blog, I have been lax on my brewing. The good news is that I just bottled a dozen 16 oz. bottles of my George Washington's Own Historically Inappropriat Goat Riot Ale.



It should be good. If it's not, at least it'll be drinkable. It's a wonderful brown ale of toasted oats and rye that my friends H & J helped me whip up. I based it on a recipe that the First Commander In Chief had in his Diary. (Yeah, I read books, too)


I also enjoy the making of the labels for my beers and sometimes get the inspiration for my beers from a picture. Or something someone says. Or a nickname.



The Vanilla Gorilla was a coffee vanilla brew that was inspired by my former trainer's boyfriend's nickname. Yeah, see, he's a huge dude that plays semi-pro football for the Madison Mustangs. Plus he has a great sense of humor.

I haven't yet done a nice, hearty stout, so maybe that one will be my next concoction. Of course, it goes without saying even though I'm gonna say it: I'm open to suggestions.

here's the thing...

...i try to enjoy culture and the arts as much as i can, because, let's face it, i can use as much culture and artistic input as i can get.

but man. it was hard to stomach what i just saw. gilbert and sullivan are famous for their musical theater the world over and i felt lucky that i was gifted 2 tickets to go see the pirates of penzance. so i went with an open mind and ready to be entertained...but i was just not. and i realize i'm not some fancy theater critic who knows the all about its when it comes to theater and productions and all, but this was just bad. the first issue was the sound. when it was just the bass and baritones singing, the sound was great. every word was clear and you could totally understand the songs and hear it all and appreciate the witty lyrics. but anything above that range was just higher pitched noise that ran together and was incomprehensible. yes, the very merry model of a merry modern major general song was awesome and the guy that sang it did a great job. hilarious and he stole the show...but he shouldn't have. he wasn't the lead. he didn't have the choice parts to drive the story. he was a side character that was well played and did a great job. that's all he should have been, but because the sound was so bad and the stage direction was as lame as it was (there were literally moments when people were hitting super high operatic octaves while they ran across stage [okay, that's tough and i respect it, but why have them do it?] or players were not singing and they stood there in the background not or only just slightly moving when they could have been doing something, anything interesting) he gets the highlight because he had the toughest song to sing and he nailed it. the other characters, frederic, his girl ...whatever, the pirate king what's his name, and the rest who could have had great moments on stage just kind of accepted that the crowd was there to hear the modern major general and went through the motions.

i sat through the whole thing, but could have left after the first act was over. i don't want to bore you, dear reader, with the other inane details and nit-pickiness of my poor critique, but suffice it to say that i can say i have seen pirates and let's leave it at that.

until next time i can only hope you see something far more entertaining and better staged.
keep it between the lines and play from the tips,
e

it's good to know things work out for people from your past

The Explosion

I say THE because truthfully, there is but one meat: Pork. And really the best way to eat pork, besides all of it's super awesome other cuts, is in bacon form. But sometimes, one gets tired of just bacon by itself. Where's the sense of adventure that comes with eating bacon now that you've had bacon for all of the years you've had bacon?

I'll tell you: The Bacon Explosion.

Yes, that's right. That recipe that was so wide spread after the New York Times picked up the story made it's way across my plate on Super Bowl Sunday (I know, I'm a little late in posting this, but you should totally read my previous post and STFU).

...And on the 8th day, He created Pork. And it was good.

Especially when you take some cooked bacon, mushrooms, onions, and roasted red peppers and wrap them in 2 lbs. of sausage, then wrap that in a weaved mat of bacon, cover it in a delicious rub, then put it on the smoker...or grill. Either way, it is so very worth it.

I'll let you enjoy the pictures and let them speak for the rest of it. I know it looks a little burned, but there was *small* grease fire (Weird) but it worked out...Okay, yeah, it was delicious!

It's been awhile...

...and I apologize.

I got into the whole Facebook thing and then with the kid and all...

Anyway, the point is this: life is a busy thing.

I'll be back soon with new adventures and new posts. Probably not crazy pictures...oh, yes, crazy pictures too.

Hang in there. Thanks for waiting on me.
E