Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

As we all know, unexpected events can tend to lead to unexpected changes. Yesterday afternoon we had a plumbing issue with our kitchen sinks and unfortunately our 25’ snake was not enough to solve the problem. So, the kitchen was shut down and we opted to picking up Cobb Salads topped with fried chicken fingers. Here we have limited options to choose from so we went with Zaxby’s.


So now we are back on track for the meal we planned for yesterday. Tonight we’ve got Ms. Jan’s homemade chicken’n’dumplings.

We’ve had an overcast/cloudy day here today with off and on showers.

Much more humid outside today so the back porch fans are going to accompany us with our adult libations.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Back in February I bought a Ryobi cordless drain auger - the smaller of the two with the 25' capacity. The larger one (quite a bit more expensive) has a 50' capacity.

So far it's done a decent job and well worth the money.

I noticed my kitchen sink isn't draining as fast as it should lately so probably time for another augering (is that a word?)

I forgot all about those chicken and dumplings...

 

This just in.....breaking news!

Chicken and Dumplings day is Tuesday!

Pappas Drive In Family Restaurant. - Home

This place is an institution here! Their menu:

 

Very pleasant morning started our day out at 58*—sunshine and blue sky. Our expected high for the day is 74*.

I’ll be grilling bone-in country cut ribs indirect over cherry wood smoke. And yes, y’all are correct — Pat’s Homade on the last two turns.

Inside we will have fresh steamed green cabbage, fresh bi-color cob corn, and home cut French fries.

Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will be enjoyed during the late afternoon and evening as we watch another beautiful sunset.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Since @GatorLurker was working on an all-day cook and came out “on time” and perfect internal temp for pulling rested Boston butts or pork shoulders I thought I would stick with one of our favorite “Football Saturday’s” meals.

Grilling wings with a cold tray as our side. It matches up well with paying attention to the game while you are eating.

Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine are ready to do their part as well.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Enjoyed your posts, gents! Always fun hearing what's on your menu!

When our game is a late one like this, I tend to avoid watching TV as much as possible and if I do it's movies, and in my case like Lurk it was Tom Hanks - but this time he was commanding an Apollo mission. I only watched a small part of it but enjoyed the entertainment while taking a quick break.

Worked outside most of the day until around 2pm when we started getting a drizzle that has continued. I also finished some landscape lighting work I was doing at a friend's house. I did the original work about 9 years ago so just updating and some repairs. Also a new transformer going from a 300w to a 120w, because we are using LEDs now. The old 300w that I put in it still working but the control buttons are corroded so we can't change any settings nor can we turn it on and off manually so I've been going over at night to verify the work I did. He's only a minute down the road and it gets dark early so easy peasey.

I'm having ground chuck burgers tonight during the game. I resisted getting a Big Joe's sub - for a second Saturday in a row!

Enjoy the game - and GO Gators!

 

Late this afternoon I’ll be putting a boneless half pork loin on the Egg indirect over cherry wood smoke.

Our sides will be Ms. Jan’s homemade Mac & Cheese, deviled eggs, and fresh crowder peas and okra. There will also be jalapeño cornbread.

Beautiful day here today. It started out at 49* and our high is predicted to be 68*.

Afternoon ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will again go along with the day winding down to its sunset.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Tomorrow is chicken and dumplings day.....yum!

 

Another crisp and beautiful day here today. The morning low was 38*, sunshine/blue skies, slightly breezy, and a high of 70*.

Ms. Jan is putting together her Mexican Quesadilla Casserole and refried beans this evening.

The ice cold longneck Pacifico’s with fresh lime wedges and chilled wine will be our refreshments for the evening as we tune in to our SEC+ scrimmage at the BRAND NEW BALL PARK! Obviously a lil’pumped about that!

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Ms. Jan's Mexican Quesadilla Casserole sounds amazing!!! You're a lucky man, Bill.

Weather here is about perfect right now. best part is the low (50's) humidity. Highs in the 70's....lows in the 60's. I feel like a human again...lol.....

Mission accomplished on the C&D's. They were pretty good but I think the last time I got 'em there they were a little better. The dumplings had a little bit of a flour taste to them. Guess I will make some myself next time.

Also, the Swiss miss was at Publix again today. She was bagging this time. I always bring in my own bags. Double-paper recycled over and over. Just easy to transport everything.

Publix is offering Thanksgiving Day dinners this year. I will look into this. It's just Mom and me so maybe this is the way to go.

My oldest brother, in Virginia, is having heart surgery today. Lot of work being done.
They are replacing both the mitral valve that was damaged with infection along with the aortic valve. They are also going to attempt to replace graphs from the previous bypass. He has several arteries that are 80% blocked. He asked if they were in there, to just fix everything they could. I have confidence the medical staff will do what is needed but am still concerned for my brother. He turned 73 in August and still has some years left in him, the good Lord willing.

Hang in there, Walt!