I will never buy into the hype that fish are relaxing. When I was in college and home for the summer one year, my parents bought a tank and put in a bunch of fish. It was cool for about a week, but then the so-called angel fish was soon pecking all the other ones to death. Basically serial murder playing out right in front of us. That's gonna bring the ole stress levels down. Then there was the tank - jeezus that thing was a pain in the ass to clean. Never, ever, ever will I own a fish. Fortunately my daughter has never shown an interest in them because it will be one less thing I have to say "hell to the no!"
Well, just two that lived with us for most of my senior year, but, I was pissed. But, I was also drunk a lot, so my negotiating skills were impaired on a regular basis. Also, I was gone to Colorado for the Winter and they never came in my bedroom. I'm not allergic or anything, and didn't contribute to the food or vet bills, so they generally didn't bother me. I'm a runner. That's my primary form of regular exercise. I do it because it doesn't matter how fast or slow I go, I can do it alone on whatever schedule I like, it takes very little investment in gear / equipment, I can (and do) do it in just about any weather, and I can clear my head, daydream or think / plan about whatever I like with no distractions. I've done a couple marathons, but I don't do it for any kind of high or anything.
Let me say this... If you see me running, you might want to run too. I'm most likely out of ammo and something really bad is on my tail.
I will run on the treadmill for 15 minutes once or twice a week. I don't particularly enjoy it, but it is decent cardio since I am a very poor runner. I also force myself to keep up a challenging pace, whereas when I used to run outside during college I would plod along very slowly. I would rather challenge myself for 15 minutes and get it out of the way then go outside for half an hour. For the people who say it is mentally relaxing,I just don't get that. It takes all my mental energy to keep up the pace and not fall off the treadmill. I find more mental peace taking a smelly dook than any form of running, ever.
Eh, I like it just because I can set my pace, but I might be a control freak. Running is a task I do to get out of the way, it is not a fun and leisure sort of thing.
I wanted to make a meatloaf on the grill for dinner. Then I realized that was really ambitious of me, and in this heat, I'm not trying to be ambitious at all.
I made shrimp po-boys for dinner last night with a side of red beans and rice. They came out great, but I really should have made a nice cool summer meal instead. The result was me standing over the stove and sweating for 45 minutes. My wife started to question why I was drinking beer so fast, and I offered her up the chance to finish the meal for me. Yeah, that was the last time we discussed my alcohol intake for the evening.
I've been trying playing with recipes to cook when it's so hot outside for a while. So far I really like Prosciutto and anything, usually tomato slices and fresh mozzerala or cottage cheese. Another huge winner was an asparagus & pancetta baked risotto. Yeah the oven was on, but the risotto itself was amazing.
If you like prosciutto, try a caprese sandwich. Find yourself some nice ciabatta bread cut it in half and dress it with good olive oil, black pepper, and kosher salt. Then add your thinly sliced prosciutto, followed by tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese. Finish it with some julienned basil and there you have it. Really good and really easy. Some people like to use a little balsamic vinegar as well, but I think it takes over the sandwich. Edit: Also, if you have the means, buy prosciutto di parma and not the crap they have in the deli case. The stuff melts in your mouth. You'll thank me later.
That will fall right through the grates. You'd have to tinfoil it and at the point, just put it in the oven and skip sweating your vulva off. You wouldn't get that much charcoal flavor like that. Apparently the key to meatloaf is to lacquer the top in ketchup. Seals in all the juice. Hate on Bobby Flay all you want, but that huge tittied ginger can make a meatloaf: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/roasted-vegetable-meatloaf-with-balsamic-glaze-recipe/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobb ... index.html</a> That topping is killer.
Everyone needs to raise a glass of Single Barrel tonight, Elmer T died today, 93 year's old. <a class="postlink" href="http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1400172" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1400172</a> If you don't have any single barrel, Buffalo Trace will work.
No. Wrong. The secret is to wrap it in bacon. THAT seals in the juices. No seriously. You can also tuck a boiled egg inside. SURPRISE EGGS