The Vent - Part Trois

[Varba 0]

I baked a bundt cake today. Chocolate. Want me to slice a piece on your mother board?

MMM... cake.

[lgg 2]

Yeah, i'd been saying since I got here that I needed a few more things for my kitchen and my husband very sweetly ordered them and had them delivered here --- i was very touched by his paying attention and kindness so... he gets his very own chocolate bundt cake.

MMM... cake.

[Varba 0]

Yeah, i'd been saying since I got here that I needed a few more things for my kitchen and my husband very sweetly ordered them and had them delivered here --- i was very touched by his paying attention and kindness so... he gets his very own chocolate bundt cake.

Yes. I have learned it's a good thing to listen and pay attention when Peachey says she wishes she had X.

I try to cook up something nice once a week for date night.

Last week was a colossal failure - we were supposed to watch the blue jays game together - I thought it was at 7... so I decided to grill up some chicken in pretend tailgating style - and then serve popcorn and pop during the game.

When I got home, I found out it was the top of the 7th inning (game started at 3, not 7). So I cranked up the grill, and threw the chicken on quick.

Then I came in to cut up the limes, pineapple, asparagus, and zucchini (I was trying to make a nice sweet flavor to go with the sharp jerk seasoning I rubbed into the chicken).

I looked out on the porch, and there was a LOT of smoke. Ran out and opened the lid to flames shooting 3ft high and my chicken being black. =(

The legs dropped too much fat too quickly and started a fire, so we killed the gas as best we could and let the fire burn out (took about 10 minutes) and then I tried to skin the black off the chickens and re-fire them (as they were ice cold on the inside).

Afterwards, I realized I singed off most of the hair on my right arm trying to save the chicken.

The game ended before I managed to get everything cooked, and when I served it, I realized that the foil had ripped on the veggies draining all the lime/pineapple juice so the veggies tasted bland... and the veggies hadn't cooked the whole way through. That plus the chicken had that distinct burnt to a crisp flavor going.

*sigh*

We ate it anyhow, and Peachey pretended she liked it. You had to imagine what it should have tasted like.

This week Peachey offered to give me a break from date night surprise cooking.

[lgg 2]

Awwww, well the effort was certainly there, that's for sure. I think it's nice that you went through all that. I'm the cook in the house and I prefer it that way -- makes me very happy to cook good, healthy things for us.

We got a grill too, a charcoal one as I prefer that adn i learned that anything that's been marinated needs to be drained REALLY well before you place it over the fire otherwise you douse your own fire out. yeah. Happened. last week. had to keep the chicken in the oven for a bit while I refired up the grill.

Yes. I have learned it's a good thing to listen and pay attention when Peachey says she wishes she had X.

I try to cook up something nice once a week for date night.

Last week was a colossal failure - we were supposed to watch the blue jays game together - I thought it was at 7... so I decided to grill up some chicken in pretend tailgating style - and then serve popcorn and pop during the game.

When I got home, I found out it was the top of the 7th inning (game started at 3, not 7). So I cranked up the grill, and threw the chicken on quick.

Then I came in to cut up the limes, pineapple, asparagus, and zucchini (I was trying to make a nice sweet flavor to go with the sharp jerk seasoning I rubbed into the chicken).

I looked out on the porch, and there was a LOT of smoke. Ran out and opened the lid to flames shooting 3ft high and my chicken being black. =(

The legs dropped too much fat too quickly and started a fire, so we killed the gas as best we could and let the fire burn out (took about 10 minutes) and then I tried to skin the black off the chickens and re-fire them (as they were ice cold on the inside).

Afterwards, I realized I singed off most of the hair on my right arm trying to save the chicken.

The game ended before I managed to get everything cooked, and when I served it, I realized that the foil had ripped on the veggies draining all the lime/pineapple juice so the veggies tasted bland... and the veggies hadn't cooked the whole way through. That plus the chicken had that distinct burnt to a crisp flavor going.

*sigh*

We ate it anyhow, and Peachey pretended she liked it. You had to imagine what it should have tasted like.

This week Peachey offered to give me a break from date night surprise cooking.

[Varba 0]

Awwww, well the effort was certainly there, that's for sure. I think it's nice that you went through all that. I'm the cook in the house and I prefer it that way -- makes me very happy to cook good, healthy things for us.

We got a grill too, a charcoal one as I prefer that adn i learned that anything that's been marinated needs to be drained REALLY well before you place it over the fire otherwise you douse your own fire out. yeah. Happened. last week. had to keep the chicken in the oven for a bit while I refired up the grill.

Peachey prefers gas grills or I'da prolly went with a charcoal one as well. =)

[lgg 2]

Though I get the 'gas' people nothing beats charcoal, man! nothing1 I love my Weber grill so much.

Peachey prefers gas grills or I'da prolly went with a charcoal one as well. =)

[trailmix 77]

Peachey prefers gas grills or I'da prolly went with a charcoal one as well. =)

I'm sorry about your chicken fiasco varba, but it did make me laugh outloud!

[The_Dude 1,142]

Though I get the 'gas' people nothing beats charcoal, man! nothing1 I love my Weber grill so much.

Actually, there is something that beats charcoal.....wood. Red oak is a phenomenal wood to use for BBQ. It's very subtle and doen't give meats and other stuff too much of a smokey flavor. Mmmmmm God I wish i had room for a nice big BBQ, but our landlord is a douche.

[Sprailenes 47]

Yea last year I went out and bought a nice charcoal grill, only to find out the township in which I live doesn't allow them.

Fvckers.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Yea last year I went out and bought a nice charcoal grill, only to find out the township in which I live doesn't allow them.

Fvckers.

Yeah, but in May, you can tell them to go ** themselves when you move into your new place.

[lgg 2]

Oh yeah, course! Wood! I have some hickory chips that I'll soak and lay in the coals if I want that. and what? Places dont' allow charcoal grills? I suppose it might be because of the smoke, I'd imagine.

That sucks the suck...

Yeah, but in May, you can tell them to go ** themselves when you move into your new place.

[The_Dude 1,142]

My vent for the day is Windows 7 (64 bit edition). It's great and it allows you to expend the performance of your computer..... but, a majority of programs aren't compatible with it. Many are, but on a limited basis.

[Sprailenes 47]

Yeah, but in May, you can tell them to go ** themselves when you move into your new place.

Nah... will still be in the same township.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Nah... will still be in the same township.

That is really gay that a town can restrict things like that. Next you'll tell me that they've outlawed fireworks.

[Revenesque 2]

Raven, can't you borrow a Canadian car seat for the time you are still in Canada and then use the one you bought in the US to move to the US or in the US?

That's a good idea.

I think I'll just tell the hospital car-seat enforcer that the baby is coming home straight to Seattle