Good 51ยบ cloudy pressure dropping morning.
In a few days
all of you who are not Irish, will be! A reminder, if you
are cooking your own corned beef for St. Paddy's... put it in the Crock*Pot and
cover it with Guinness beer! OMG. Makes the BEST corned beef
ever!
St. Paddy's Day Corned Beef
4 # corned
beef
2/3 cup brown
sugar
1-2 large
cans or bottles Guinness Draught beer
Don't use that packet of spices included with the
corned beef, they aren't needed.
Place corned
beef in Crock*Pot. Rub the brown sugar on the entire corned beef, including the
bottom. Gently pour the beer around and gently over the beef to wet the sugar.
Cook on low for 8-9 hours.
You can add
in the cabbage/potatoes/carrots with the brisket about an hour before it's
finished cooking or cook separately.
Today is a special birthday, my friend Vanette Downie Ford Christensen.... (LASD ret, Temple Stn and ELA Sgt) HAPPY BIRTHDAY VANETTE! (with her groom, Gary)
Ok, here is jealously in a sad way. Poor pup!!!!!
Speaking of cats...
Another fun video from Ike...
Cats actually liking water...
Historically this date...
1910 – Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vented to
atmosphere.
1951 – Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.
1964 – A jury in Dallas, Texas, finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.1995 – Space Exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on-board a Russianlaunch vehicle.
And births this date
include....
1863 – Casey Jones, American railroad engineer (d.
1900)
1879 – Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1914 – Lee Petty, American race car driver (d.
2000)
Lee Petty is shown here with son,
Richard, grandson, Kyle and great-grandson, Adam in a 1999 photo.
Sadly, Lee Petty passed away on April
5, 2000 and Adam died tragically about a month later in a racing incident when
he was practicing with a Busch series car at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway.
Racing was in their blood right on down
the line from Lee.
1920 – Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (d.
2001)
1928 – Frank Borman, American astronaut and
CEO
1933 – Sir Michael Caine, British actor
1946 – Steve Kanaly, American actor
1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor and
comedian
The other night I watched a Public TV show about John Denver. He was such
an awesome entertainer! OMG, he could write a song at the drop of a hat. Here
are three I can't get out of my mind. I keep singing them over and over:
Annie's Song
Country Roads
Leaving on a Jet Plane
This photograph by Vanessa Hicks has generated a lot of comments. A lot of
them are not good and I don't understand why. Here is a military father holding
his baby in an American Flag. God bless our military and God bless our flag.
This is an awesome photo as far as I am concerned. It is NOT desecrating the
flag, but honoring it. Nothing more precious to all of us than our children!
GREAT job Vanessa!!!
Yesterday it was Bruiser's turn at the vets. He only needed a shot, but
packing him into that cat carrier is always a HUGE challenge! Vet says he looks
great but he also needs his teeth cleaned. Otherwise very healthy.
After his shot I stopped at the Senior Center and got Dude's new license.
Handy, I don't have to go all the way to Medford!
Dinner was Omaha (not the other O word! Whenever my friend Trish writes about cooking Omaha steaks I have to look twice to see that it's not the OVamit word!!!) steaks on the waffle iron... since
I can't find my George Foreman!
I also cooked a yam, cut in half, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled
with garlic salt, into the casserole Crock*Pot for 2½ hours in an inch or so of
water.
Then I sprinkled (not too much) the steaks with Blazin Blends Memphis Style
Barbecue Seasoning...
and if you are interested in buying...
Turned on the waffle iron to high and heated it up, sprayed with cooking
spray..added the steaks, pressed down the top and held it for about 1 minute
(using a pot holder!) and let them cook for 5 minutes.
OMGOOD, EASY, and you put the waffle iron plates in the dishwasher!
Check this out... as I have said before, waffle irons are a NECESSITY!
All I know. Happy Saturday. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
March 14th
National Pi Day
I laughed at this one:
National Pi Day celebrates Pi, a mathematical concept and a number that
never ends....at least no one has found the end yet. Often, we round it off to
3.14. If you are a mathematician, this is your day. For National Pi Day is a
celebration of mathematics. And, more specifically.... it celebrates "Pi".
Today is the birthday physicist Albert Einstein. Einstein was born on March
14, 1879. The date is also represented as 3.14. We strongly suspect some
combination of these two facts is why someone created the day on March 14th.
However, "Pi" was around long before Albert Einstein was born.
also it is National Potato Chip Day:
Wow, gotta try some of these Lay's flavors!!!
National
Potato Chip Day celebrates the ever popular potato chip. Potato Chips are
America's #1 snack food. But, its not just a snack food. Its the potato of
choice for many lunchtime and dinner meals. Regular (or plain) potato chips are
by far the most popular. Other popular flavors are barbecue, sour cream &
onion, oil & vinegar, and ranch.
Did
you Know? Potato chips were first
made by Chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, NY on August 24, 1853. Americans
have been in love with them ever since.
Make
your own potato chips! Its easy to do. The kids will love it, and so will
you. Find
out how.
Celebrating
National Potato Chip Day is easy.... eat potato chips during meals and
snacks.
