August 27, 2006
Jackin' the Meat
Guess what? Go ahead. Guess what I did yesterday?
Ok - I'll spill.
I went out. Yep - I had plans for a Saturday night. AND it didn't include work. Woohoo.
I was lucky enough to be invited over to Contagion and Ktreva's place. Seems Contagion was in the mood to grill.
Holy Shit. He wasn't kidding. As soon as I arrived I could smell it. The most heavenly scent of slow grillin' pork. My mouth started watering......
Then, THEN he takes me out to show me the grill. If I was hungry before the sight of all that meat, slow roasting over hot coals, swimmin' in BBQ sauce - well, you tell me? Wouldn't THIS kick your appetite into over drive?
But such perfection takes time. So we waited. My mouth continually watering. Finally he steps into the living room and announces Dinner!
I hope I didn't hurt Ktreva as I pushed my way into the kitchen.....
Baked beans and potato salad accompanied the centerpiece - and it was good. It was really good. It was better than good.
And he even had a theme to the meal. Jack Daniels. (huh - Contagion planning a meal around Jack Daniels. Whoda thunk!)
Drinks? Oh yeah, we had drinks. I had the opportunity to sample his famous Jackaritas. Holy Shit. Really Good. Really REALLY good. And I'm not a Jack fan. (Oops, there goes any chance of gettin' invited back....)
Oh, and just so you know there was dessert too. But we had to wait for Clone to go to bed. It was Tipper Cake. Made with, of course, Jack Daniels. Fudgy and rich. From what I understand it consists of chocolate flavored Jack Daniels, and eggs that came from a chicken raised on Jack Daniels and then soaked in Jack Daniels for about 50 years. It was yummy. But I had to whimp out - too rich after all that yummy bbq.
As we sat and watched my Buc's suck wind in the last preseason game, Wes from Bodhran (Drum) Roll stopped by. What a wonderful way to end the evening. I hadn't seen him since Wolf Fest so it was great to catch-up.
All in all - it was the PERFECT way to spend a Saturday night.
So, what'd you do?????
Posted by Tammi at August 27, 2006 07:10 AM | TrackBack... mercy, this makes me want to grill ribs tonight...
Posted by: Eric at August 27, 2006 08:02 AMNothing as exciting as you, apparently! Had a couple of caesars with the hubby and just relaxed, and looked over some car sites/specs on the Net for my big "car-shopping" day tomorrow!
Posted by: Lisa W. at August 27, 2006 11:37 AMWell Darlin' I was thinkin of you as I kept checkin out the bucs between inning breaks from my Mets.
Let's hope they were just slackin off B4 their season opener.
Glad U had fun & yummy eats
Posted by: michele at August 27, 2006 01:27 PMHmmm....that title sure gets your attention!
Posted by: Sissy at August 27, 2006 03:20 PMMost women don't like Jack Daniel's, so I can forgive that. I'm glad you enjoyed it, the next time I'm in a grilling mood would you like to know in advance?
Posted by: Contagion at August 27, 2006 06:02 PMContagion? Does the sun rise in the east? (damn - I hope I got that right!) Yes Please. :-)
Posted by: Tammi at August 27, 2006 06:10 PMThe Jacarita were good huh??
Well I guess I will have to try one out....just to check.
Yummmmm that does sound darn good. I am glad you made it out.
Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at August 27, 2006 07:42 PMWe had a fiesta where your mexican manicotti was a big hit as were my adobo steak fajitas. mmmm.
Posted by: oddybobo at August 28, 2006 09:22 AM