Recipe #12: Good Ground Round Burgers

Last night we made special burgers using ground round from Marv's Meats (http://marvsmeats.com/index.html) along with corn on the cob and pickles from our garden.

I began by forming the meat into a trough on a cookie sheet.

I whisked together garlic, dried garden herbs, and Worcestershire sauce, along with finely diced red onions.

I fried some Marv's bacon (oh this was so good - and on special this week!)

I asked Boomer how impressed he was so far.

I fried up some mushrooms and green pepper in butter and garlic for topping the burgers.

I dumped the onion mixture in the meat boat,

 

Then I made the pattys.

The corn we did on the stove top

I checked in with Gates and Ian hunting the National Treasure

I sliced our Marv's bakery buns and grilled them.

For serving, I put the mushrooms/peppers on the burgers after they were flipped, then the bacon, then the cheese (cheese always covers a multitude of toppings), then the fresh pickles. We ate them too fast to take a picture.

A real treat, to be sure. 

Les Miserables - 10th Anniversary Dream Cast in Concert

PBS has been showing the 25th Anniversary Concert lately - I prefer the 10th Anniversary version about 1000 times better.


But of course he now denies it, you'd expect that of a con.
But he couldn't run forever; no, not even Jean Valjean.

The Sound of Music - Do-Re-Mi (Reprise)

dumbass protesting questions

Here's what really gets me going...

You ask why Catholics do such and such or believe such and such, and then bring up one or two verses from Sacred Scripture (most of the time taken out of context) to support your protesting doctrine. 

Such and such has been done and believed by the Church since the time of Christ ffs! It was done and believed by the followers of Christ, and by the disciples of the followers of Christ, and by their children and by their congregations, and by those who ate the Lord's Supper with the followers of Christ, and by those who willingly GAVE UP THEIR LIVES for the faith, by those who were tortured and made to suffer UN-imaginable sorrows for the faith!!!

And you want to come with one or two Bible verses, trying to contradict a belief or custom of the Church that Christ founded?!??! Give me a !@#$% break.

You want your own rules, you don't want authority over you. That's why there are THOUSANDS of protesting denominations. Silly ass person.

You tell me why you are protesting.

WHAT AUTHORITY DO YOU HAVE TO PROTEST AND REVOLT?!?

The answer is 'none'. None but your own. Run your own ship, go right ahead.

"Resentment is like drinking poison, and waiting for the other person to die".

~Saint Augustine

“Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage: anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.”

             —St. Augustine 

Friday

Praising God, because He is worthy!

We were blessed with another beautiful summer morning here in southeast Lower Michigan, comfortable temperatures with gorgeous sunshine, and a slight breeze, aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.

It will soon be autumn, and football season, and baseball playoffs, with cooler temps, and longer shadows, and fewer bugs, and less conditioned air, and the beginning of 'the holidays'.

Our trip to Silver Lake next month is still a - go, and we are both eagerly anticipating the vacation.

...was now a 7-11

Paul Revere - Beastie Boys. not really - but enjoy

Iron Man

I really like the word queue.

My devotional this morning asked me what I would do if I had a hundred sheep and lost one.

I began to think about one percent, one penny, one dollar, then a hundred dollars; but dollars are different than sheep.

If I had 100 sheep (or dogs, or lizards, or birds), the loss of even one (one percent) would be troubling. I think I would worry about its care, its safety, its health - and then search for it.

But that's not like dollars. If I only had one hundred pennies, and lost one, I would need to rethink my vocation and begin earning more. All the best to the person who found my penny, and all the more best to those too rich to even bend down to pick it up.

If I only had one hundred dollars, and lost one, I may just think it was meant to be and be at peace that our Lord let it be so that someone needier might have that dollar.

But sheep I would know by name, would I not? Would I not be responsible for their welfare?  How could I not go out and try to find the lost one?!?

Dear Lord~

Let me always be the one 

who seeks the lost.

By Your grace never let me avoid my responsibility,

even when I want to.

Strengthen me with Your good Spirit,

and remind me if You see me leaning toward negligence

of loving You

or loving my brother.

All praise and glory to You,

eternal Father!

Took a drive to Mason

...with the air condition blasting and our phones plugged in charging. Oh the heat was tremendous and we were alas without power at home.

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It was only 72 in the antique shop

The Ingham County Court House

Moni and her Jeep

Inside Kean's

Insyderz - Forgive And Forget [HQ]

Run DMC - Its Like That (Original)

EPMD - Strictly Business

Recipe #15: Fun Summer Pork Loin

The temps got over 95 on our deck and we wanted something that needed not too much prep, so I went back to an old stand-by: rolled up pork loin with savory goodness inside. As sides, we had broccoli tomato potatoes and mushrooms in butter and granulated garlic.

I butterflied a four pound loin and beat it down with a rubber mallet.

Meanwhile, my super hero dicer made short work of about 6 oz mushrooms

Mixed with about half of a brick of softened cream cheese

and my secret seasoning that goes on everything (parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme)

I spread the mixture on the meat

then rolled it up,

tied it well,

and seasoned with fresh cracked black pepper, some chili powder, a bit of paprika, fresh chopped parsley, and a couple dashes of soy

I wrapped it and threw it back in the fridge until about an hour before grill time.

These are my super huge mushrooms, the likes of which are only grown by Farmer Maggot

Meanwhile, I began the main side by dicing about three good size russets, 

adding three garlic cloves and two cups water and boiling for about 10 minutes before

adding two large heads of broccoli chopped up small. This boiled for another eight minutes or so.

I drained the water and added one container of grape tomatoes halved and about a swig of EVOO.

Those beautiful mushrooms got shredded (my paring knife has serious need of an edge), thrown in a tin foil bowl, and added to some granulated garlic. 

Pork on the bottom, mushrooms on top, over 

unflavoured briquettes mixed with

hardwood lumps, for a wonderful smokey flavour. 

Kroger has not paid my anything for posting photos of its products. 

My wife's mosquito repeller, for those late night watering sessions.

It took longer than I expected, but I wanted the internal temp to be 145 all throughout. By this time, the potatoes were cooled off, and the mushrooms were almost gone.

Not bad fare, if your body has difficulty processing sodium, and you don't mind bland potatoes. Probably very healthy overall. The pork roll could have used more cream cheese - next time I would use the entire brick, and then just fold it once so as to make it not so thick (thereby reducing the cook time). The mix of cream cheese, mushrooms, and seasonings inside the pork was very very tasty.

Why are mushrooms so good?

Dear Lord~

Please be near my sister and her children, during this transition time in 

their lives.

Please lead us, guide us by Your Good Spirit;

bring us together with like-minded folks who

would like to also pray together.

All glory and honor and praise to YOU oh LORD!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

 

Fun Boy Three - The Farmyard Connection

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Father~

Come to-day

as only You can come; 

empower through Your good Spirit those who are striving for holiness, 

tug on the heartstrings of those who haven't yet given themselves fully to Your kingdom,

walk alongside those struggling with addiction and mental illness,

change the hearts of those who would take from, hurt, or murder others.

Be our Strength, be our Sufficiency.

Come, Lord Jesus;

come Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of the faithful.

Amen

Possibly the best live album ever

Pentecost

Arrogance, mixed with ignorance, is a dangerous thing for the soul.

 ~John Martignoni

Best ever fantasy Starting Pitcher performance in my foggy recollection

Best Of The Bellas (singing edition) - Pitch Perfect 1,2,3