Jersey in the Fall
Monday I returned from a short trip to visit my dear friends Brett and Bonnie. While alas, we didn’t have nearly enough time together, it was a great trip full of terrific food, gorgeous weather, beer-making, Mario Kart and Mystery Science Theatre. We made Osso Buco on Saturday, which I’ve never made, or even had. It was sublimely good. Then there was scallops one day, and Brett makes some absolutely killer banana pancakes. We also played tennis on Sunday and I discovered that I need to do some sort of active sport like that to round out my workout routine, because man was I feeling it the next day. All too short a trip. I have vowed to one day live near enough to those two that we may visit each other on a regular basis. They truly are great friends and I miss not being near them. At any rate, it’s back to Phoenix, back to the 80 degree Fall days (the weather is blessedly getting cooler.) This past weekend was also my mother’s birthday, and being the horrible son that I am I neglected to call her until the day *after*. But happy birthday nonetheless. I don’t think my forgetfulness is going to get any better with age...eesh.
PS: Brett, I just rewatched the Squid episode of Good Eats and discovered that the propane burner I got you for beer-making is the perfect tool for getting a wok to the proper jet-hot temperature. Give a try and tell me how it goes, won’t you?