Entries Tagged as 'corn'

Camping @ Bong Recreation Area

June 25th, 2006 · 4 Comments

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Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin

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Maggie & Dallas, Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin

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Rachelle, Stephanie & Jessica, Wisconsin

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Maggie, Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin

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Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin

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Dallas, Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin

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Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin

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Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin

Finally got to check out the Bong Recreation Area, instead of just laughing at the sign every time we drive past it on the highway. Danny, Lori, Dallas and I went camping there this weekend. It was nice to get away from the computer and the City and TV and all the regular stuff and just unplug for a while.

My brother lives only about a half hour from where we were camping so they came by for a couple hours on Saturday. We checked out the beach at the lake and then had cooked some brats on sticks* for lunch. It was kind of hard. I think that each brat hit the ground and was rinsed about 3 times, but that’s part of camping. You’ve got to expect to eat some dirt. Late on Danny & Dallas golfed 9 holes nearby and Lori and I took Maggie on a 2 mile hike.

Overall, it was a good time. Fun. Relaxing. The only bad part was Saturday night when it started sprinkling in the middle of the night.. and then pouring. The entire place was turned to mud. We left right away in the morning on Sunday and got breakfast at Perkins in Kenosha.

* Brats on sticks was the only meal that didn’t really turn out and it was kind of my fault. I had a little camping grill that I was going to bring along. I used to use for regular grilling all the time. I haven’t really used it much since Dallas moved here 1) because he thinks it’s stupid and 2) he and Kristin have a full-sized grill we use instead. I went to pull my mini grill out the night before camping and it was full of webs and pillbugs. Disgusting. I threw it in the trash. Otherwise, in true Danny fashion, we had wonderful meals. Red beans and rice with kielbasa, corned beef hash with eggs, beef & vegetable soup, grilled corn on the cob, and smores. Lots of smores!

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Shrimp & Crab Salad Rolls w/ Corn & Potato Chowder

May 30th, 2006 · 2 Comments

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Last night I wanted something just light and fresh and summery for dinner. And something that required a very minimal amount of cooking, since it’s so hot out. I made Shrimp & Crab Salad Rolls with Quick Corn & Potato Chowder. Click the link below to see the recipes.
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First Barbecue of the Season

May 22nd, 2006 · 3 Comments

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Yesterday we grilled steaks, corn, brats, onions, and garlic bread with Danny and Lori. The first time this summer. I’ve decided that even though the temperature keeps dipping down I’m just going to pretend it’s officially summer anyway. I bought a few new summer clothes this weekend and I also went through my whole closet and dresser and shoes and got rid of a ton of stuff that I haven’t been wearing and got out all of my summer clothes that were jammed in the back of my closet. It’s like a new wardrobe now.

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This Makes Me Hungry

May 28th, 2003 · 12 Comments

9th Avenue International Food Festival Corn on the Cob
Corn on the Cob, 9th Avenue International Food Festival, Manhattan

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I Couldn’t Have Walked Another Block,
Even If You Paid Me

May 19th, 2003 · 16 Comments

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Handing Out Water at Checkpoint #2, AIDS Walk, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Yesterday, Jeannette, Masako, and I participated in AIDS Walk New York. The 10k walk didn’t seem as long as I thought it would, maybe because all along the route there were volunteers enthusiastically urging you on and thanking you for walking. Or because there were 3 checkpoints where volunteers were handing out everything from Odwalla bars to ice cream sandwiches. Or maybe it was the bands and cheerleaders that were performing along the route. It took us about 3 hours to complete. The crowd was so think, there were so many people participating, that it was really difficult to walk at a decent pace. Thanks to everyone who sponsored me on the walk.

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Rachelle & Jeannette, 9th Avenue International Food Festival, Hells Kitchen, Manhattan

After crossing the finish line, a much needed bathroom break, a quick nap in Central Park and some dog petting, we went from the park over to 9th Avenue (my old neighborhood) and walked down about 20 blocks through the 9th Avenue International Food Festival. This was the 30th year of the food festival and many of the vendors I remembered from last year. The pirogies were as good as I’d remembered and the grilled corn on the cob was outrageous. I hadn’t had grilled corn on the cob forever.

Because we still hadn’t punished ourselves enough, we then walked through the Hells Kitchen Flea Market and then walked several blocks trying to catch a cab with no success, so we took the bus to the Triple 5 Soul sample sale where we all were able to pick up some clothes at about half the retail price.

Oh, but I must not be in as bad of shape as I thought, because today I feel fine. With the exception of a slightly bruised left heel, I’m not sore at all.

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