Cookin'

Gentle Reader – have you noticed a certain paucity of posts as time goes by?  I’d like to say that its because I’m terribly busy (which I am), but the reality is that I am hard pressed to find subject matter to write about.  After all, just how many posts can one write about taking photographs? – or how many about visits with Mom? –  or how many about wrestling with the cat?

Boring stuff, eh?

But, I am proud to say my cooking skills are, uh – advancing.

One of my best sources for recipes has been my long time friend, Jeff.  You see, Jeff is a bachelor, so he knows to keep things simple.  Last night, the Mystery Guest Blogger worked a twelve hour shift that turned into fourteen hours, so she was hungry when she came home.  Jeff’s “Golden Baked Chicken” hit the spot.  It was ridiculously easy to prepare, and took no time at all.  By the way – Jeff’s recipes are as funny to read as they are good eating.  He has a warped sense of humor that shows through in his writing.  Note that he says he eats lots of chicken, hence his full head of hair.  Jeff’s pate hasn’t needed a comb for many years.

He also suggested I serve the chicken with rice and a green veggie, but I am now getting courageous enough to try my own thing.  So, having some zucchini that was only a day or so from going bad, I decided to cut ‘em up, put a little oil on ‘em, and grill ‘em.  Turned out pretty good too.  Yeah yeah – I could have done them on the grill outside, but have you ever been in South Texas in August? The last place you want to be in August is outside, especially over a hot grill.

As I post this, I am curious to know what smarty comment Jeff will leave on the blog.  He’ll have to work to make his comment as good as the golden baked chicken.

Comments

[J. Bradford]

You published the ingredients on your blog!!!!!! Now,THEY will know everything!!!! Have you no shame? No sense of FOODSEC....food security? What if this falls into the wrong hands? You were to fix the food, then eat the recipe to keep it out of THEIR hands.....You think Rachel Ray got where she is by bandying her secrets over a blog?

[Sam]

"The last place you want to be in August is outside, especially over a hot grill."
Oh, common Doug! wait until Dean passing by Mex-Tex then start the BBQ and taking a picture for us, will you? Oh, btw - put your new big Sigma zoom in your pocket, it will work like an anchor to hold you down...
heh!heh!heh!....

[Lan]

Doug, all I can say is that your Mystery Guess Blogger is a mighty lucky lady to have some one like you to cook for her... not sharing your recipe???

[Miss Kitty]

I've seen the other types of posts you talk about...but where are those about wrestling with the cat? :-P My Clark weighs 22 pounds, so he's big enough to wrestle with. Especially if you have to give him medication.

A Vietnamese restaurant just opened up here in D2U City...I am *so* excited! Now I can go sample the delicious dishes I read about on your blog.