Monday, September 04, 2006
Some of you already know, I’ve been living on my own for a few weeks already. I’ve learned that it’s not easy living with myself. I make a big mess and dirty lots of dishes. So, in an effort to control the situation, I’ve started cleaning up after myself! Wow, what a revolutionary idea! By the time Jenn returns, I think I might finally get the hang of it.
So as the title of the post suggests, I’m eating very well despite the lack of a full time cook. It’s difficult to cook, do laundry, clean, go to the gym, work a full day, and do all the other small things of life. I find myself rarely with time to sit and relax. On the upside, I’ve made some delicious meals. Since there was no one to share it with, I decided to take some photos and share it with the Internet community. Well, actually probably just a few friends and family that happen to visit this site.
Here’s some pork chops I brined overnight in a herb infusde maple syrup brine. It was extremely moist and savory. There are also potatoes, green beans and a salad. All from the organic, Live Earth Farm.
Usually I eat only one sandwich with potatoe chips. However, through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, I continue to get enough veggies for an entire family. So I had two sandwiches with a large salad!
Here’s some halibut, potatoes and more salad.
Here’s my first attempt at baby back ribs. I picked these up from our local butcher, Poppy’s in Morgan Hill.
A delicious close up.
And finally, the end product. I made these Dizzy Pig style, Dizzy Dust, with a Pecan and Hickory chunk for smoke and spraying with the Apple Juice and Cide Vinegar mixture every half hour for a total of about 5 hours. Crispy, spiced and smokey bark with moist and tender meat. The meat wasn’t falling off the bone, but it was extremely close. I prefer a little bite to the meat. They were a big hit.
Family,Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The Japanese place the suffix “-san” when speaking someone else’s name as a courtousy. So why am I talking about Japanese courtousy? My co-workers in Japan were very gracious to send Matthew this Japanese outfit.
He’s even starting to pick up the Japanese work ethic. Here he is watering a tree.
He had fun running down the grass hill in front of our house.
Monday, July 17, 2006
India has accumulated the abortion of 10 million female fetuses over the last 20 years. Each year, 500,000 female fetuses are aborted. That number is large enough to choke on. Albert Mohler in his 7/13/06 broadbast has brought up an interesting point. Feminists have worked themselves into a corner.
Feminists have long argued that women have the right to choose to have an abortion. However, now women in India are choosing to abort females and prefer male babies! If feminists speak up about this issue, then they are admitting that there are cases when abortion is wrong. Hopefully feminists will come to this conclusion and the flood gates will open such that abortion will be absolutely and legally wrong for anyone.
Christianity,Monday, July 17, 2006
Jenn and I have made a recent switch to Grace Presbyterian. The sense of community we have experienced at Grace Presbyterian is amazing.
In less than a couple months, we have attended a dinner and small group Bible study, another dinner hosted by a very friendly and hospitable couple, spent the afternoon with a young family of 2 adults and 4 children, plan to have a cook out with another family, and plan to have people over to our house at some time.
We are very impressed with the desire people at Grace Presbyterian have to form bonds of relationships that extend beyond the Sunday service. We hope to continue strengthening these relationships and building each other up as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Christianity,Monday, July 10, 2006
There’s this romantic worship song called “Draw me Close”, a very popular and emotional song. It’s common to hear people singing this song quite passionately during services. I’ve grown to dislike it because of the somewhat overexagerated, emotional statements made in the lyrics.
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