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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Back to normal - for a few days anyway

January 17, 2010
Peoria, AZ

"Normal" depends, of course, on where we happen to be and the time of year. For right now, we'll enjoy a few nice days of "winter in Arizona" (sunny and low 70s) before things turn cool and - OMG! - rainy next week as a strong El NiƱo pattern sets up. California is supposed to get the brunt of the bad weather, but we'll probably get some of it. We'll see...

So, yesterday Geri got to have all the nails done and I was able to watch some NFL playoff football. I don't tend to spend a lot of time following any sport until their post-season, and football is no different. For some reason, being from New England didn't lead to becoming a fan of the Pats, Giants or Jets. I can remember following the Vikings (Eller-Page-Larsen-Marshall, Tarkenton) and Colts (Unitas and the real Baltimore version) "back in the day". I've developed a soft spot for teams in "adopted" cities of Philadelphia and Phoenix, but you can't get too excited about teams that haven't developed the ability to win the big games. So, I guess we'll keep our eye on the Colts and Vikings, at least through next weekend. ;-)

Last night we had Steak Frittes (parmesan-truffle fries, at that)with a mushroom sauce and a 2004 Badge Pinot Noir. With fresh oil, I got the fries too crispy. I dug out the steak plates with the metal inserts in wooden trays, then didn't account for the extra cooking the heated plates would yield, turning nice rare steaks to medium. Not my best effort, but at least the wine was great.

I also small piece of lamb leg to marinating, so that will get grilled off today, once the late game is over. Then we'll batten down the hatches for the pending weather.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

You guys had such a nice trip and the best part no real problems which is the best part of any trip. Enjoy your time in sometimes sunny AZ.