The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

I discovered pupusas today at a deli up the street run by an Salvadoran family. So good. I’m currently on the couch. I may not move the rest of the day.

I discovered pupusas today at a deli up the street run by an Salvadoran family. So good. I’m currently on the couch. I may not move the rest of the day.

Yesterday, per Mr. iWatch, Gary had 17,265 steps for 9.07 miles. His Exercise was 167 minutes, Move was 1,275 calories and Stand Time 17 hours. After jumping off the couch on Friday, Maggie came up limping. Gary would have added an additional 3 miles if he and Maggie taken a walk.

That’s me when I play golf.

Last week was the first week of school. I have 2 classrooms this year at opposite sides of the building. Just at work, I averaged almost 10,000 steps each day, and with the travel between, I don’t have time to eat, haha. That’s one way to lose a few pounds.

Gary accumulated his numbers from cleaning up all the trencheorks. Gotta hit 18”.

 

[JonA_CT]

At least it’s not humid there, right?

I soaked through my shirt putting two car seats in my van. Ugh.

 

[davidharmier60]

Did my chores. Did my Comics. Three rolls to go and my box of pennies gets bought tomorrow. Nothing great to eat around here.
If I were to spend more than a minute outside I would sweat.

 

[Gary A.]

No gorditas/pupusas at 1900, so Gary settled for sopes. The diff between sopes and pupusas are pupusas are split like a pita and filled. Sopes are dished and all the good stuff piled on top.

 

[smoke665]

I can't believe how y'all eat. I try to only eat twice a day, limit my servings and still I'm not dropping any weight. Just looking at your food pictures puts 5lbs on me

 

[Gary A.]

The 8-16 diet/fast really limits you to two meals a day. This trenchwork has Gary sweating like a pig everyday for a couple of hours. Between the two Gary has lost weight and toned up a bit.

 

[smoke665]

@Gary A. Not exactly a couch potato and sweating is guaranteed here anytime you try to do anything outside in the heat and humidity. Tried to get out before the heat this morning to trim a couple hundred feet of ground cover that was creeping over the borders. Got all the firelanes and one of the meadows mowed (hopefully last for season). Left two for now as the switch grass is going to seed in them. Still have day or so spraying herbicide and another day to spread lime and fertilizer. Will be wrapping up for the season before long.

 

[davidharmier60]

I NEED to get after the growth around the pond. Whether I will or not is a question for another time.

 

[SquarePeg]

Having a few guests for bbq today. Tried to keep it small but the usual suspects have all texted or called that they will be here soon and what can they bring and can they bring a friend etc.... Hard to host a small dinner here when we have such a big family and everyone is used to our open house policy on the holidays. Plus it’s going to be humid and in the 90’s so it will be nice to have the pool get some more use before we have to close it up. Princess has fh practice later so the teens will all be gone by 4.

Guests are coming for salmon and Korean BBQ Chicken. Mary Lou and Gary just returned from our walk with Maggie. Mike and Max are here ... Mike for coffee and Max for more running around with Maggie. Then we'll be heading out to Mexico 1900, for some Pozole and a Gordita.

Interested in sharing the Korean BBQ recipe? I had a great one but haven’t made it in years and have apparently lost it and can’t quite get it right now.

 

[RowdyRay]

I discovered pupusas today at a deli up the street run by an Salvadoran family. So good. I’m currently on the couch. I may not move the rest of the day.

I discovered pupusas today at a deli up the street run by an Salvadoran family. So good. I’m currently on the couch. I may not move the rest of the day.

Sooooooo good. You have Gary salivating. Gary has a salmon marinading away for dinner. Maybe pupusas for lunch or a gordita or an arepas.

You guys are killing me. I'm starving! Was out shooting with my new found friend. What a day! I'll post pictures.

LOVE trying new foods. Here in MN, it's not just around the corner. You have to search for it sometimes. Being close to the Twin Cities helps. Many are similar. Had pupusas on vacation a few years ago. Awesome. But only a few places that serve them here. Sopes, I can find at numerous places. Some even have specials on them certain days. Taken advantage of it. Arepas were a new one to me. A place called Arepa Bites opened up not far from here about a year ago. Been back several times to try more. They make a home fry out of Yuca that is crazy good. Deep fried, seasoned and served with several sauces. Tried it another time and wasn't impressed. They have it figured out.

Could try and make it myself, but I'm no chef. And costs even more.

 

[davidharmier60]

Oh brother. The coffeemaker is full of hot water. That did not go through grounds.
So np morning pick me up.
Dammit Jim!

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[SquarePeg]

So...yesterday I told Princess to skip field hockey practice because

1- it was 95 and hunid as hell at 4pm
2- we had a houseful of guests and she was enjoying visiting with her cousins
3- it was a holiday and I wasn’t thrilled with them scheduling a practice to begin with

There’s a game today followed by a meeting with the coaches for the parents. I’m sure she’ll be benched for the game or at least for the first quarter. Although the number of girls on the team doesn’t really support having girls sit out. It will be an interesting parents meeting afterwards.

As someone who has coached kids for years in our rec softball league, I try to respect the coaches who volunteer and work with my daughter but with the heat we’ve had for the last few weeks and all of the running they’ve had them doing in 90+ temps, it will be hard for me not to call out the coach if she gives me any bs about my decision yesterday.

 

[waday]

or an arepa

There used to be place around us that sold arepas. My wife and I visited frequently, taking advantage of the buy 3 deal. Unfortunately, they ended up closing down.

I want to find a place that sells arepas and humitas, and I'll be good to go.

 

[Gary A.]

At least it’s not humid there, right?

I soaked through my shirt putting two car seats in my van. Ugh.

Much more humid than normal, around 50%. Normally, at least in Gary's lifetime, summers were 20% to 35% max. But not this year. Out here and generally, the warmer it gets the lower the humidity and vice versa.

 

[Gary A.]

Having a few guests for bbq today. Tried to keep it small but the usual suspects have all texted or called that they will be here soon and what can they bring and can they bring a friend etc.... Hard to host a small dinner here when we have such a big family and everyone is used to our open house policy on the holidays. Plus it’s going to be humid and in the 90’s so it will be nice to have the pool get some more use before we have to close it up. Princess has fh practice later so the teens will all be gone by 4.

Guests are coming for salmon and Korean BBQ Chicken. Mary Lou and Gary just returned from our walk with Maggie. Mike and Max are here ... Mike for coffee and Max for more running around with Maggie. Then we'll be heading out to Mexico 1900, for some Pozole and a Gordita.

Interested in sharing the Korean BBQ recipe? I had a great one but haven’t made it in years and have apparently lost it and can’t quite get it right now.

Dak Bulgogi

1/2 cup (125ml) soy sauce
2 tablespoons Korean chili paste (gochujang) or Sriracha, depending on how hot you like things
1 onion, peeled and grated or pureed in a food processor
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon mirin or rice wine
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 apple, grated or asian pear
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
A lot of black pepper (to taste)
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
4-5 boneless skinless chicken thighs

1. Mix the soy sauce, chili paste or hot sauce, onion, brown sugar, mirin or rice wine, garlic, apple, sesame oil, ginger, a few generous turns of black pepper, and sesame seeds in a large zip-top freezer bag.

2. Lay the thighs on a cutting board, cover with a sheet of plastic wrap on in a zip lock bag and pound them so they’re about 1/3-inch thick.

3. Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Put the thighs in the plastic bag with the marinade and massage it so the marinade covers the chicken. Refrigerate for several hours, or overnight. The chicken can also be marinated in a stainless steel or glass bowl, covered and turned several times while it’s marinating. You can cut lengths of scallions and put them in the bag with the marinade, then grill them with the chicken, too.)

4. Cook with high heat. Put the chicken in a large, lightly oiled skillet/pan. When the chicken is seared on the bottom, stir the chicken and add any leftover marinade and let it reduce in the pan while the chicken finishes cooking. Gary uses a cast iron pizza pan in the BBQ, but a skillet on the stove is the same thing.