Random Thoughts...Food, Firearms, and Fun

I volunteered to monitor a rescue transport this weekend, after finding out that I didn't need to sit at home to do it. I thought they needed me to sit at home, while really, as long as I could use my phone to send emails, I could be wherever! Mac was thrilled that I didn't need to be at home. It allowed us to go have breakfast, do a few mystery shops, and run a few errands. We did a grocery store mystery shop and a restaurant mystery shop, and stopped by another grocery store to see the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Yes, I'm a little kid like that. Oscar Mayer Wienermobile We also picked up the chicken and pork that I need for my first foray into freezer cookbook meals. The grocery store hosting the Wienermobile always has the freshest meats, and typically has the best prices on them as well. So, I picked up 12 pounds of chicken and 3 pork roasts. I'm going to pick up the rest of the items I need today, and will package those tonight. I'm not sure what we're ...

After girls night, Tiff and I skimmed through the freezer meal cookbooks, and selected 6 recipes. They are: Caribbean Pork Tenderloin Mariachi Chicken Rolls Beef Barley Soup Dave’s Swamp Blues BBQ Chicken Chicken in Herbed Mustard Sauce Beef Stir-Fry (no peanut butter) The bottom two are from Dream Dinners , while the others are from Fix, Freeze, Feast . Tiff is going to tackle the Chicken in Herbed Mustard Sauce and the Beef Stir-Fry, while I’m going to tackle the Beef Barley Soup and BBQ Chicken for my meals, and then Amber is going to tackle the Caribbean Pork Tenderloin and Mariachi Chicken Rolls. We're planning to have them ready by February 9th, so we can exchange at Dream Dinners, well, outside of Dream Dinners, and I'm going to get to work on at least the BBQ Chicken this weekend. Mac's flight from Albany leaves at 6 AM tomorrow morning, so he'll miss breakfast at the hotel. I called and asked them if they could possibly leave a grab and go bag in h...

I was selected to host a SodaStream House Party. The official title is, "SodaStream® Fizz & Football House Party." The basic principle is that I invite a bunch of friends, we all try the SodaStream concept, and SodaStream hopes that at least a few people buy it! My Party Pack arrived yesterday, while Mac and I were at a Sam Adams Beer Dinner (more on that in another post), so our neighbor signed for it. When we arrived at home, I brought in the box, and then, while Mac was outside with the dogs, I ripped into it. I was so excited to see everything that it contained! My Party Pack includes: (1) SodaStream Source starter kit with 6 mini flavors (1) SodaStream sample pack (1) 1 liter bottle (1) SodaStream T-shirt and whistle (2) Full Size flavors (50) SodaStream cups For all partygoers: (12) SodaStream foam fingers (12) Sets of beads (15) SodaStream $20.00 off rebate offers (15) SodaStream product information inserts Yes, you read that correctly... The Part...