First of all Happy May Day to those that celebrate and those that don't, well you should. Who wouldn't want fresh flowers and beautiful thoughts of spring...I say BRING ON THE MAY POLE AND LET'S DANCE!
So this past week has been busy. REALLY busy.
I am currently working two jobs (by choice and because the student loan people think I should) and trying very hard to get back into the running and biking thing. I have actually been pretty good and have biked or run everyday but one this week and that ain't too bad considering I am working 60+ hours this week and my love of sleep.
If you don't know I am training for the Tour de Cure bike ride which raises money for diabetes research. This will be my first century ride and I am terrified and way undertrained, but I am going for it.
My page is: http://tinyurl.com/blp79xm if anyone is interested in supporting my cause and can I say holy font change batman...
Lola, my beautiful bike, and I went out for a nice hour ride Sunday and we enjoyed a few back roads and deep thoughts and the relaxing hum of high power wires...ahhhhh bbbuuzzzzzzzzzzz
Hoping for an even longer ride this weekend to get me where I need to be.
Now the booze...we have ventured into extremely low alcohol wine making and made a sweet, thick, spicy ginger wine. So far the reviews from those who have tasted it have been positive. I like it. The ginger gives it some bite which counter the ridiculous amount of sugar you use. I would love to say the yeast ate it all, but if you taste it you know I am lying...also the Thai hot peppers we grew and added give it a wee kick on the backside. Next I want to try my hand at dandelion wine, but I need to find those funny stoppers that let the fermenting gas out, but no air in...
And now on to skillet matters.
On a suggestion from a brilliant man I know I used some left over juice from canned Hungarian hot peppers to that stuck on crap out of the cast iron skillet. Just poured enough in to cover the bottom...heated it for a minute or two and the wiped it out. (I did season the pan a few months ago, but It could probably stand another seasoning...) I was truly amazed at how easy it was and how effective as well. Seriously. Try it.
And a few words on gardens. We started prepping and we started a few seeds. If they survive the cats salad fetish they might even make it into the garden. Will try to keep this updated as I am curious about journaling about the garden...as a reference for the future.
Okay getting sleepy and four something comes way to fracking early.
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