Sunday, and more social stuff...

I woke early Sunday and putzed around a bit. I realized that I had NOTHING I had to do! All my chores were done Saturday morning. I didn't really want to spend an entire day doing NOTHING, so I emailed Jake and Carla, asking if they wanted to come over and play cards or a board game (I bribed them with dinner, lol!)

So, they came over around 1:30 PM. I had made a vegetable plate with dip (or "crudite" as it is called) and some deviled eggs as appetizers. We played that Casino card game and, yet again, I got creamed (I thought I was getting better at this!)

I was trying a new way to make baked potatoes. You soak them in a brine (water and a cup of Kosher salt) for 2 to 8 hours, then cover them with seasoned salt, garlic salt and more Kosher salt (I can feel my blood pressure go up just writing this!) Baked for 45 minutes without stabbing them at all and then you leave them to rest a bit. Topping was sour cream, scallions and crumbled bacon. Not bad, and oddly, not all that salty.

Jake cooked some steaks, which he slathered with a blue cheese compound butter. Meanwhile Carla and I fried eggplant. We talked a bit more while they cleaned up and then they left.

I watched some TV, then went to sleep. I was awakened around 1:30 AM by the sound of thunder. Sat on the porch and watched it rain. It was a very gentle rain, and when I checked the rain gauge this morning, it had only a trace showing.