Super Sunday

Woke up Sunday morning, excited about the day. Supposed to be sunny for a change! So, I hopped in the shower after shaving, got dressed and ate the rest of the corned beef hash with an egg on top for my breakfast. BTW, I was pleasantly surprised to find that going in the microwave did not cook the yolk. I thought it would.

Now I was off to Lowes to check on a plate for the doors and then Meijer's to grocery shop. I was standing in line (forever) at Meijer's when I noticed it had just turned noon on a big clock they have. On the way home, I stopped at Murray's Auto and picked up a 25 foot tow strap.

I got back home just before Jake and Carla returned from wherever they went. I unpacked the groceries, leaving the veggies out for tonight's stir fry. The tuna steaks are already out and thawing. Carla made a cheese and Jalapeno pepper mixture that we all ate with tortilla chips for an afternoon snack.

Jake used the tow strap, along with the come-along to fix my fence post. He attached the strap to the nearest tree and pulled the post back until it was straight. I filled the resultant hole with gravel and tamped it down. I had to fix the hinges, but the gate is finally working right again. (Thanks, Jake!)

Then, I took a nice, short nap. Afterward, Carla wanted to go get any ripe tomatoes from my two plants. So, we walked out in back. There were only six or seven ripe ones, but a lot of green ones, which led to a discussion of fried green tomatoes. Her Mom doesn't make them like my Mom. She doesn't dip them in an egg/milk mixture and then flour. She just puts them in a mixture of flour, cornmeal, garlic powder and seasoned salt. So, we picked a mess of green tomatoes, too. When we got back inside, I cooked them using her Mom's recipe. For some reason (we decided it was because they are Italian or plum tomatoes) they were extremely tart! Maybe next year I'll grow some normal tomatoes just so I can try this again.

Next, I took the wheelbarrow out in the back and moved some wood chips. It is an absolutely gorgeous day, sunny, but low humidity and temps in the mid-seventies. I filled and emptied, then raked about five or six loads and then decided to stop.

Finally, it was time for dinner. I lit the charcoal in the grill. Carla seasoned the tuna steaks with Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) powder, garlic, sesame seeds and sesame oil and let them rest a bit. Meanwhile, she made a stir fry with broccoli, bean sprouts, scallions, pea pods and Japanese noodles. I put the tuna steaks on the grill for two minutes, then turned them one-quarter turn (to get the cross-hatch grill marks) and let them cook two minutes more, brushing them with more sesame oil (tuna is very low-fat and will easily dry out). Then I flipped them over and repeated my moves on the other side.

I took them inside and Jake sliced them thin. They were a little more done than I'd hoped (medium rather than medium rare) but other than that, everything was delicious!

I cleaned up the kitchen (except for the pans, which I washed around 2:00 AM) and we went out separate ways to watch Sunday night TV and sleep. All in all, a great Sunday!