Tuesday

One of the other things I let go during the kitchen project was my car. The inside had been used to haul wood and supplies, I had left the read headrest off (so it would be easier to fold down the rear seats and there was trash and dirt on the carpets. So, on the way home tonight, I stopped at the quarter car wash and hosed it off, then used the vacuum to clean out the insides. I drove it home and wiped it dry outside, and then wiped the inside with a leather cleaner/protectant after installing the rear headrests. Now it looks more like my real car again.

I waited until Jake and Carla came home to start watering the front lawn (so they wouldn't have to drive over the hose). I used the timer on the stove and finished up just before 8:00 PM.

Dinner was a collaborative effort. Carla made a marinade and a topping for pork chops using a Bobby Flay recipe. Now, for you folks who are not "foodies" Bobby Flay is well known for his "Southwest" flavors, combining sweetness and hot peppers. In this case, it was a mix of pineapple, shallots and serrano peppers.

Meanwhile, I cut up some Yukon Gold potatoes and mixed them with olive oil, minced garlic, fresh parsley and fresh thyme and started grilling them. Belatedly, it dawned on me I should have used indirect heat, as I had to throw away about 1/3 of them because they burned.

Jake grilled the pork chops, I steamed some frozen sweet corn and we sat down to eat. Result? Well, the sweet corn was good, lol!

The pork chops were way too sweet and had almost no "bite" to them. The potatoes were either burned and cooked, or not burned but undercooked. We were all disappointed.

After cleanup, we went out separate ways. I watched TV and then went to bed, myself.