WANTED: WATERMELON CAKE FOR BIRTHDAY

We're celebrating the WATERMELON today and Betty Crocker has a recipe for a WATERMELON CAKE (GET RECIPE HERE) Please make a copy of it and put a note on your calendar to make it for my birthday next year....if I'm still able to sit up and eat.

I'LL BET YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CUT UP A WATERMELON

Happy Cheesecake Day!

I got a kick out of this Tweet.

My sister is a shitty cook so when she burns dinner we call it a friendly fire.
— Wickedwordslinger (@StephenBCramer) July 16, 2014

I think I'll take this video up to the farm to show Emma, Chance and Duke what other dogs are having for dinner tonight.

Now I've seen it all.

I just ran across a recipe for COWBOY TACOS.  Have you ever heard of a taco with APRICOT PRESERVES as one of the ingredients?  Maybe I lived on the border too long but, I can tell you, no taco with apricot preserves will ever go in my mouth.

 

Maybe it's something you folks with more northern taste buds would enjoy. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RECIPE

 

Regardless of what you might think, NOT ALL McDONALDS ARE CREATED EQUAL!

Here's proof that you CAN eat too many dogs!

Man dies at South Dakota hot dog eating contest http://t.co/BVUZ13YMLb
— KARE 11 (@kare11) July 8, 2014

TEXAS SIGN

The big eaters come from Nebraska!

It took somebody from Nebraska to win the steak eating contest at the Big Texas Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas.

Molly Schuyler ate a 4 1/2 pound steak in 4 minutes 58 seconds.  That was so good, she ate another steak in 9 minutes 59 seconds.

And, get this, Molly stands 5' 7" and weighs 125 pounds.

 

I guess this shoots down the slogan, "Everything's bigger in Texas".  When it comes to big steak eaters you have to go north to Nebraska!

I DIDN'T KNOW FRIEND HAD ANY KIDS

WHERE'S THE BEST BARBECUE?

Travel+Leisure is featuring an article on the best city's in America for  great barbecue.

TOP 10 ARE
Nashville
Memphis
Kansas City
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Charleston
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Savannah
New Orleans.

Has anybody ever seen a list of the best city's in America for great Lutefisk?

I wonder what a lutefisk barbecue would be like?

TUNA TIME

Just got my tuna salad recipe out.  It's going to be a beautiful day with a sunny sky and highs in the low 70's.  As soon as those first spring days arrive, the first thing I think of is tuna.

 

Some folks think of the green leaves, spring flowers and singing birds.  Not me.  I think of tuna.

WHAT'S FOR DESSERT?  Maybe I'll celebrate the holiday.

 

I'M A GLUTEN FOR PUNISHMENT: THIS IS FOR LINDA

THIS IS A REALLY SAD, AND UNFORTUNATELY, A VERY REAL THREAT TO THE BANANA

PIGGY'S NIGHT!

The cousins are going out to eat at Piggy's tonight.  That's a pretty fancy place for a table full of Norwegians but we'll try to behave.

GRAND STAY....GREAT FOOD!

Donnie is staying at the Grand Stay while he's in La Crosse this time.  Their rooms are, actually, mini-suites with bedroom, living/office area and a small kitchen.  I was really impressed with the accommodations.

 

Last night he was making himself right at home.

 

He wrote, "I'm heating Manhattan Clam Chowder I found at Fiesta.  Very hard to find Manhattan Clam Chowder.  The red stuff as opposed to the common white creamy New England Clam chowder).

 

Finding the Chowder and Entermanns doughnuts, this visit has been a real grocery bonanza.

 

We paid a visit to Uncle Bob yesterday afternoon.  It's been a while since I've seen him so I was glad to get over there.  He was looking really good and in very good spirits.

DINNER AT CEDAR CREEK

Rita, Roger, Donnie and I enjoyed dinner at Cedar Creek last night.

RAIN, RAIN, RAIN

It was raining when I got up but not the "heavy downpours" they were forecasting so that's good.

 

The only plans Donnie and I have made, so far, is breakfast at Fayze's  this morning.  Rain won't interfere with that plan.  The rain should be gone by mid-morning so I don't think the whole day will be a complete wash out.

 

TV HAS NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD