It's nowhere near where New York was a few weeks ago when the skyline was orange. How Canadian wildfire smoke is worsening the air quality of New York & other parts of the US (msn.com). It is getting bad though.
These pics were taken on the way home today. In both pics, if you look at the tree lines, you can see the haze. You can pick up the smell also.About Me
- Brian
- I am now 49 am also an Amazon Associate. When I started this blog, I was 37. My wife and I have 4 kids between us. Three kids are grown and on their own. The last one at home is now 17. We still have two dogs; they are Tucker and Timber. We also have 13 chickens.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The Smoke Hits West Michigan
Monday, June 26, 2023
Chicken Quesadilla
A couple nights ago, we decided to do some chicken quesadillas. These were pretty quick and easy with very little prep time.
Let's see how we got there. 😊😊😊.I season the chicken with Meat Church's The Gospel. This is a great all-purpose rub. It has more of a sweeter taste to it. Not spicy at all. I hit the peppers and onion with some Kosmos SPG. (Salt, pepper and garlic). I put it on just about everything.
I already have the Weber Grill and Blackstone Griddle heating up. Once they are good, I go out to the pit and get to cookin'. I liked cooking these pieces of chicken because they are more uniform in the thickness. I have them on a lower heat, so I don't overcook them. I pulled them off a 165.
The peppers and onions go until they are soft and a bit brown.
Look at that nice color on the chicken. |
When the chicken and vegetables are done, I bring them in the house and hand them off to Melissa. Melissa heats up the tortilla, loads it up with chicken, vegetables and cheese. KA-POW!!!! Some dang good quesadilla.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
A Return to Work and a New Perspective
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Country Road.....
Tonight, is an overcast night with a temperature of 76 degrees Fahrenheit. My wife and I decided to take the dogs for a walk.
Tucker and Timber |
The Barn down the Street |
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
A Father's Day Dinner Worthy of High Regard
We decided to have T-bone steaks with potatoes, onion, rolls and a ice cold Coor's Light. Sunday morning, I got up at 6 am. Got the coffee going and took out the thawed steaks. I put the steaks in a large Ziploc bag and added Dale's Steak Seasoning (liquid form). Pulled them out of the bag at 4:30pm and added a bunch of salt.
Threw them on the Weber Grill.
Steaks |
Potatoes |
Sunday, June 18, 2023
A Saturday Morning Breakfast
My wife, Melissa, loves to send me new ideas for breakfast, or dinner. I am learning to cook, especially outside. This is one of those ideas she found on Tik Tok.
First, I fire up the Blackstone Grill. Let it heat up, throw down some oil and/or bacon grease, then get them hash brown's cooking. I gave them sometime because they take the longest.
Don't forget to add the hash brown's. Next you add the top piece of bread and BOOM!!!!!You got yourself a very filling breakfast sandwich.
Friday, June 16, 2023
A Lot to Catch Up on Part 3
.....Just after the struggles with the appliance, I had a follow up appointment with my surgeon. Remember when I said I had to record my fluid output? Well, it turns out, I was severely dehydrated. My kidneys almost shut down. Though I was drinking my fluids, it was just coming right back out. Emptying the bag got really old, real fast. Just so you know, the maximum output for a day is 1500 fl oz. I was over that almost every day. I felt like crap, but I thought it was surgery related. I ended up staying in the hospital again for five days.
We get the appliance right; I get rehydrated with a much better understanding of what I am supposed to do. We go home armed with Imodium and Lomotil to help slow things down.
Mid-March, I finally got to a point where, I could change out the appliance myself. I figured out that French fries really slow things down. We started to find some humor with the situation. I have to say this....it is very hard to be intimate when that dang bag is rustling around. If you take a plastic bag a crunch it up, it kind of sounds like that....what a turn off.😬
May 2, 2023 time for the reversal to reconnect and put everything back into its home. I will have a wound that looks like I took a bullet to the stomach. Everything inside is functioning properly. I should be able to return to work next Wednesday. There's one more minor detail. I now have to figure out why my hips and knees ache and aren't working properly.
We now have a good plan in place to stay on top of this issue. The battle is not over and with Crohn's, it never will be.