perfectly grilled

2011 garlic festival

for now..

go on and lose it all

larry crowne

naturally i had to see larry crowne on the big screen to support my man jarrod gorbel in his music movie debut.

here is a picture before the movie started

picture at the end of the movie with jarrod's name in the credits

throwback thursday - on a sunday afternoon

just kickin' it with the top down low to the ground i know they be watching me smooth chillin'

even though today is not a sunday this song is making the throwback list because it reminds me of summer and i used to love this jam.  i wasn't old enough back then to hang out at the park the way they talk about it in this song but i couldn't wait until i could.  by the time i was old enough for this  it just didn't seem to be as fun or appealing as i once thought it would be.  now you can catch me at the park if i'm with my nephews or there for a bbq type gathering.  do people really hang out like this at parks and holler at girls??

we break with speed

jack's mannequin will release their 3^rd full length album

called 'people and things' on october 4^th,

it cannot come soon enough but i will see you in november

punky's bbq sauce

for christmas punky made us ladies homemade bbq sauce and bottled it.  lucky enough i'd forgotten about it until now so it was like christmas all over again.  i added the bbq sauce to some pork i cooked in the crock pot and made it into pulled pork sandwiches.  thanks punky they tasted wonderful!

7 eleven twenty eleven

a picture of my FREE 7.11 ounce cherry slurpee

padres vs. giants

thank you thank you thank you to the giants for not only loosing (i love cheering for the visiting team!) but for offering your fans such delicious food.  i will admit that these garlic fries were not as good as they normally are but it's only because whoever made these cheated me on the garlic.

jamba coupon

cLiCk HeRe

corn salad

1 can black beans, drained
1 can white corn, drained (don't use yellow corn, it's not as sweet as white corn)
1 avocado, diced
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 small red onion, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
marinade:
3 to 4 Tbsp fresh lime juice (2 limes)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
note: sometimes i make the salad the day before going to a party (like today i made if for tomorrows bbq), my onlly tip for doing this is to not add the avacadoes until right before you leave the house or serve.  if you make it all the same day let it marinate at least an hour before serving, the longer it sits in the marinade the better, but it's great fresh too.

a's disappointment

how is it that right across the bay the giants can serve delicious food but at the a's coliseum they can't seem to get it together?  it's not like i'm asking for a juicy perfectly cooked steak at a ball game but it seems like they should serve something i can look forward to eating.  i will mention that i enjoy their nachos but the last few times i've been there i can't seem to find the right ones.  somehow even branching out to try new food at the a's coliseum i am still thoroughly disappointed in their selections.  even though i would not recommend ordering either of these you still get a picture of my meatloaf and carnitas sandwiches.  yes i ate them both almost in their entirety even if i didn't really enjoy them i was hungry.  thankfully the wonderful fireworks at least redeemed a's for putting on a crazy fun production.