After the Hurricane

[lawnrrd]

After two parties in three days, we are slowly returning the apartment to habitability. I've already written about Thursday's party. Last night, we had an early celebration of my thirty-fifth birthday (the birthday is not until the 17th). I had fun.

Since the party fell on Pearl Harbor day, my wife (who did most of the organizing) decided on a Hawaiian theme. I tried to pick some food that reflected that, like spare ribs, and teriyaki-pineapple chicken skewers. There were also my famous corn dogs, which have absolutely no Hawaiian connection whatsoever, but are very, very good. The apartment was decorated to within an inch of its life.

We had about sixty people, including my parents, my in-laws, and lots of friends including several LJers. Everyone seemed to have fun. I did entirely too much name dropping but eventually stopped. The mai tais were very good and very strong, and the blue Hawaiis were, well, blue.

Things finally broke up at around 2:30, and we made it to bed by 3. Then this morning we got up around 11 for brunch at Balthzar, a treat from the in-laws. I consider that a successful weekend.

Comments

[tacologic.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to steal that corndog recipie from you. Those were damn tasty! 8^)

Let me know when I can find you to give you your present too.

[lawnrrd]

The corn dogs are simplicity incarnate.

Get some hot dogs. I like to use Hebrew National franks, but you can use what you like. Cut them into pieces--I get eight pieces per dog.

Coat the pieces lightly with ketchup, or, if you prefer, catsup.

Roll them in the secret ingredient: Kellogg's Corn Flake Crumbs. Now, you can buy a box of corn flakes and whomp the bejeesus out of them with a blender, but Kellogg's actually sells pre-crumbified cornflakes, and that's what I use.

Put the coated dogs in the oven and bake. I'm still experimenting with time and temperature, but 400 degrees for fifteen minutes seems to work for now.

As for the entirely unnecessary but greatly appreciated present, well, there are four more weeks of Monday Night Football left in the season. What does your schedule look like?

[tacologic.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recipie. It will be eaten soon. How do you reheat them?

Except for the one that's right around New Years, Mondays are pretty free for me. Next Monday looks good. Should I start getting hungry for wings now?

[lawnrrd]

Hmm . . . December 16 . . . Patriots vs. Titans. Should be a good game. Let's do it.

As for reheating the corn dogs, well, unless you're making lots of them, the simplest solution is just to prepare a sheet of them but not bake them until you're about to serve them. I always make lots of them, though, so I never do that. I'm still working the bugs out of the reheating process, but try 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes.

[tacologic.livejournal.com]

Cool. Tell me where that sports bar is again. And maybe this time we can corral some people and have it actually work out. 8^)

[lawnrrd]

Heh, you're awfully ambitious, I'll give you that.

The place is called Scruffy Duffy's, and it's on 8th Avenue, between 46th and 47th.

[lawnrrd]

I'm sure she wouldn't mind. But if you really want to reschedule anyway, that'll be OK. Hell, I'm planning to ditch work on Christmas Eve, anyway, so staying out late with beer and football will be that much more convenient.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

mmm...


corn dogs...

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry we missed it, but we never made it more that ten blocks from home this weekend.

[lawnrrd]

I'm sorry you missed it, too. We would have loved to have seen you.

I hope you weren't homebound because someone was sick, and if you were, that you're getting better.

[xrew.livejournal.com]

happy almost birthday... 35 is nice btw, i'm dreading 36 personally.

[lawnrrd]

Hey, it happens. We'll get you into a Manhattan apartment one of these days.

[starkyld.livejournal.com]

it'll be a full-scale jerseyite invasion of the borough.
hey, if i can do it, he can do it!