Weekend
trip to Pismo Beach to celebrate our friend Don's birthday.
A
great weekend with friends and lots of good food. I cooked brats
Friday night for about a dozen people. They are best cooked in beer
with a sliced onion for about a half hour then grilled for a few
minutes. Serve with sauerkraut and condiments.
On
Saturday I helped grill tri-tips for 18 or 20 people. We cooked
outside then wrapped the tri-tips in foil to finish cooking. We ate
in the RV park club house which has a nice kitchen with lots of
counter space to serve from. The meal was finished off with a
birthday cake for Don.
On
Sunday morning Budd and I cooked bacon, sausage, eggs and pancakes
for everyone. We have this breakfast down to a science as we have
done it so often. Budd does the bacon and eggs to order and I do the
pancakes.
Later,
Sunday morning we drove to the Lompoc Elks club for a one night stay.
We have friends who live next to the club which is convenient. After
visiting for a while we drove to Buellton for a relaxing wine tasting
at Alma Rosa winery followed by a very nice dinner at Industrial Eats
next door to the winery.
I
had read about Industrial Eats in this months issue of Sunset
magazine. They featured wine and food on the West coast starting in
Santa Barbara and ending in Southern Oregon. We each ordered
something different to eat. The restaurant menu is printed on brown
paper hanging on the wall and features PIZZA and NON-PIZZA items. The
meats are outstanding as they do their own butchering. I had probably
the best burger every which was the Sunday special menu item. It was
a perfect way to end a Sunday with friends.
Saturday
afternoon Clyda and I are off on a two week adventure with our
friends Cindy and Gary. We will spend a week in Florida at a
timeshare then another week in St Maarten in the Caribbean before
flying home. The flying portion of this trip will be a strain on
Clyda to be sure. I always book her an isle seat so she can get up
and move around. This trip has us in the air 4 times with each time
made up of two flights. Lots of air time.
