Meat post.

With apologies to Abbott & Costello, I'm a ba-ad blogger. Ahh, shaadap.

The photos below are all from 2006. I posted them so my brother could pull them off to help his wife create a scrapbook for a gift for my parents, last Christmas.

I'll probably take 'em down soon.

This past Saturday we took the kids to Home Depot, where they have a free workkshop. They made little wooden pirate ships, it was a blast. The kids had macaroni for supper whilst mama and I went out for supper at a Mexican restaurante. We decided to try the ribsteak, and it was surprisingly excellent for the price (something like 12.95 for a 12 ounce slab, including salad and choice of potato).

We go "Mexican"* when we want to eat a lot and not spend a lot. Diet be damned.

What is the deal with food prices anyway? You're lucky if you find hamburger at less than $3/lb, and then it will be in a chub from a factory, and you don't know what's in it. At Hy Vee today they had chuck arm steak for about $4.50/lb. I dunno, it just seems high for a cheap cut. Not long ago you could get chuck roast for less than $2, pretty often.

These kids are starting to have an appetite, too. Jacquelyn wanted ribs on the grill last week for her birthday supper. $20 would have bought enought ribs for the clan, but instead I got a 4.5 pound boneless shoulder roast for $1.79/lb and cut it up into "country style ribs." Fooled everyone, they loved it, and would have eaten more.

We found ground turkey for $1/pound a few weeks ago, you know we bought a bunch, shoulda bought more. It works pretty well as a burger substitute in casseroles and tacos, but I don't think it tastes that great on its own. It was excellent in enhiladas, combined with refried beans.

Did I tell you my secret for homemade pizza (below)? Save that for next time.

Adios.

-CH

*in quotes because in Iowa, Mexican restaurants are not exactly authentic.