Last weekend we went away to Brainerd area with friends, it was a nice getaway. I spent the time relaxing, which was very nice. I was able to get some serious amount of reading completed. We all took turns making breakfast, we did celebrate one night out the Prairie Bay in Baxter, MN. They had a very nice menu and restaurant seemed well run.
We returned home on Tuesday and jumped into a shorten week, but it combined a lot of worrisome news. My grandmother of 91 years old experienced some heart problems (I am not a doctor so that is technical as I can get) and on Friday made it through successful surgery putting in a pacemaker. That same day a long-time friend went to hospital experiencing chest pains, sounds like his artery is all f-'d up. He is not a drinker or a cheese eater, but my guess it runs in his family. He returned home over the weekend and is resting comfortably. My grandmother is resting at my folks home.
One of those things that should motivate you to take better care of your health. I am in the middle of reading the Omnivores Dilemma and the descriptions of what is going into our processed food and even the pumping of corn into cattle's diet is disturbing. What has struck me as surprising with this book and other documentaries, books and articles I have found on the topic is how little I (and the collective We) know about our food.
I grew up thinking that corn feed beef was the norm, that is what a wholesome meal for cows was to be raised on corn. Silly to think about it now that of course it is more natural to be raised on grass. It's not like cows would be sowing their own corn to raise for food without humans.
I went to the Silver Bison Ranch with our friend Noel and Sheila to get some yummy bison meats. We have been going to their a few years and it is nice to see the business was really hopping today. They raise all of their bison on fields outside of their little store. I enjoy the fact we know the people raising the animals and they are really a great resource for asking questions or getting what we need. We are going to try a brisket for the first time in the next couple weeks. I hope to get a nice slow cook on the Big Green Egg.
This weekend on the grill we tried pizza again. I keep messing around with the process. My guess is the next time we will get the fire going awhile and add the indirect shield. I think I am finished with a baking stone. I have yet to get a really good result with it on the grill.
The week ahead is extremely busy, so I doubt I will get to grill much until the weekend.
Peace to you - the soundtrack for the blog today was provided by Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros.
