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Ever hear of the “Wing Bowl”?

Super Bowl tomorrow.  Wing bowl yesterday. 

The Super Bowl receives a lot a attention all across the country.  Philadelphia had it’s 12th annual Wing Bowl yesterday.  I’m guessing it doesn’t get quite as much media coverage.  But it is certainly well attended and talked about here in the Philadelphia area.
I had friends from work who took the day off and left home at about 5a.m. just to witness the event.

And the winner is , believe it or not, 5-foot-5, 99-pound Sonya Thomas!!!!

Weekend’s Coming

What a long day - What a long week.  I got myself to work each day, battling the weather, and came home early on both Monday and Tuesday.  I’m a real coward when it comes to Snow on the roads, even though my car is GREAT in the stuff.

When you work 2 short days in a row, then the other three seem interminably long. 

Glad it’s Thursday.

OOPS

OOPS !  It finally happened.  I heard Don mumble (almost under his breath) You’re always on the computer.

And I’ve tried to be so careful.

Two Great Losses for our Children

We have lost two older gentlemen who were wonderful influences to generations of our children.

I don’t know of any kids or grown kids who don’t know these two men.
Mr. Rogers and Captain Kangaroo - both died less than a year apart. 

They will be missed

Super Bowl Food

We’ll be going to an annual Super Bowl Party next week.  We always take something to eat, and this year, we’re bringing pork barbecue.  I’ve made this many times, and it’s always so good.

Place pork roast in crockpot - I use a pork shoulder - it’s inexpensive and it’s fatty, but you discard the fat.  I think cooking it with the fat improves the flavor)
Add a cup or so of water
Cook on low all day (at least 12 hours).
Remove roast and discard the cooking water.

I usually make this over two days.  Cook one day, refrigerate overnight, and then do the rest the next day.

Fork-shred pork, discarding any fat and bones.
Return the shredded meat to the crockpot.
Add a chopped onion.

Dump your favorite barbeque sauce over it - Enough to hold it together, but not be runny - you’ll have to experiment.  I usually cook about a 7 pound roast, and it uses a whole bottle.

Cook couple of hours on low until heated thoroughly and the onions are tender.  Serve on heated buns with coleslaw right in the bun (or on the side if you prefer. 

There’s hardly ever any leftovers.

GO TEAM GO!!!

Gloves or Mittens?

All this cold weather makes me think about how uncomfortable I am when not properly bundled up. 

I have a hard time deciding on gloves or mittens for my cold weather outings.  I find that wearing gloves (can be very stylish) makes all my fingers cold, while wearing mittens (not so stylish) help by keeping my fingers slightly warmer.

I’ve tried many kinds of gloves, looking for just the right pair to keep me warm, but so far, no luck.

Any suggestions?

Good thought for the Day

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Like dogs?  Touching story

Moving Day at Work

Today is the day I moved from one side of our (large) building to the other side.
The move team took all my “stuff”, including my laptop, scanner (which I’ve been told won’t work when I get there), printer, phone, and let’s not forget my electric stapler.

Of course my files and personal stuff went along to the new office too. 

This should be a good move.  It’s only a change of office, not job or supervisor, but I am coming from an office with NO window to an office that is a whole big wall of window.

Same job - better scenery.

Don’s Philadelphia Cheesesteak

About a week ago, I posted Don’s Philadelphia Cheesesteaks on the Witches Kitchen.  And I thought that maybe some of you bloggers who check in here would like to see the recipe.  These are really good.

We were having an extremely impromptu dinner (Don called me at work and said he had invited 11 people for dinner that night), and Don decided to make one of his specialties.

Minute steaks – about 2 per sandwich – splurge and get good quality steaks.
Fry them in butter, pulling them apart as they fry.
Put American cheese on top, cover for a minute to melt the cheese, then stuff into steak or hoagie rolls.

Add sautéed mushrooms and onions to your taste.