Terreiro

My wife loves the Outback Steakhouse and for her birthday we are going to have dinner with her sons there. I am a big fan of Longhorn Steakhouse, but Outback cooks a very good steak and that is good enough for me. The art of cooking a good steak is it seems a lost art form, we have gotten some steaks that were badly cooked the last few times we have tried to eat out and it seems we are better off grilling our own steaks at home. We cook out on the grill a lot and it is pretty easy and costs a lot less so we will be cooking steaks at home more in the next few months.

We have a couple of mice that have thrown our kitchen into a state of disrepair, we have been unable to catch them, we have tried many times. The are so smart they steal the peanut butter off the mouse trap and escape all the time. The worst part is we can not leave the butter out to be soft when we want to use it because they love butter as much as we do. We will step up our efforts to catch these critters so our lives can go back to normal, soon.

Homemade cookies are a special treat around our house we do not make them very often and last night I helped make a batch to take to work as a treat for our drivers. I am not a great cook by any stretch of the imagination but the cookies turned out dam fine if I do say so myself. It was a team effort my wife lets me help once in a while just to humor me but I am sure she would want me not allowed in the kitchen at all if she had her way about it. The cookies were a hit and I was pleased about that, I was afraid to tell the guys that I made them I gave all the glory to my wife and they believed that she made them so if any of them get sick I can blame her about that too.

During the summer months I try harder to drink more water, it keeps my hydrated and makes me feel better at the same time. I cut down on the sodas and only try to drink water and juices, I do not always keep to this regime but I try. I also try to eat more salads and stuff not as filling in the summer. Again I do not keep to this as well as I should but I try. We walk the dogs early in the morning and late at night to beat the heat as much as we can. Just remember it is only 3 more month until winter then we can complain about the cold and not worry about the heat as much.

The weather has turned hot and humid again so we decided to cook our dinner on the grill. Steaks cooked on the grill are one of my favorite things in this world to dine on, and these t-bone steaks were cooked perfectly. With sweet potatoes and corn on the cob to go along with the steaks, dinner was a masterpiece. If only we could have this fine meal every night a happy camper I would be.