Bourbon Street Chicken and Social Distancing is hard

Maybe I'll start every Monday (what the hell day is it?) with one of my favorite recipes just in case people are looking for something new. 

this is a base recipe where you can add in things as you go.  Such as next time I'm adding water chestnuts or tofu or mushrooms and so forth. 

Bourbon Street Chicken.  

We love Smart Chicken.  It's like the steak of chicken. 

Ingredients   

2 large chicken breasts chopped up
3 tbs olive oil
2 tbs garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, ground of whatever you have
1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup apple juice
1/3 cup brown sugar. packed
2 tbs ketchup
1 tbs apple cider vinegar (we used rice vinegar)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tbs corn starch

fry chunked up chicken in a pan

mix all ingredients in a bowl.  Once chicken has been fried put in a pot and pour the liqued on top and bring to a boil.  Should create a beautiful glaze 

 BAM - dare ya go hey! 

We put this with some sticky rice and had a meal.  Normally Jasmine rice but that has been hard to find lately.   Really a good recipe.  love love it.

I was turned on to Jasmine rice by a Cambodian friend from work many years ago.  Scott Sandera who also turned me on to habanero peppers.  This was when habanero peppers were relatively unknown and he grew them. 

He gave me one and I chopped it all up and put it in some Lipton Spanish rice.  When done I tasted it and HOLE SHIT it was hot.  But I ASSUMED it was the actual temperature.  So I waited for it to cool off and then took a big bowl. 

O M G!    I felt my teeth were melting and my lips seemed to be  . . . . wait  was I tripping?  no no.  I had sweat dripping down my face, my teeth were curled and my lips were flaming.   I finished that whole bowl as my endorphins were kicking it and I just could not stop. 

I stayed home from work the next day and I rarely find things too hot now.
     
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Social Distancing is hard

OH - it's not physically hard but it takes practice.  Humans are not used to this.

I noticed this watching golfers as they would slowly gravitate towards each other and then remember and back off.  

My first time out in a "crowd" (meaning 3 people)  we did well but at times we would slowly move closer and then remember.  Then Friday we were out again and it was easier the second time.  But then you have groups that seem to be immune and look weird at people trying to keep 6 feet away.  

One guy was like trapped in the Kestrel Ridge Golf courses bathroom as a group of 6 were hovering around the check in and he could not pass.  

MEANWHILE - I had two worlds colliding at Kestrel Ridge.  I walk in to check in and there is SimCity (the city engineer) and Dr. Yes AND No (the city attorney).  I see my long time friends and of course give them some crap and they better not be ahead of us as we will be bombing into them.  

I get my cart and THEY ARE AHEAD OF US and I see Balderdash and the Black Cloud waiting.   I drive up and tell them to give them some crap and Balderdash is already laying into them.  

UNBEKNOWNST to me is I thought tee time was 12:35 and not 12:05.  My bad.          

I came back to earth in round 2.  

We hung out for a the new Kestrel Ridge Perch fry which was REALLY good.   But the kicker was the clarified butter.   WOW, did that take me back to fish frys of the past.  The LAKE Perch was lightly battered and pretty darn good fries, some coleslaw and I asked for some melted butter which came out clarified and amazingly good.   

When my parents introduced me to fish fries it I was not a fan until I had my first taste of clarified butter.  After that I was loving fish.  Heck I even love fish boils now and can get those pesky bones out of a fish in less then 1 minute.  (after I was showed how).

SO - Kestrel Ridge with 6 pieces of lake perch OR Yum Yum Thai with 3 larger pieces of perch are both great places it Columbus for Perch.

Speaking of food - We went to Mullins Drive In and had their new quarter pounder and it was juicy and delicious.  Bravo Kelly!  Plus ALL employees, even the outside ones wore masks which I felt was not needed but it shows they care.    

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I'm having a hard time this morning as I got my final stats for the month in Strat-o-matic just a few seconds ago.  One oddity is my team's OPS is exactly the same between LHP and RHP, a robust .842

I was 18-9 in April and 19-8 in May.  So far so good.    37-17 best record of the 24 teams.

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There is an outstanding documentary on NETFLIX called  "Have a Good Trip" which looks into  psychedelics with a bunch of hollywood stars talking about their experiences.  It's hilarious and so so true (I have heard). 

What is odd is how many others have had just bizarre real life experiences which seems to be the norm. 

https://youtu.be/FmQygtqDLHs



OH - finished UPLOAD on Amazon - what a great show and I can not WAIT for season 2.

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Wisconsin is holding our own when it comes to Covid19.   400 infections a day with about 7 deaths a day.  this does not count the number of hospitalizations where you are there for a month.  People keep saying WELL, you recovered.  Yea - AFTER A MONTH IN THE HOSPITAL.

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OH - my knee! 

Had a one on one with Dr Nielson at Prairie Ridge.  He recommended NO TKR yet.  OH!  I will need one but he said better to wait.  The older the better in my case.  They only last 20 years so if I can wait a few years . . . . .

Plus I don't KNEED one right now.  I get around pretty darn well, it's just no long distance walks . . . . unless I get a cortisone shot or whatever.  SO - it's all good.

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Got a call from the Mayor.  My first thought was  What did I do know.   Seems the city needs people for committees and commissions. They MUST be desperate if I got a call.  You know me - I have no opinions on anything.

Cheers!