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June 9, 2003 I woke Adam by saying "Look!, there's a hot air balloon right in our yard!" Then I leapt out of bed and grabbed Eli from his bed. I rushed down the stairs and out the front door with Eli on my hip. Together we looked about 50 feet up into the basket and said "hi" to the people in the basket who were looking out at us. We watched as they floated up higher and over the barn, slowly they buoyed up the hill. Eli and I were both taken by the experience and I wanted to share it, and continue it as well. Now wide awake, we dashed back into the house and I threw on some clothes. I told Adam that Eli and I were going off in the car to follow the balloon. He seemed mad, and we left to chase the balloon. We followed that balloon and even watched them land. Eli loved the whole experience. He was thrilled when the woman who owned the balloon gave him a pin of the big yellow balloon to keep as a memento of his "chasing" experience. We were both energized and wide awake by the time we arrived back at our house. It was barely 6:30 a.m. Adam had gone back to sleep, but it was hard to keep Eli quiet downstairs, so he was soon up for the day. He came downstairs saying, " I can't believe you woke me up for that." He grumbled all morning. Adam has never been a morning person. Before we had kids, he used to sleep until at least 10 a.m. and preferably even later. So, this 5-something-a.m. awakening had been an awful way to start not only any weekend morning, but particularly a Father's Day morning. He has reminded me of that morning every year, whenever the day is mentioned. The latest he will sleep these days is about 8 a.m., so I usually try to appeal to his gastronomic senses and cook him something he will love. So this year will be no different. I will have to relive Adam's rude awakening on that day, as he'll tell it to everyone. I will, as usual, try to redeem myself and the day by cooking him something he will love. There absolutely must be red meat for dinner and chocolate for dessert. And never again will I wake him for a hot-air balloon! (I would quietly grab the kids though and pile them in to the car!) **For the record: later that day we all went to a motocross race which he and Eli loved!
A-1 Marinade for Steak From the back of the A-1 bottle. They call it “Romanian
Steak” from the Old Homestead restaurant in NYC. Always good.
I usually only mix up 1/2 batch for a regular sized steak, put it
in a zip lock baggie with the steak, and let it sit in the fridge
overnight. Grill for best flavor.
Red Cabbage and Roquefort This is from The Open House Cookbook. It is simple
and really good, excellent for having with sandwiches and other
picnic fare. It makes alot and everyone seems to look forward to
having the leftovers.
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake From Cooking Well magazine- amazingly chocolately and rich. Really
needs vanilla ice cream to go with it (even for major chocoholics
like us). Had this at a pool party, the adults gobbled it up and
all asked for the recipe. Pour batter into 8” greased, square pan. Spread evenly.
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