[JHOLE]

We just got rain.

Gosh, guessing 10 years ago we got 10 inches rain in a day and the lake flooded taking out a bridge even. Pure Michigan, at its best, it is the best. At its worst, it sucks. Most summers, are the bomb. Unique part of the world. In college we used to hang glide from a 300 foot sand dune using the uplifting winds from Lake Michigan. Fwiw, the 300 feet is vertical. Unique part of the world. You do see the dunes from space.

Denny

Must be a stock picture - If I zoom in - I can't see the boats from the chicago / mackinac race ... If it's an old pic, Like last week, it should have the boats from the Pt. Huron / Mackinac race...

 

[JHOLE]

Back to the flying fish.

This might be hard to believe, but true. Was making breakfast and heard my sister-in-law yell and looked out the back window of the kitchen. Something zipped past the window and made a thud. A Bald Eagle had caught a 3lb fish from the lake.

And ended up dropping it in our backyard at our family lakehouse. No kidding. Must have either been too heavy for the Eagle or the fish wiggled loose. Flying Fish...…


Denny

Aint no such thing as a fish too heavy for an Eagle.. Hell, I have actually ran to give cover for my Border Collie with some of the eagles here...


Wish I woulda' known you were hitting the Great Lakes.. you coulda' picked up the food here on your way up.. Your 12 wouldn't have phased the 200 I fed last Sunday for the daughter's grad party...

Only shit left was the broasted chicken that the wife bought in...

All my shit was eaten, - and we had calls the next day for people who were willing to buy more if we had any....

You were 100% right back when you said feeding a party is not about cooking - and more about damage control / dictating the future...

I about killed myself keeping ahead of the tables...

... and I didn't get a drop of it.. Didn't eat all day...

Sorry to ramble, - hope you had fun up in the other OHIO..

 

[Denny McLain]

You were 100% right back when you said feeding a party is not about cooking - and more about damage control / dictating the future...

I about killed myself keeping ahead of the tables...

... and I didn't get a drop of it.. Didn't eat all day...

Sorry to ramble, - hope you had fun up in the other OHIO..

It is still cooking, however turns into a game of timing and logistics. Pressure cooker. Watch what ya ask for.

The steak meal I did: Had about two bites of steak n a bite of potato. After whatever how long it took to make the meal with the visuals n smells, did not appeal to me. Had enough of it.


Denny

 

[fastvette]

I bought a Kroger in bag pork tenderloin, the thing worked great! It was "cajun" style.

 

[fastvette]

You might check this link: https://ixquick-proxy.com/do/spg/pr...8307055544451334s537330614370414933736s&ekdata=1ebfe53e1908a10b2f576f28d2414fbc

 

[Denny McLain]

I bought a Kroger in bag pork tenderloin, the thing worked great! It was "cajun" style.

And the food section dies. Figure out why my posts have reduced. Water finds its own level.

Denny

 

[Denny McLain]

100 % disable since birth, mild cerebral palsy brought on by hydrocephalus, she has other disabilities to but I won't get into all that.

You are a good man. That was not an appropriate question. Life is fickle, not fair, but you deal with the cards given to ya. All about making lemonade. Appears she enjoyed it. Good for you. My hat is off.

Denny

 

[Denny McLain]

Must be a stock picture - If I zoom in - I can't see the boats from the chicago / mackinac race ... If it's an old pic, Like last week, it should have the boats from the Pt. Huron / Mackinac race...

Took me a bit to get it. Say fudge.

One of the best secrets. Platos cave. Growing up there you sleded on the hills, skated on the lakes, n skied on the small mountains in the winter. Summer you grew killer gardens n fished, played in the lakes, climbed the dunes n hit the beach. Pure Michigan sucks in the winter, fricken killer in the summer.

No dope, Sandra Bullock is our neighbor. Why would she live there in the summer? I really didn’t know how cool or special the summers were. Plato’s cave, learned once I got out.

Denny

 

[JHOLE]

Took me a bit to get it. Say fudge.

One of the best secrets. Platos cave. Growing up there you sleded on the hills, skated on the lakes, n skied on the small mountains in the winter. Summer you grew killer gardens n fished, played in the lakes, climbed the dunes n hit the beach. Pure Michigan sucks in the winter, fricken killer in the summer.

No dope, Sandra Bullock is our neighbor. Why would she live there in the summer? I really didn’t know how cool or special the summers were. Plato’s cave, learned once I got out.

Denny

Hey now... Winters don't suck.. We raced all over the country in the summers growing up..

But , I got pretty tired of that - and learned to LOVE the St. Helen winters.. Base of operations through out the 80's..

EVERY WEEK.. all throughout the 80's.. from the end of racing until it started again.. that little cabin housed some pretty interesting guest too...

..and the neighbors who lived there - that had no idea what "the people on the corner, who just show up on the weekends " did for a living.. Got kinda' old listening to the ******** argue who had the fastest sled or sand rail... cause' next week there was a trailer that answered the question...


Anyway.. GOTTA' LOVE MICHIGAN !!! It really is a special place once you get north or west of Detroit and Flint...

Glad to hear you had fun re-visiting..

PS.. thinking of going up to portage to boat back down next week.. ( my bro does the pthuron / mack, and chicago / mack races back to back each year.. ) did pretty good this summer... Chicago race is always tougher - Lake Michigan is a nasty bitch... I used to race windsurfers in the 90's and lake MI was always a bad MF'er... but, you already know how violent it can be..... good times..

 

[Mista Bone]

JHOLE, I could live in Richmond/Port Huron/Cheslea with ease. But Taylortucky wasn't too bad.

 

[Denny McLain]

Hey now... Winters don't suck..

Glad to hear you had fun re-visiting..

PS.. thinking of going up to portage to boat back down next week.. ( my bro does the pthuron / mack, and chicago / mack races back to back each year.. ) did pretty good this summer... Chicago race is always tougher - Lake Michigan is a nasty bitch... I used to race windsurfers in the 90's and lake MI was always a bad MF'er... but, you already know how violent it can be..... good times..

I grew up where the pictures were taken spending most summers and Christmas Holliday’s there. The winters are for real, seen snow up to my chest. Wind surfing is much harder than it looks. Especially if there are waves.

The beach at our house in Pentwater got swept away. We lost at least 50-60 feet of beach during one storm. The waves were recorded in excess of 18 feet. Four hundred foot tall pure white sand dunes, waves that sink ocean cargo ships, in the Midwest? For real. And very few people get it. Very cool part of the world. Good times for sure. It took me later in life to fully appreciate how truely unique it is. And our next trip is New Zealand.

The only reason I don’t spend more time there in the summer is my sister-in-law is bat shit crazy, and my drinking buddy, party buddy, fishing buddy, brother-in-law has been in rehab 3 times. Hate the bitch, n don’t want to be a bad influence around my brother-in-law. Stuff happens n shit gets weird, too bad, or I would spend more time there.

Denny

 

[JHOLE]

JHOLE, I could live in Richmond/Port Huron/Cheslea with ease. But Taylortucky wasn't too bad.

Downriver Taylor.. ?? They used to have a crazy good jr. b team.. Taylor Blades.. Nation champs back in the day..

Not North or west enough of Det / Flint though...

 

[JHOLE]

I grew up where the pictures were taken spending most summers and Christmas Holliday’s there. The winters are for real, seen snow up to my chest. Wind surfing is much harder than it looks. Especially if there are waves.

The beach at our house in Pentwater got swept away. We lost at least 50-60 feet of beach during one storm. The waves were recorded in excess of 18 feet. Four hundred foot tall pure white sand dunes, waves that sink ocean cargo ships, in the Midwest? For real. And very few people get it. Very cool part of the world. Good times for sure. It took me later in life to fully appreciate how truely unique it is. And our next trip is New Zealand.

The only reason I don’t spend more time there in the summer is my sister-in-law is bat shit crazy, and my drinking buddy, party buddy, fishing buddy, brother-in-law has been in rehab 3 times. Hate the bitch, n don’t want to be a bad influence around my brother-in-law. Stuff happens n shit gets weird, too bad, or I would spend more time there.

Denny

You're welcome here.. We can SEE Michigan and Canada from the beach..

BUT, If I take you fishing.. and you try to cube the Walleye or - famous Lake Erie perch, and then add some Foo Foo herbs, and drizzle an unpronounceable sauce on it.... I'm throwing YOU back in the lake, and frying up the perch in a wash of egg and crunbled cheddar bites the way GOD intended...

 

[Mista Bone]

Downriver Taylor.. ?? They used to have a crazy good jr. b team.. Taylor Blades.. Nation champs back in the day..

Not North or west enough of Det / Flint though...

Pardee, Goddard, Beech Daly, Eureka, etc.

Late night at the DRC (Down River Coney)

Some POS '41 Willys Pro Mod was born in some hell hole shop in that time.

Love yeah B man!

 

[Mista Bone]

You're welcome here.. We can SEE Michigan and Canada from the beach..

BUT, If I take you fishing.. and you try to cube the Walleye or - famous Lake Erie perch, and then add some Foo Foo herbs, and drizzle an unpronounceable sauce on it.... I'm throwing YOU back in the lake, and frying up the perch in a wash of egg and crunbled cheddar bites the way GOD intended...

This would sell tickets!

 

[JHOLE]

Pardee, Goddard, Beech Daly, Eureka, etc.

Late night at the DRC (Down River Coney)

Some POS '41 Willys Pro Mod was born in some hell hole shop in that time.

Love yeah B man!

Look Pally, I don't know what Michigan you're talking about anymore.. You cannot be trusted if you go around posting photochopped pictures of racetracks , with towers, on the wrong side of the track...

It is clear from this pic ture that the tower is on the west side of the track at Milan..!!

scan0225 by j t, on Flickr

..some people, .. sheesh..

..

 

[Denny McLain]

Look Pally, I don't know what Michigan you're talking about anymore.. You cannot be trusted if you go around posting photochopped pictures of racetracks , with towers, on the wrong side of the track...

It is clear from this pic ture that the tower is on the west side of the track at Milan..!!

scan0225 by j t, on Flickr

..some people, .. sheesh..

..

Still trying to figure out where you live. Guessing just south of Mackinaw. Milan is one hell of a drive if that is the case. Was going to post some ADRL pictures from Martin but for whatever reason, can't find the damn folder they are in. Oh well...…….stuff happens.









Denny

 

[Denny McLain]

Ok, food.

Variation of Chicken Cordon Bleu

Take a jumbo chicken breast and beat the shit out of it to flatten it. Chop a few pods of Garlic, press it into the meat, marinade it in Olive Oil for a few hours. Take it out of the fridge, Salt n Pepper the side you are going to stuff. Then stuff it with fresh Spinach, Basil, Prosciutto Ham, and Feta Cheese.

Roll it up, tie with string, season the outside, and brown the outside.

Bake it at 325 till it reaches an internal temp of 160-165.

Let it rest some and slice it.

Dinners ready.

Denny

 

[JimW]

Denny,

we are harvesting German red garlic right now.

My soil give's it a purple color.
Will send you a box full.
Need's to be dried out FYI.

Jim

 

[Denny McLain]

Denny,

we are harvesting German red garlic right now.

My soil give's it a purple color.
Will send you a box full.
Need's to be dried out FYI.

Jim

Oh, oh, OHH!!

Well thanks Jim for thinking about me. Really! Sounds like something I can impress Chef Dave with. Love unique things! Looking forward to it.

Denny