Lamb kebabs marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, black pepper, garlic, mint, and cumin; grilled over mesquite charcoal to med-rare, accompanied by grilled button mushrooms and sweet peppers.
Served on a bed of steamed, herb-seasoned couscous with a dill, cucumber, mint, Greek yogurt sauce.
Alternative entrees:
peanut butter & jelly on multi-grain toast
Music recommendation of the day:
Leonard Cohen "Live in London"
http://www.leonardcohen.com/
I first heard Leonard Cohen's music in the summer of 1968. A single jukebox in a long-forgotten EM club somewhere near the MTC at Ft. Sam Houston had a copy of "Suzanne." I spent that Saturday afternoon nursing a glass of ice tea, feeding coins into the slot and waiting for the song to migrate to the top of the play que so I could scribble down the lyrics and take them back to the barracks to work up.
In the months that followed, I lost contact with much of the music that I had hoped to explore, even much that I enjoyed at the time. I recently became re-acquinted with Leonard Cohen via a local PBS television program. The "Live in London" album is well worth the price and the time to listen to it. It is also available on DVD for those who like their music tied to images.
Cohen is booked to play in Asheville NC this fall but by the time we discovered that there were no reasonably priced tickets left to purchase. The ticket services scooped up all they could to re-market as part of luxury packages or just to boost the price for their benefit. $200.00/person concert tickets are far beyond what we can afford. If you fall into that category, the album is a great deal.
Best small venue singer-songwriter out there:
David Gans - http://www.trufun.com/
Writes and performs excellent topical songs, is a one man jam band, highly accomplished musician. See him if and when you can! His tour schedule is posted at his website. His albums stand on their own. There is no throw-away or filler material on them. It is possible to get lost in his websites and links that lead you from the depths of The Well to the nearest farmer's market in song and image.
We return to the mundane.
There is firewood to be cut but I am unwilling to accept the pain that splitting, cutting, and stacking it guarantees. Later this week I'll force myself to start that chore. I'll also work on the tree along the creek bank, 45 feet of pine that appeared during the high water in January, riding the flood from somewhere up valley. It's not great firewood, sooty to burn, bad for the chimney, but it it close to the house and I can buck it into manageable lengths. We bought a 16 inch chainsaw when we moved here. An 18 inch would have been better, one of those things we learn by virtue of mistake. I can borrow one from our down stream neighbor but I hate to borrow tools from anyone.
Amherst Electric Mosquito:
A dry fly pattern updated to a salmon fly tied on a 2/0 salmon iron.
The collar is Lady Amherst pheasant, the black and white ribbing on the fly body is Uni-Flexx black and phosphorescent white instead of moose mane. The body of the fly glows pale green after exposure to light due to the phosphorescent material used by Uni. The fly is an original pattern submitted as a contest entry. For that reason, the barb on the hook was not removed.
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