We have been busy (the usual excuse for not posting)… And I have been feeling a bit under the weather too – which combined with busy makes posting about how busy and under the weather I am seem more like a chore as opposed to fun… so – I have avoided it. And for that – I am sorry 
At any rate – I am feeling a little better today and after feeding the chickens sat down to give a quick update… which includes food.
As I looked back at the posts that generated the most interest – oddly enough – it’s those about food. So I figured I’d share this last Sunday’s meal where we 
had our friends Max and Carol over to celebrate their 40-something-ish anniversary. We cooked a delicious beef brisket in the smoker for about 7 hours – and it came out tender, juicy and delicious. I think well done brisket is my favorite meat the smoker produces. The rub was a spice mixture of whatever I had and some coco powder… EXCELENT!
Accompaniments were fresh Florida corn on the cob that the guests brought (not very sweet – but makes you excited for the real LOCAL thing soon!), some beans and a sun-dried tomato pasta salad Kelli made (mmmmm).
Dessert needed to be “big” since it was an anniversary – so I whipped up a chocolate cake from scratch. Most delicious! We toured the farm happenings, played with the meat chickens and had great discussions… all in all – a terrific visit with terrific food and terrific friends.
