sadly most of the folks I cook for don't care for smoked foodscooperhawk wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 5:30 pmSo why do you griddle them? I usually smoke them and freeze them.
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Our Morning Coffee and Weather
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30 and a rising sun this morning. We should see the mid 50’s today. Some minor disturbances coming in for the weekend but nothing that will be an issue for Easter outings.
Playing golf today starting at 10:20 so we will enjoy the best part of the day out on the course.
Playing golf today starting at 10:20 so we will enjoy the best part of the day out on the course.
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Sadly most of the folks I cook for don't care for smoked foods.
OMG! Divest yourself from such negativity at once!
Overcast, 46°F, Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 43°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Cloudy, with a high near 53.
North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
OMG! Divest yourself from such negativity at once!
Overcast, 46°F, Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 43°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Cloudy, with a high near 53.
North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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45' and sunny. Maybe 76 later.
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Spending the day getting ready for tomorrow’s events. Baking crème puffs and Tiramisu cupcakes. Everyone have a nice day!
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Fair, 37°F, Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 28°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
I'm recovering but Carol still has this nasty virus.
She had to cancel our Easter Dinner with family.
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 28°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
I'm recovering but Carol still has this nasty virus.
She had to cancel our Easter Dinner with family.
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^^^^^^^
Happy you’re feeling better Coop but sorry for Carol. You have mentioned how much she enjoys entertaining so this must be a big disappointment to her (and you).
Here it’s 41 with a cold drizzly rain falling. It’s supposed to stop in a few hours which will hopefully make for better conditions for all the Easter egg hunts scheduled for today.
For me I plan to be inside the shop this morning doing some equipment maintenance then doing a major lawn mowing and clean up. I fertilized a week ago and it’s starting to “pop” as my wife likes to say.
Happy you’re feeling better Coop but sorry for Carol. You have mentioned how much she enjoys entertaining so this must be a big disappointment to her (and you).
Here it’s 41 with a cold drizzly rain falling. It’s supposed to stop in a few hours which will hopefully make for better conditions for all the Easter egg hunts scheduled for today.
For me I plan to be inside the shop this morning doing some equipment maintenance then doing a major lawn mowing and clean up. I fertilized a week ago and it’s starting to “pop” as my wife likes to say.
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Both of us value our family holidays and get togethers. She plans these events days ahead and loves to make all sorts of candies and appetizers for the kids to enjoy, to the effect that by the time the main meal is served, no one is hungry.
It was very hard for her to cancel it but she's still really sick.
I don't know what this virus is, but it's a bad one.
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51' with mixed sun/clouds. Little bit of pre-dawn rain. Supposed to be sunny mid afternoon to sunset.
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81 at 1PM with that temp forecasted to reach 86 later this afternoon .... the temp is supposed to only drop to 60 tonight ..... local radar not showing any clouds within 400 miles .... had a fellow come by to work up an estimate on storm door and a picture window repair or replacement ..... trash hauled on the way home picked up a bucket of local strawberries
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Fair, 36°F, Humidity 75%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.27 in
Dewpoint 28°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm.
Carol is up and around but still pretty sick.
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.27 in
Dewpoint 28°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm.
Carol is up and around but still pretty sick.
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39 right now, we had a beautiful sunrise but now the clouds are taking over. It’s supposed to be a cloudy day with some possible scattered rain later. No big Easter plans this year other than my wife wants to watch the old movie Ben-Hur. Can’t remember if I’ve ever seen it or not. It’s a 3.5 hour movie so I told her we need to start early as I sure do need my beauty sleep. 
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45' and cloudy. Likely cloudy all day.
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Everyone have a great Easter Sunday!
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I drove her to the church where they broadcast Mass on an FM freq.
She declined communion so as not to get someone else sick. We came
home and she made some brunch and now she's sick again and gone
back to bed. I think maybe she overdid herself.
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Happy Easter .... 83 with a RealFeel of 93 at 1PM ... they say it will reach 86 later this afternoon before dropping back to 61 tonight .... no rain .... took our 9 year old grandson to Cabala's to build a panfish tackle box for him .... managed to put together a decent collection that ought to give him a good start
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Overcast, 37°F, Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 12 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 37°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing.
A high near 61.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am.
I'm up early to take the Motorhome to Faribault to get it serviced.
Wind Speed NW 12 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 37°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing.
A high near 61.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am.
I'm up early to take the Motorhome to Faribault to get it serviced.
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63 at 8AM on its way to 83 later today before dropping back to a low of 63 tonight .... hopefully we will be able to get some issues with our camper taken care of today .... we are scheduled to camp in it this coming weekend so our repair time is drawing short ....
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35 right now with a beautiful rising sun. Somewhere in the 50’s today with scattered showers but nothing much. Nice all week with maybe some rain this coming weekend. Freeze warning tonight with a predicted low of 27. Guess I had better unscrew the garden hoses from the house. This is why around here it’s understood not to plant anything before Mother’s Day.
We’re making a quick trip up to the property today. Last time we were there I couldn’t get the shop door unlocked. I believe the frost heave jammed the two deadbolts I have on the door. That was a month ago so hopefully the locks with work today. Sure hope so as the pest control company that services the place will be there tomorrow and will need to get inside to re-bait the mouse traps.
We’re making a quick trip up to the property today. Last time we were there I couldn’t get the shop door unlocked. I believe the frost heave jammed the two deadbolts I have on the door. That was a month ago so hopefully the locks with work today. Sure hope so as the pest control company that services the place will be there tomorrow and will need to get inside to re-bait the mouse traps.
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Looks like a great day, think I’ll start washing outfits, a winter’s worth of road sand and rock. Everyone have a great day!
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