On Aug 4, 7:53 pm, hahabogus > wrote:
> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote roups.com:
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> > Today is the anniversary of Crash's and my first date. We're having a
> > special dinner (well, special to us) in about an hour or so.
>
> > Marinated shrimp on skewers, grilled, then served with lemon butter.
> > Marinated chicken breast with onion and red, yellow, and green
> > peppers, skewered and grilled.
> > Brown rice.
> > Pound cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream for dessert.
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> > It's been raining intermittently all day, so grilling may or may not
> > be a challenge. But this is going to be a real treat for us, either
> > way!
>
> > (Crash has been having problems with his artificial hip making loud,
> > horrible grinding sounds, and he's having trouble walking, but he's in
> > good spirits. We see the orthopod on Monday)
>
> > Carol
>
> Sounds like a loverly meal....Best wishes on this Special Day. Hope
> Crashes hip is easily fixable.
>
> I smoked up some pork steaks and was feeling pretty good about it till
> You and Your Shrimp came along! Huffmp! Huffmp! and double Huffmp.

Your pork steaks sound fantastic, Alan. The shrimp was just so-so.
It was pre-cooked and didn't pick up the flavor of the marinade. Does
that make it any better? The chicken, on the other hand, was
fantastic, and we're definitely going to make it more often.

Carol