3rd
So the father-in-law was here all weekend. Friday night we had an excellent dinner at Arroy Chop House, right down the street from my place. I think the wife’s veal chop was the best thing we ordered. Saturday we went to the Grammy Museum, which was really good. Best thing there? The interactive music-genre-thing when you first walk in. Saturday night we went to Old Kiev Restaurant, which was….just OK. Our first mistake was to make a 7:30 reservation, when no one even starts showing up until 9 PM. There was no show that evening, and the food was good but not great. The pelmeni we had as an appetizer was probably the tastiest. Sunday we watched the superbowl and I fried a whole mess of chicken. I think my fried chicken recipe is finally….well, I won’t say “perfected,” since Ella’s chicken is better than mine, but I will say that it’s “damn good.” I changed the spices, cooking time, and cooking temp, and also added the fat from the father-in-law’s ribeye on Friday night. I plan to post the recipe at some point. I actually wrote it down this time.
Today they are trimming trees outside my apartment. They have been at it since 9 AM. I have a headache. They show no signs of stopping. I may just lose my mind.
