Another weekend in the books.  I believe we are firmly in the “winter slump” right now.  Not that the weather is all that bad, but I think the body just knows it’s winter time.  Hey, it’s 60 degrees out, could be worse.  Just not much going on though.  Friday night we stayed in and cooked a nice, reasonably healthy dinner.  Saturday our “event” for the day was going to a late lunch at Cascada.  Not exactly a wild day out.  It served the purpose though, and in a very reasonably priced fashion.

Sunday I got up very early and fired up the smoker for a day of ‘que.  Luckily I had it heated up and ready by 6:00, because it took a solid 12 hours to get the pork done.  Pork in verde sauce, to be exact.  Probably Chris Martin’s greatest contribution to the world, this recipe is one of my favorite things to make.  And, in a stroke of sheer genius, I actually wrote down what went in it this time, so I’ll be a little better prepared next time.  Other accomplishments for the day?  Well, not much on my part.  I went and got the car washed.  Woo Hoo.  This was, however, an hour and a half task.  Wow they were crowded.  While I slaved over a hot smoker, Donette joined our friends Michael and Alaina up the hill at some winery that was going out of business.  They must have found some deals, they returned with quite a haul.  We had the pork for dinner, and I was pleased with the results.  That’s a good thing, because I’ve got an entire freezer full of left overs.