Steak and Green beans

Another Sunday has come and gone.....along with it another tale. Now normally I talk about my family and how weird they can be about food or how they do something funny.. but this tale is all about "my man" Skinny. You see my family is "fluffy" or"healthy"...or "thin challenged"...or whatever you want to call it. We know how to eat and enjoy every bite of food that goes into our mouths. But my boy friend is a different story... he is thin, but he eats a lot.... like more than me in a day. He says it is his high metabolize,which I believe but someday it will slow down and he will have to beer belly and love handles, like the rest of us.
Anyway back to Sunday.... so since it is summer and the weather is usually great....The mother loves to grill, so normally we will have something from the grill for dinner... and this past weekend was no exception.... it was STEAK AND VEGGIE..... or specifically green bean, asparagus, and grilled peppers. The mother kind of went over board with the veggies..... she knows that everyone likes something different so she made them all. Plus they are all good for you, so the more veggies the better.... I guess she thought. So the grill is started and the meat is seasoned and heading for the grill. Everyone puts in their order for how they want their steaks cooked. Howie's is well done...his is the first to go on.....Next is The beau and Rands... medium please. Then comes Skinny's and mine.... medium Rare.....not to mention the mothers. Last but not least is A.B.... rare as can be... I think he leave it on the grill long enough for there to be slight grill marks on it... but you can still hear the cow moo-ing. Finally the food is on the table and we are ready to eat. Everyone is enjoying the meal..... we are talking and catching up on the previous week's activities, while also going over what is going on with everyone in the next couple of weeks. No one is really paying attentions to anyone else's food until Skinny..... asked for a second helping of green beans and his huge steak is gone..... this is a man who usually leaves food on his plate at dinner and never usually asked for seconds. But this night it was different....cause he loves.... and I mean he loves steak and GREEN BEANS. We all were shocked... I mean I make green bean at least a couple of times a week but I have never seen him eat so many.... my first thought was that he was just hungry,... but then the more I thought about it, maybe it was because they were fresh beans, instead of canned.
The best part was as we were clearing the table... there was still a half bowl of bean left, which he scooped up and continued to eat as his " dessert". It was crazy.... the only thing that the mother could say was " I knew you liked steak but now I know I should be making green beans on Sundays... that way I know you will eat a lot".
The best part of the whole evening...actually came the next day when Skinny was in the bathroom a ton of times.... from all the fiber he had had the night before.....see too much of a good thing can hurt you in the end.... literally!
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Pizza Night

So remember a few tales ago I told you about the most amazing pizza on earth???? Well Sunday we actually got to have it. My parent's were in Chicago for the weekend and decided to stop off in the Quad Cities to visit some relatives, and also get some PIZZA!!!!! Now they ordered 5 pizzas, but only 4 1/2 made it it back, since you know they smelled so good, no one could have resisted taking a slice or 2 on the way back to DSM.
Anyway the day started out good and I thought we would have really good deli....since as I said.... my parents were in Chicago... You know some good corned beef, some pastrami, some great rye bread and maybe some half done pickles. When i had spoken to my sister( she and her husband had gone with my parents) they hinted that deli would be the evening's meal. So Skinny and I got excited since it is summer time and sandwiches would be a good lighter meal. Skinny is not trying to look good in a swim suit but I am.
So most of the day.... I laid in the sun thinking about the wonderful sandwich I would have later.... a little meat, maybe so swiss cheese...so spicy mustard between 2 thick slices of rye bread.... and some soda.... It was like I was in a food fantasy. I hurried home to shower and get ready. Skinny and I headed over the the parental's house early.....then the waiting began.... we thought they would be home by 5:30, and we were already hungry. But A.B. was already there waiting too.....he had spoken to the Mother and they were at least an hour away..... "Great" an hour???? I thought I would never make it.
Finally at 6:45 they pulled in to the drive way... the dogs ran to the door to meet the Mother as she was holding 4 large boxes of Pizza....... Harris Pizza.....you would think my heart would have sank but it was like I had seen a pot of gold....or at least won the lottery. It was like all the fantasizing I had done during the day disappeared and was replaced with thoughts of gooey cheese and spicy sausage... not the mention nice round pepperonis. I could hardly wait to have a slice. The mother turned on the oven to get it hot so we could heat the Italian goodness up. but then she turned to us and said..." alright we first need to clean out the car, I need all the stuff I got in Chicago brought it in"... there was a stampede towards the door, and I think the car was unload quicker then I have ever seen. Towers of boxes and armfuls of bag were hauled in. New lawn furniture was swiftly moved to the back yard. Luggage was thrown on the parents' bed. It was amazing how things can get done when there is motivation.
Just as we were finishing the last load of stuff into the house, the oven beeps it is ready for the pizza.... the Mother carefully takes a bit of each kind and places it on to cookie sheets and then into the oven. It is only a matter of minutes before it would be on the table. Only one problem... Rand and the Beau is no where insight. My first thought was to start without them..... but I knew that would never fly. SO it was another waiting game.... it was torture.... my stomach was growling... and my mouth was watering from all the wonderful smells. But just as I thought I might go insane...... Rands walked thru the door with the Beau close behind. It was finally time to eat.... or should I say devour the food. As I sank my teeth into the first bite all the awesome flavors came back... the meat, cheese, sauce and crust. It was heaven in my mouth..... and from the looks around the table to was a mutual feeling in the room. We actually eat all 5 ex-large pizzas and their was only 7 people eating it..... I will say it again.... it is one of the best pizzas in the world.