Cook (and Party) Like a
Rock Star
My
friend Amber decided to come and visit me at my new home in Alexandria for a
few days. We planned on attending the
annual Carlos Creek Winery Grape Stomp. She
made the trek from St Paul to Alexandria not knowing what she would find. Little did she know we would never actually
make it to the Grape Stomp and that instead she was in for a weekend full of
ridiculous shenanigans including: a RuPaul’s Drag Race marathon, a visit to the
legendary Raapers, Perkins, and a
post-bar dance session to Psy’s fantastic song, “Gangnam Style,” complete with a ballet barre, Zumba moves and
LEG-WARMERS!
After
her arrival, we sat around catching up on gossip and life events. Eventually we decided to go for a walk in
order to help me rack up my Nike fuel points. For those of you who have not seen or heard
of the Nike Fuel Band, go get one! They’re
fantastic. They motivate you to keep
yourself active during the day by setting daily activity goals in the form of
fuel points. You can compete with yourself or choose to compete against others
who also have the band. Very addicting
and my new obsession.
Continuing
on… upon our return to the house, we decided that for dinner we were going to make Pork Milanese, from Anne Burrell’s newest cookbook Cook Like a Rock Star, and headed to the grocery store (and even more importantly, the liquor store)
to purchase the necessary items.
After
preparing our delicious meal, consuming large amounts of wine and visiting the
Taco Bell drive-through to order a churro, we made our way to the local bar
Raapers where we played a few serious games of darts and started Jukebox Wars 2012. We capped off the night with a late-night trip to Perkins and finally
a dance party in my living room to rack up the last of my fuel points for the
day. You will be happy to know that I
hit a new personal record.
The
following morning after a delicious breakfast of biscuits and gravy, we decided
that we should not leave the couch until Amber was ready to head home. Needless to say, neither of us was in a mood to have more wine
or mill around the throngs of people that were sure to be at the Grape Stomp. A lazy end to a great time. Thanks for the fantastic weekend Amber! Until next time…
Labels: Amber Barnes, Anne Burrell, Fuel Band, Nike, Pork, Raapers, Recipe
