French Toast, GC Wontons, and Good Times

Only moderately sunburned, I returned home yesterday from a weekend at the lake with Robbie and various other friends and coworkers. It was nice to be able to spend so much time in the water. I also got a chance to hang out with people I don't see on a daily basis, and to meet Robbie's friend Thomas. I met Robbie and Thomas at the outlet mall on Friday night, kinda late, and we ate a late dinner. For what its worth, the chicken tostada salad and the ribs from Montana Mikes aren't worth it. The dinner that Robbie made on Saturday though more than made up for the less than stellar showing by Montana Mike. He made filet mignon and potatoes and it was very good.

I made French Toast both Saturday and Sunday following my great-grandmothers recipe that my dad has entrusted me with. It turned out to be very good and I think everyone who tried it liked it, even my puppy-nephew Brady. It is not traditional/American french toast, instead it is more pastry-like and much more delicious than just egg dipped bread.

Robbie and I made Green Chili Wontons on Saturday, and also on Sunday though Robbie did most of the work on Sunday. We got a chance to use his new deep fryer which makes the process a lot easier. They turned out really well, though I think I liked the ones Robbie made on Sunday better because they had cayenne pepper in them and I was less tired.

Cooking and eating though were not the main focus of the weekend, on Saturday the weather was almost perfect and we spent the majority of the day in the water. We went out on the boat some and had a lot of fun. Robbie showed off on the rope swing, but I stayed in the water just swimming around. Saturday night, I got to put my boy scout knowledge to work building a campfire. It was a good fire and didn't take too long to build, it helped that there was a bundle of firewood to use, but we still had to gather sticks and twigs to get it going.

It was a very active weekend for me, and I enjoyed it. I am sore from all the swimming, the fire-building, and the other outdoorsy type stuff I did, but it was a blast.