August 2, 2009

I biked about 20 miles today; the bike trails are a lot of fun. It was nice to ride around parts of Lake Monona; the trail I was riding goes right along the convention center. The public garden plots along Atwood Ave are lush and full of different flowers and plants; the corn is about 5 feet tall in some plots, the tomatoes are starting to ripen.

I came home to clean up the garage with Karen, and then we went to Penzey's to pick up some rubs for grilling and curry powder ($15). We also stopped at Vom Fass to pick up some grappa ($25), Spanish olive oil and sherry vinegar ($10).

I picked up a 6-pack of Yokel ($8) from New Glarus Brewing; an unfiltered Lager; good stuff. Karen cooked up some shrimp and corn. We used a Flamedisk, a disc of jellied corn ethanol that burns almost invisible with no smoke. It worked out well, but it was strange not seeing any smoke come from your grill, apart from when drippings would smoke. The disc lasts about an hour and then can be recycled.