A Mississippi legislator proposed a message bill he knew would fail in an effort to “shed a little light on the number one problem in Mississippi.” His bill would require that restaurants turn away the obese rather than serve them.
Right now bills like this are just used to raise awareness. When taxpayers become responsible for paying each others medical bills under the socialized healthcare plans proposed by some politicians ideas like this will be taken more seriously as efforts to save taxpayer money.
H/T Boing Boing
I’m not quite as bitter this year as I sit down to write my Independence Day post as I was last year and I’m not sure why. Its not like I have more hope this year for a less intrusive government than I had last year. We’re faced with a government that is out of control in its efforts to control more and more aspects of our daily lives. We have only socialized medicine, more nanny government, and fewer liberties to look forward to over the next few years no matter which party is in charge. Yet even in the face of all this…I’m in a great mood.
I do have one more kid this year…maybe thats it…or maybe it is that 22.5″ Weber Charcoal Kettle Grill I got for Father’s Day this year 
I’ve used it at least a dozen times already. Life is so much better when you have well grilled beef on your plate regularly.
Happy Independence Day everyone! Thanks for visiting my blog from time to time. It sure is fun to be able to communicate with the world so easily…even when I don’t often have many interesting things to say!
Now…go fire up your grill and put some meat on it. Here’s what I recommend:
Jeremy’s Original Tri Tip (Santa Maria) Roast Recipe
Ingredients:
2 to 2.5 lb Tri Tip Roast (Go to Sam’s Club or Costco…they almost always have this inexpensive but delicious cut of beef)
Your Favorite Beef Rub (Lawry’s Seasoned Salt and black pepper will work if you don’t have your own recipe for a good beef rub…I’d add some extra garlic powder though)
Grilling instructions:
Apply the rub generously all over the roast then let the roast sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
If you have some oak wood chips (or mesquite) go ahead and throw them on the hot coals to add that excellent smokey flavor!
Cook the roast over medium high to high indirect heat for 25-30 minutes turning once (or until internal temp reaches 125-130 degrees) then cook over high direct heat for 3-5 minutes per side to properly sear the roast.
Allow the meat to rest for 15 minutes under a tent of foil then slice thinly against the grain. The outer portions of the roast will be medium to medium well for those who don’t like that much moo in their beef. The inner section of the roast will be perfect.
Serve with home made baked macaroni and cheese or in sandwiches. This is my favorite food to grill. It is very easy (I’ve never had it not turn out) and it is absolutely delicious.
Happy Independence Day!!!
One of my favorite websites, Cooking for Engineers, published their list of Father’s Day gift suggestions. Anyone who wants to buy me something for Father’s Day should check it out!!!
(I especially like the Weber 22.5 inch Charcoal Kettle Grill and the Alton Brown cookbooks)
When my family lived in Mountain Green there was a kid who used to raise money for Scout Camp or whatever by selling salsa. My family always bought a jar or two when he came by and it was very good…at first. After the first couple of batches I started to notice that some bites of the salsa tasted bad…like soap or something. I had no idea for years and years what that taste was even though I found it in several other (mostly mexican) meals. I found out when I moved out to Virginia and had a roommate who grew his own herbs that the devil weed responsible for that foul taste was called Cilantro.
I told my herb growing roomate about what I thought cilantro tasted like and he thought I was crazy. I’ve since learned that Julia Child hated the stuff too and don’t feel so weird. It is said that the aversion to cilantro is genetic and it doesn’t have negative effects on most people. Now that I’ve found this site though…I know that I’m really not alone…and I’ve joined in the fight against the evil stank that is Cilantro.
Hat-tip: Virginia Postrel
