I Hosted Meathead & His Wife, And FireMan & His Wife Yesterday

[fzxdoc]

A dream team meal for sure. Thanks for sharing with us, Huskee.

Kathryn

[Dewesq55]

Great pics! Looks like a wonderful time.

[Duanessmokedmeats]

I just checked me email...no invite.

[Huskee]

Aww man, totally forgot. You could have bummed a ride with FireMan. But where would you pack that nice Hasty Bake?...

[Duanessmokedmeats]

Huskee U-Haul truck...

[LA Pork Butt]

Looks like fun!

[Elton's BBQ]

Now that was cool!

[OC Sandy]

That's awesome!

[klflowers]

Cool! And great shirt young man

[randy.56]

Nice day, good food, good company.

[HawkerXP]

Wowzer!

[J-Melt]

Glad y’all got together and enjoyed some good food!

[dpearce]

Thanks Huskee proof that Meathead exists! Bet that was a great time!

[DavidNorcross]

Good times right there! Perfect example of just how special this place is. Great fellowship!

[smokenoob]

Whoa! May have to call you Huskhead now…… rubbin’ shoulders with the The Dude!
Bet that was a great time!!!!

[Huskee]

Or Meathead is Meatskee?

[Meathead]

Lou and I left Chicago a week before stopping at Huskee's and drove around Lake Michigan. First stop was the Seven Acre Dairy Co., once a dairy, now a glam resort on the Sugar River in Paoli just south of Madison. I did a presentation and book signing and the chef cooked a meal from my book. Lovely venue. They had a fish fry with battered haddock cooked perfectly.

Then we went to Door County and stayed at the Lighthouse Inn in Two Rivers, a trip back to the 1960s, but clean, and we had an amazing view of the sunset.

Ode to the tides in Two Rivers WI

Sitting on a boulder
Where Lake Michigan meets the sand,
Waiting for the tide to come in or out
When my wife informs me the Great Lakes have no tides.



Sunrise was also breathtaking. For dinner I had pan fried perch that was brilliant.

On Sturgeon Bay we went to a fish boil, a traditional Wisconsin shindig. I was pretty skeptical of the idea of boiled fish but he used boneless cod, potatoes, carrots, and onions, and the salt in the water was perfect. I interviewed the cook and plan to publish the recipe.



Cruised the Upper Peninsula and saw a skyful of stars. I have a theory that one reason so many people are so self centered is because they can't see stars. They always humble me.

In Mackinaw I had broiled fresh Lake Superior whitefish for dinner.

Then on to Traverse City for 2 nites, and seeing the many sights there. This is Sleeping Bear Dunes.



We stopped in Leland on the Leelanau Peninsula and I bought one of everything from Carlson's Smokehouse: lake trout, whitefish, salmon, chubs, and fish sausage (a local specialty). Wonderful stuff.

Then down to Huskeee where fishhead became Meathead again. Great burgers and Caprese Salad and great company. Huskee and I have worked together about 15 years and never met face to face until last week.

Our final stop was Rochester MI, where Leader Dogs for the Blind has its HQ. We picked up our eighth puppy for training, a female black lab, 8 weeks old, 14 pounds, reeking of puppy breath, and needle sharp teeth. We named her Starla. We will have her for a year and teach her the 10 commandments of obedience. She will then go back to Rochester for grad school, and on to drag a blind person around. We are now home and the games have begun.

[SheilaAnn]

💗💗💗

[tamidw]

Awe, Starla is a cutie!

[dpearce]

Wow look at that face! She's one pretty dog! Nothing better than a floppy-eared dog IMHO.

[fkrall]

Good for you. Meathead never returns my calls.

[Meathead]

For the record, I return ALL calls.