Monday November 30, 2009

 

 

Smoked Brisket for Supper

…and a few family artists

Saturday, November 28

 

We were back at Dale and Dot’s house for smoked brisket on Saturday night – which Derek prepared.

 

 

 I have enjoyed a lot of delicious cuts of beef in my life, but this is definitely at the top of the list.  I could probably go a month without meat, and not miss it, but it was difficult to not keep going back for another slice of this mesquite (and a variety of other wood) flavored meat.

 Notice the dark edges on the meat.  Derek was sitting next to me, and trimmed it off his slices.  “That’s the best part”, I said – and yes, I asked if I could have the dark edges he pushed to the side of his plate.

 

 

He brought the brisket from Texas – in his luggage – and this is the smoker he and Sheyla bought his parents for Christmas.

 

 

 The ashes smelled like the meat tasted.

 

 

Sheyla made a delicious Brazilian pasta dish. 

 

 

Other guests were Dot’s nephew Frank, his wife Lori, and their son, Blake.

 

 

 Blake plays football for our local team – which by the way is doing quite well this year.  There are only four teams left in the playoffs – and Central is one of them.

 

 

Cerwin and Frank talking truck.  Frank is a truck driver.

 

 

Two more pictures of Derek and Sheyla’s little cutie – Victoria.

 

 

  

 

Our nephew Kurt is studying art in college, and showed us a few of his sketches…

 

 

 He is experimenting with donkeys to illustrate a story that our niece Chelsey wrote.

 

 

 Visiting after supper, Blake, Lori, Frank, Derek, Dale, Victoria, and Mike

 

 

 Dale with granddaughter Victoria.

 

 

 Three of Dale and Dot’s grandchildren (Andrew, Emma, and Jacob) were busy drawing pictures while the adults visited.

 

 

 We were about to leave, when Andrew said, “Wait Uncle Cerwin, I am drawing a picture of you.”  So we waited while he put the finishing touches on the picture.

 

 

 It was worth the wait!  I love his ears.