MARCH

[Micanopy]

Cooked for a crowd of 500. It was their annual Beast Feast. We made Jerk Chicken Legs, ribs with a guava BBQ sauce, coconut rice, hush puppies, pulled pork, brisket with some kind of green stuff applied, and the stars of the show……2 whole pigs.





There was a feller there making Gator Ribs. I tried them but gave them the big thumbs down. Way too dry for me. Gator Tail is far better. There are two ways to approach gator tail. One is small pieces cooked hot and quick, and the other is larger pieces cooked long and low.



The savages came to eat that was for sure and the poor pigs were devoured.




The venue was a restaurant with a large Tiki Bar, right on the water. I was speaking with the manager and he said the most amazing thing. The business grosses a million bucks a month. That even with them being closed on Mondays. I got a tour of the kitchen and spotted their commercial fry station. It had twelve baskets all lined up. They also had steamers that you put the food in a perforated tray and in a few minutes steamed to perfection. It really wasn’t that big of a place and I was surprised at how much money it makes. He said last weekend they cleared a quarter million in just two days. That is slinging some hash baby.


The weather is not conducive to me fishing today as it is rainy and windy. They are calling for thunderstorms and I do not do lakes in lightning. Tomorrow is looking like a solid….maybe at this point. The fish are finishing up their spawn and should be moving out to where I can get after them.

The club meeting has been postponed due to standing water in the man’s yard. We have gotten a pretty good dose of the stuff lately. The other day was the first rain we had gotten all year. Spring is never a good time to be dry.

I have allowed the bird feeder to run dry as it is time for the finches to head home. All fattened up from my special blend of seed. The doves live here year round even though they are a migratory species. I stopped feeding them as well. The deck and it’s furniture will definitely look a lot better now that the birds have other places to leave droppings.



Guess I will piddle around today.