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Black Belt / Father’s Day Celebration

Family Celebration
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To celebrate earning my black belt yesterday the one thing that I really wanted to do was have a celebration meal at Firefly’s BBQ. I love that place! I went there a few years back and had the most incredible meal. It is one of my favorite places and it can be expensive so only for very special occasions. We went to 11 am Mass and then drove to Marlboro. We made a reservation on the way to get seats out on the patio. They have a cornhole pitch out there and Andy made use of it after our meal.

Candied Bacon

The item that I enjoy most is the candied bacon with the sunny side up egg. I am not normally a fan of the sunny side up egg but there is something about the pairing of these foods that is beyond compare.

burnt Ends

They had burnt ends this time around and while they were good, I’ve had better there. These were not as melt in your mouth as I’ve had in the past.

Hot Pickle hot Sauce

Andy and I went in to get all the BBQ sauces and while we were there Andy found a Pickle flavored Hot Sauce. So, I gave it a try. It was okay but not that memorable. For ou main meal we got a family picnic of ribs, fried chicken, pulled pork, corn bread, rolls and a couple of sides: BBQ baked beans and cucumber salad.

ribs and chicken

Everything was excellent and we had a ton left over. I took it easy because I did not have my full appetite back yet. There are plenty of leftovers, though.

Family BBQ Night

Family BBQ Night

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Each week during isolation we are trying to support a different local restaurant. This week we decided upon Chub’s Blue Pig BBQ. We’ve been fans of this BBQ joint for a long time. They run a small place and do a lot of take out. They have short runs of food and often sell out. They do a great job working with their social media to get the word out about all of their specials and when they run out of things. I saw that they were doing car-side service. You place your orders online and pay online and they will put your order in your car so there would be no contact. I pulled up, gave a call and popped my trunk. Jessica came out and put the food in the trunk. We waved and smiled. All good.

Picking up BBQ

After dinner we did FaceTime with Mimi and Dano. The kids called to thank them for a special delivery that arrived today, a basketball hoop. I had planned to bring the kids to a park to play, but that hasn’t happened. Instead Andy took a wire tomato cage and stuck it in the ground. The kids were using that to shoot their basketball. That wasn’t going to do. So, tomorrow we’re going to put that together and the kids will be playing soon enough in the backyard.