Rants, Recipes, and Running

Here is my 10 on Tuesday! And thank God my Tuesday is done. I had 8 hours of home-health clinicals followed by a test. I hate home health. And yes, Hate is very very strong word!! 1. Are you usually late, early, or right on time? -This totally depends on what I am attending. First time going to a new clinical, new class, interview -- I always try to be 10 minutes early. But now that I feel acclimated with class -- I show up right on the dot of when it starts. Actually, our teachers are always unorganized and running late -- so I have gave up on trying to be on time. They waste my time like that -- I will not make it my priority to be on time either. 2. What is your middle name? Lea. I love it. It's spelled different than most "Lee's, Leigh's, Lei's"; so the uniqueness makes me happy! 3. What are the last 4 digits of your cell phone number? 5007. I am so lame that when I have had to give it out I actually say "Five double-oh-seven". No, I don't li...

After spending a few weeks at the cabin with family, we got a look of good cooking and amazing food in; as I mentioned in my Christmas Recap post! One of the days with my brother, Kevin and his wife Julie; the day was spent smoking ribs. As many of you know, my brothers are incredible cooks and specialize in the area of smoking/BBQ. Therefore, Kevin was kind enough to show Ryan "the ropes" of BBQ! So we delved into a new cooking adventure this week....twice! This week Ryan went out and purchased a Weber charcoal grill, wood chips, a rib rack, and the whole works. He also recieved a Beer Can Chicken cooker for Christmas -- which is actually one made specially by one of my brother Chad's friends. So Saturday, after Ryan returned home from guard; we started with our first barbeque experience: Beer Can Chicken! About an hour worth of prep went into it; just measuring out, and grinding up our herbs & spices! After completing the rubs. The BBQ began! Below is a picture of t...