Hick Heroes On

We had planned all week to grill on Sunday evening. The stormy weather would be gone by Saturday morning. Hick and The Pony both work on Saturdays, but Sunday is The Pony's day off. Hick said he would leave his SUS2.5 (Storage Unit Store 2.5) by 3:00. We told him there was no need to leave that early. He could stay until his regular time of 5:00 if he wanted.

Hick came home around 4:25. We told him to wear his coat and gloves while tending GassyG Jr. The 80-degree temperatures had dropped to the low 50s for Sunday. The wind was chilly. Hick grilled the New York Strip steaks, the pepper steaks, and 12 sausage patties. The Pony and I don't have to cook for a few days, heh, heh!

Hick had the meat ready in 30 minutes. The Pony and I made a few sides. Nothing elaborate this time, just The Pony's favorites that are simple. 

Hick chose a sausage patty (sorry, I refuse to call that a bratwurst, despite the labeling of Save A Lot), a pepper steak, slaw, Sister Schubert's rolls, a giant baked potato, and stuffing.

My plate looked a little different. I'm not a finicky eater. I just pick the foods I really want. When I bit into my sausage patty, I told Hick it didn't look done enough. You can't play around with pork! Hick swore it was fine, but he got up and took my sausage to the microwave for a few seconds. It was fantastic! My hero came through again. Don't you go worrying that Val didn't get enough to eat!

I chose to squander my caloric budget on salad! It probably has more calories than Hick's entire plate, heh, heh. But that's what I wanted. I used iceberg lettuce this time. With shredded cheddar, a diced boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, fried onion crisps, and blue cheese dressing.

The Pony had a giant baked potato with a stick of Kerrygold! Almost, anyway. The Pony is a Butterton! That's a sausage patty that he desecrated with ketchup! And some stuffing, rolls, and a pepper steak.

The Pony also had a salad. Our tastes differ. The Pony used a bag salad, Italian Blend. With shredded cheddar, diced boiled egg, and red onion. With extra onion on the side! This is before The Pony applied his Creamy Caesar dressing.

I forgot to take a picture of the desserts, but they were just store-bought cookies and brownies. Caramel pecan cookies, chocolate chunk cookies, and cookies-and-cream topped brownies. Yes. There was a certain theme...

Anyhoo... The Pony went home with a NY Strip, four sausage patties, buns, rolls, stuffing, and all three desserts. I did save four cookies for Hick, and two for me.

I'm looking forward to leftovers.