If it's Saturday, it's...

Hockey Nite in Skillman! Yes, you read correctly...Cars rolled up and deposited happy lads armed with sticks and gloves and rollerblades ready to hop and roll their night away...They would be fueled by (Thank You Joan!) black and white cookies, frozen pizza and their tight bond.

We, on the other hand, were still in (need-of-) comfort mode ... Oh joy! There's a small strip steak in the freezer! ... And, what's that? Meet you in town for drinks and nibbles? Kewl...we'll be there for drinks after nibbling at home. Ah, so much better than the place John took me last Saturday night!

(Backstory: Early last Saturday afternoon, I lamented a bit to John that the new austerity measures would impact our already-less-than-stellar ability to go out on the town...in the ER that night, as our senses of humor returned, he turned to me and warmly said: And you thought we couldn't go out tonight!)

The gorgeous weather demanded we grill...and as we learned last weekend: ya gotta listen to the weather!...and eat outside...so I was in charge of steak, John took the potatoes' reins and with some poly-bag string beans...we embraced spring.

Details?
Here goes:

-Preheat grill on high.
-Slice 2 potatoes into rounds about a half-inch thick and toss in a bowl with 2 t olive oil, salt and pepper.
-Arrange in 1 layer on the grill, close the lid (so it's more of an oven) and turn them after about 10 mins. When the second side is also toasty brown and grill marked, move potatoes to an upper shelf or colder area of the grill to finish cooking through.
-On dry steak (ours was maybe 3-quarters of a pound), rub a dash of salt, ample pepper and a sprinkle of aleppo pepper flakes onto each side...grill to your personal perfection.


A lovely meal...great time with friends...a potentially lost sweater...and waaaaaay too much alcohol adds up simply to: A lovely meal and a great time with friends!

I'm sure the lads would concur - MINUS the Alcohol!! - but they'd say instead: Yeah, pizza and pals...that's cool.