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Cleared out a shelf in the camp freezer. Smoked shanks came out great. Can’t wait for lunch tomorrow.

Great job on a cool deer!

My wife’s best friend had rehearsal dinner at Next Door a few months ago. They were leaving for honeymoon 2 days later so they handed out all the leftovers. Staff even packed it up in takeout containers. It was great, I had lunches for a week. So I’m calling BS on the state reg.

It was a cool-looking plant but I can’t trust my kid not to eat it when he’s roaming free back there… especially if it’ll get berries.

Yep. Looks like it’s pokeweed that’ll get pulled out later today. Thanks guys!

This is growing in my backyard… what is it? Is it poisonous?

Couldn’t finish a birthday weekend without some venison!

It’s a bit roomier and sturdier than my hang on stands. I’ll probably only hunt out of it if my daughter or nephews are with me… And I have a few non-hunting buddies who have shown interest in joining me for a hunt.

Yea a real wood fired oven would be great. You seem to make pretty good looking pizzas tho! We got the Ooni knowing we love pizza, cooking for crowds, and live in a place with sub-par pizza. The few spots in Rochester with decent pizza are way overpriced. Love being able to do similar or better at home.

That’s an Ooni Koda 16 that Iv had for over a year now. I’m more than happy with it. Runs on propane and you can’t add wood. Iv used my buddies that runs on wood pellets and it’s harder to maintain temp. With propane you light it and forget about it. That’s definitely easier when your cranking out pies every minute or so. It gets up to temp quick, I usually throw the first one in after 10 min. On high it gets up to 900+ degrees but depending on the dough sometimes I’ll turn it down to 750-800. We make our own dough using the Ooni classic dough recipe. I’m sure the 12 inch model would work for most people and it’s 2/3 the price of the 16. But the extra room is nice. It’s easy to maintain and not too bad to store (can’t keep it outside). It travels well and would be a blast camping. It’s easy enough to set up for a family pizza night, but we really love it when friends or family are over and we mess around with ingredients and make 10-15 pizzas in a night. I had the solid peel and it works well for turning (burner is L-shaped so each pizza needs one turn half way through cooking). The slotted peel works great for prep and launching when you dust with a lot of flour. Only complaint would be the price, otherwise I’d recommend everyone who likes making pizza gets one.

Ribs and peach/tomato/buratta salad. We might be stuck at home with the ‘Rona… but at least we’re eating good!

Gotta move those low-performing stands, ya know.

Getting there… Dry-rubbed for me and Mrs. Plav and plain for my spoiled kids.

Added a temporary gate on the front until the kids are a little older. Then we’ll add something fun… fireman’s pole, cargo net, or rock wall.

Thanks! Everybody’s feeling pretty good. The beer and brisket birthday bash was postponed but I’m about to fire up the smoker for ribs!

We were supposed to have all the neighbors over for pizza tonight… but instead it was the 4 of us for a quarantine pizza party. Im stuffed.

I’ve worked in the hospital 45-50 hrs a week since the pandemic started without catching the Rona. Well my son picked it up at daycare and now all 4 of us have it. Luckily symptoms aren’t too bad. Cancelled all plans for the weekend and we’ll spend it at home together. Lots of hydrating per Dr. Biz. Cheers!

I’m in!!!

When chipmunks are climbing up the best peach tree and stealing peaches… you need to make a mine field.

If it’s good enough for @BizCT… then it’s good enough for me. Thanks for the holster recommendation @Lawdwaz

Might be hunting a shotgun area for the early season hunt, so I made sure I could hit a fat doe-sized cardboard box. Not too bad for sluggers! Followed up by a crisp Busch apple.

Nice! Good to know boats gonna generate a lot more smiles.

A “moondog” and other healthy fair foods at the Little World Fair in Hemlock

Happy kids!

Any thoughts on timing for freezing sausage? I got them linked up and in the camp fridge. I usually portion them out and freeze the next day. Any benefit to letting them sit longer?