Hubby Helpings: Boys Will Be Boys

When my DH is left to his own devices in culinary matters, this is the result:

That's right. A single hulking three-pound beef rib; one potato; one onion. Nothing green allowed. Well-seasoned and grilled over indirect heat for nearly three hours. As reminiscent of neanderthals this club-o-meat might be, the result is fall-off-the-bone delicious (I must admit that I was first in line for a bite, and relished wiping the smear of grease from my lips).

Ran got the massive rib at our neighborhood Mexican market, a place that has a real old-fashioned meat counter, and butchers who only speak Spanish. But language is never a barrier, I suspect, between two grown men on the subject of meat. A point, a nod, a grunt, a done deal. Eight bucks later, and Ran's got sustenance for a couple of meals. If only everything were so easy.

And in all fairness, Ran did conjur up a green vegetable (baby peas) to liven up his spread. This is a health-conscious household after all. Riiight....