Spending the weekend in the Rocky Mountains

After paella with friends Saturday, went up into the mountains Sunday and Monday! Had a great time with family. Stayed in a nice condo in Silver Creek (our bedroom had a hot tub -- awesome!). Upgraded my Benelli Nova Pump Tactical with a recoil reducer and gel recoil pad.  Nice dinner in a diner in Granby. Went to the range at Parshall -- it was empty! Got good shooting practice in with the Benelli (the upgrades were awesome) and my SIG SAUER P226. Then drove home through Rocky Mountain National Park. That all makes for a REALLY NICE WEEKEND.

Was sure tough going to work Tuesday!

Wonderful Seafood Paella over the Weekend

Had friends over this weekend for a fantastic evening of tapas and paella. We bought a new 22" paella pan to make sure we had enough to feed everybody! Asparagas wrapped in prociutto grilled over apple wood chips and muscels steamed on a piastra were our starters. Then we did a traditional <b>seafood paella</b> as described on Paella Recipes. Had a few sprinkles of rain, but we had set up a large tarp and kept everything nice a dry!

David Weber's Epic Honor Harrington Series

Been listening to David Weber's tale about Honor Harrington on Audible. Audible is an on-line audio book business that allows you to purchase titles and listen to them on multiple media -- I use my Droid. 

I've read the entire series before, but love listening to it again. The reader is superb, and listening to the story adds a bit of depth that is fun. I listen while driving or working around the house. Finished Honor Among Enemies Saturday and started In Enemy Hands yesterday. If you want to know more, check out my page on Honor Harrington.

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Making Seafood Paella on Open Fire!

On a nice, cool spring day, we made seafood paella with a close friend. Great Spanish and Argentinian wines, mussels, prociutto wrapped asparagus, and fantastic paella cooked over oak. It made for a perfect afternoon! Putting together a video that I thought turned out really nice!

Interested in learning more about making paella? Check out Pella Recipes.