The First Mangiving

First, I'd like to say that those ginger cookies that I made on Tuesday were still soft and chewy on Thursday. They were amazing.

Meat the width of the oven.

Alright. Mangiving. From now on, the third friday of every November.
At 2:45 I went to Jubilee to look for a pan big enough to hold our prime rib. I brought it back and started cooking at 3:30. The pan was large enough that it sat on the ridges that held the racks. In the picture, the rack below it is there just in case.

After an errand, I returned to the manly area to continue with the manly preparation for such a manly meal.

Menu:

Bacon...

Prime Rib
Baked Potatoes
Pepper-Onion-Bacon Saute'
Rolls
Apple Cider
Apple Pie
Ice Cream

To start off the evening, I made some very manly coffee to boost the number of hairs on our chests. Strong coffee is actually pretty good.
Take note, men are not patient, so waiting for the meat to reach 135 was painful. So painful, 60% of the crowd left to go rent a movie and find more xbox controllers. As soon as they left, I read the thermometer and it was done. Ironic.

When they came back, we sauteed the vegetables (had to divide it up - time factor) and set the table. As seen in the pictures, every had to 'bring something to the table' and do some part.

My Finger tips are touching it. My hand is mostly parallel.

While the sauteing and final prep was being done, we went around and said something manly that we were thankful for. Examples: snow machines and red meat.

Table of Men

The table was set and we were all given our own bottle of apple cider. It's more manly not to have to share.


A very manly, short blessing was prayed, then started the manly passing of the food. We piled up our plates and started consuming the bountiful feast.
After I was done eating, I gave a 'speech' on the Responsibility of a Man. See here.
Not bad for only ~30min of prep work.

Following the speech began the bottle choir. Men have to show our musical talents. Notes and rhythm come from bottles.

At this point I will bring to your attention the temporary man that you see flanking Daniel. We let her come. Enough said.

Meat...

From the table, we moved to the living room and started watching 3:10 to Yuma. It's a manly movie. Don't be a hero, but stand for what you know is right and just.

Mid movie we had dessert. (One reason why Jessi came)
Dutch Apple pie. The distinction is the fact that you pour in whipping cream midway through baking the pie. It makes it super rich. It was very... Manly.

Following the movie started halo, but after dessert, every man goes and does his own thing. Kevin went for a drive. I went home and went to sleep. It was a great manly evening.

Thanks to:
Steven - for the saute
Sean - provider of the meat
Kevin - roll maker
Nathan Baca - the tv and xbox
Daniel - excellent onion chopper and pie supervisor
And last, but not least
Jessi - for the pie. MMM... Pie...

Notice our Man tree in the background.