So this was my weekend:

BBQ Wings, Trash Can Cooking, Drunk Duck & Bright Blue Water

Friday I was unexpectedly invited by one of my WLS peeps to the Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival. I’m not a big fan of bbq, but I love a good festival so I drove over for the event.

The music was eclectic. Everything from jazz to redneck hell. Yeah that last one I’m not sure how much they had to pay to get to perform there.

As far as the bbq, Friday they had mostly chicken hot wings and a few ribs.

Although………..some of the contestant’s had other ideas as to what to cook!

Ummm........I think not!

Other contestant’s had other ideas about HOW to cook.

Yes people that’s right. The man is cooking in a TRASH CAN!  What more can I say?

Then there were also various vendors there selling things we never knew we needed, such as the Ghetto Wine Glass.

And to think……..I wasted all that money on my crystal wine glasses! What a waste! Lol.

Now I know some people take there bbq very seriously, but I had no idea it was an international thing. We met a group of contestants that drove all the way over from Germany just to compete!

"Are we there yet?"

Ok that was just a joke. I do know a little about geography!

The highlight of the Atlanta BBQ Festival was meeting our new bff’s from the Dept. of Porks and Rumpreation. Those guys had it goin’ on! Their own mini man cave in a tent kind of thing.

Chair, love seat, coffee table, rug, fan, overhead Halloween lights, bath tub full of beer. And even Howard the Drunk Duck guarding the beer!

Yes I’m afraid Howard the Duck has a drinking problem.

"Don't touch my beer *****!"

But there is still hope. We’re planning an intervention for my inebriated little buddy and hoping to get him into a 12 step program.

Ok here’s where the bright blue water comes in……

50 MILLION invisible germs live inside these things!

As many of you know, I have the Lap-Band (a.k.a CRAP-BAND!). It is very common for food to get “stuck" with the Lap-Band. This of course generally happens at the most inconvenient times, such as when  am at a large festival with no real bathrooms around, just the dreaded porta potty!

Though I love color,………….and it was a lovely shade of bright blue water……..being a germaphobe forced to use a porta potty is NOT how I planned to spend my time at the Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival!

Other than that, it was a wonderful weekend though

How was yours?

Looks like a great time was had by all- except for the porta-potty, that is!

Yeah the porta potty incident I could have done without! ;-)

I went to the Fall Festival in Granville, TN.  It's not much more than a crossroads, yet it was a nice time.  In no particular order of preference there was a quilt exhibition, a motorcycle show, and several jazz bands for "Jazz on the Cumberland".  We also saw various demonstrations such as mill grinding, black smithing, weaving, and one woman was spinning yarn.  Lots of booths with crafts and food.  TN is home of Lodge cast iron and quite a few were cooking over open fires with big iron pots.  No blue water johns, though.  Three years ago, I never would have gone due to not being able to walk around.  However, thanks to my weight loss, I was able to walk around as much as I wanted.

I had my camera with me, but unlike you, I left it in my purse and didn't take one single picture.  Maybe next year I'll actually take some...

(My one guilty pleasure?  A fried strawberry pie & I savored every bite!)

You've to a DS, u eat those fried pies girl! ;-)

I went to the even with one of my DS friends. As we rushed across the intersection to get there she made the comment about how nice it is to be able to make a run across the road like that. :-)

Are u in TN? Come on down this Sat. for the Atlanta WLS Meet & Greet! There's swag bags, door prizes and lots of awesome WLS'ers!!!

Even as a Dser I need to watch my sugar and white flour consumption.  Yet timing is everything so I enjoyed it at home; gas be damned...it was worth it.

I've been wanting to meet some of you crazy (as in fun) Peaches that I've met on the DS forum.  This week-end isn't likely, yet I'll keep watching the froum for something and we'll have a ball.  (LaShelle scares me.  I think I'd be laughing so hard that the tears would run down my legs, but I would like to take that chance.I suspect that of you as well.)

Oh LaShelle is awesome! I first met her at the OH '2009 conference.

If there is any way u can make it this weekend come on down!

I need to know more about this cooking in a trash can business.

GARBAGE CAN COOK-OUT

Read more about it at www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1950,145188-242193,00.html Content Copyright © 2011 Cooks.com - All rights reserved.   Potatoes Rutabagas Caul iflower Broccoli Carrots Onions Cabbag e Corn on cob Pre-cooked picnic ham Sausage or bologna   In 20 gallon garbage can place 2 open coffee cans. Place metal grid or wire on top as rack. Fill with water to can top. Stack slowest cooking items from bottom to top. Quarter larger vegetables. Cut ham and sausage, place at top. Husk corn. Put in last 20 minutes of cooking. Cook over open wood fire on grill. Cook 1 1/2 hours after water boils. Note: Do not place cans on direct fire, on grills only.

                                                          

I thought it was just a one time deal. I had no idea trash can cooking was that wide spread! lol