Long weekends are few and far between, so whenever they do roll around, I try to make the most of them. This long weekend however, I am doing as little as possible. Why you ask? Why NOT!?

There are far too many movies, games and downloaded rented tv shows to watch. Yeah, I can hear you all yelling… “go outside and enjoy the weather” or “what kind of loser lurks in his basement in front of a glowing tube?”.

Well, shut your hole, you can stay outside and get rained on all you want. I’ll be busy playing Battlefield 1943 and watching The Wire Season 2! I might also sneak out to see Funny People, who knows…

I’ve been a frequent user of an online, user-created service called stumbleupon for a couple of years now.  It’s probably one of the ultimate time wasters, supplying me with link after link, however the one topic I have always found there to be way too many of, was recipes.  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE food, but if I see another recipe for the “BEST chocolate chip cookie EVAR!” I think I’ll lose my mind.

Thankfully, I’m here.  I have sorted through all of my favorites, of which there are hundreds upon hundreds and created a short of list of the most devilishly delicious treats.

• Taco Stuffed Shells
• Bacon Explosion
• (the similar) Bacon Weave
• Watermelon Keg
• Mandarin Buffet… at home!
• Grilled Chicken Tenderloins
• Yet ANOTHER Bacon recipe….
• Yeah….. The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt
• Mmmmmmm SHF.  (i.e. So Horribly Fluffy S’More Cupcakes)
• Homemade poptarts
• Asparagus & Garlic Pasta (Why is asparagus so good?)
• Cake in 5 minutes….. in a cup!
• Honorable mention : Pimp That Snack (You owe yourself to try at least one recipe from this site)

BBQ A-Blazin!

What’s everyone up to this weekend? The weather is so unpredictable and sporadic in Southwestern Ontario that you must take advantage of it when it’s in your favour.  The dust will be blown of my bike, the sandles might make an appearance, who knows… a pair of shorts might even be pulled out of the ’summer clothes’ section of the closet.

All I know for sure is, the BBQ will be blazing tomorrow and many beers will be consumed.  I will attempt to satisfy the wife’s craving for some outdoorsey type activities first.  31 with the humidity sounds too good to be true.  How will you be spending your April 25th?