The DisFort's Chit Chat Cafe

[bama_ed]

Gonna be a GREAT holiday season coming up:

 

[mickeyfan0805]

You cheat and start with flatbread. Olive oil both sides, heat one a bit , then flip it, add tomato sause , and oragino, salt , pepper, garlic, and Parmigiano, then some mozzarella. Cook a bit more then cover with a blast sheild to melt the cheese. This is more of a Sicilian pizza. You could always bake the crust yourself ahead of time. But when camping that dosen't travel great. Also making your own dough is probably not a good idea. You can freeze it , or buy it frozen. But for camping this is easier, and tasty. Don't forget to add a bit of oilive oil to the sauce. And cut the cheese thin. And dont use the pre grated stuff, it dosen't melt well. Best tomatoes for kids is just tomato sauce ( get the best brand) adults get a itallian plumb tomato, again better brand.

We use a very similar approach. Only difference for me is that I use a cooling rack under the dome when melting the cheese - it helps to allow for full melting and heating without worrying about burning the crust. We've used both naan crusts and Boboli crusts to great success.

 

[tiggerdad]

Gonna be a GREAT holiday season coming up:

Wal Mart November 1st!

Pint for $2.50!

My dad owned a Little Debbie snack cake route for 15 years as his last job before retiring. Man the calories I put away...

 

[Sjm9911]

That has to be a pint of pure sugger, lol. It will be great as my wallmart is across from the McDonald's, and the mcrib is back on November 1st also. Yea, its not bbq, its not pork, but it is tasty!

 

[tiggerdad]

That has to be a pint of pure sugger, lol. It will be great as my wallmart is across from the McDonald's, and the mcrib is back on November 1st also. Yea, its not bbq, its not pork, but it is tasty!

Well, we all know the ice cream machine never works at McDonald's so this makes sense.

 

[bama_ed]

and the mcrib is back on November 1st also. Yea, its not bbq, its not pork, but it is tasty!

 

[jbrostek]

and the mcrib is back on November 1st also. Yea, its not bbq, its not pork, but it is tasty!

LOL. That is the best comment every in my opinion. I had an unhealthy love for those things.

 

[tiggerdad]

That has to be a pint of pure sugger, lol. It will be great as my wallmart is across from the McDonald's, and the mcrib is back on November 1st also. Yea, its not bbq, its not pork, but it is tasty!

LOL. That is the best comment every in my opinion. I had an unhealthy love for those things.

 

[Bishoparc]

Gonna be a GREAT holiday season coming up:

Well, there goes me dieting anytime before January.

 

[tigger92662]

Well, we ain't campin, but nice night for a fire

 

[bama_ed]

Some of us ARE camping as we speak, Joe.

Yesterday was packing up the essentials.



Then it was get the camper hitched up.



Got in at dusk but saw a beautiful sunrise this morning.



Our site in #16 (again).



Not going to do a full TR but will throw some pix in this thread.

Ed

PS - time now for a walk on the beach and then some po boys are calling our names.

 

[Teamubr]

Hey! Site 16 looks familiar. I know where you are.

j

 

[Bishoparc]

Will see you on the 29 @bama_ed. We are on site 228.

 

[jbrostek]

I have a few weeks for the next camping trip. But it will be the last before winterizing for the next 4 months. Off to Luray area for wine and hiking right after veterans day.

 

[bama_ed]

Went to the Tee area (Hwy 59 and the Beach Hwy intersection) to get lunch at Mikee's. While waiting I ambled over to the Gulf Public Beach area.

It should be a crime for it to be this beautiful outside. In "downtown" GS next to the Hangout, the long time Pink Pony Pub was getting its sign touched up with some new paint.



Get a t-shirt at the PPP.



The Chamber of Commerce photo (note the yellow sky fly on the right):



The View from the Fly:



The sand is SO white:



Folks were actually in the water (82F air temp here around lunchtime). They must be from Ohio:



If I had a forecast like the conditions today for a couple days, I would invest in two chairs/umbrella:



Later coming up, a short walk-about and then a visit to a place that I have NEVER seen covered on a Gulf DISMeet (and I did the research). Tonight or tomorrow. Who knows?

Ed

PS - clouds rolled in this afternoon and winds are brisk off the lake at 15mph. I moved the puzzle inside the Aliner (may work on it tonight).

PPS - no food pic of my po boy. Clam strip with fries. It was so good and I am so hungry from all this fresh air. I'm a soft shell crab/oyster po boy guy personally (although the shrimp fanboys have a large base) but I did the wild thing and went "clam".

 

[garneska]

@bama_ed I was concerned when I saw your pic of the pink pony pub. We have a club called the pink pony but not something I recommend to a good man like you.

 

[team bradfield]

@bama_ed I was concerned when I saw your pic of the pink pony pub. We have a club called the pink pony but not something I recommend to a good man like you.

Every town has a Pink Pony Club @garneska, usually on airport blvd

 

[bama_ed]

After lunch today, I decided I needed some exercise and went for a walk about.

The first thing I noticed was that the fish cleaning table which FOR the (parts of the) last SIX decades had been at the intersection of Live Oak, Bobcat, and the main road was gone. It used to look like this:



It was my marker to turn for Live Oak and Sumac. I used to amble (again) over there and watch guys clean big fish and be jealous. It meant I was no longer in that dog-eat-dog world that I got laid off from last year. No it was a sign that I was in the land of sunshine. Now that corner looks like this:



I can handle change but this was too much. I was shaken up.

On the way back from getting said clam po boy, I asked at the returning guest lane passing the office what happened to the fish cleaning table. Dummy me - the guy said they moved it about 100 yards up the road closer to the trash compactors to accommodate some parking and improve the layout. Sure 'nuff, there it was.



Naturally, being nosy, I had to get a close-up.



Upon closer inspection, I was not alone at the new table. Frankie the Frog showed up too.



I looped up to Gator Road past the store/pool area in the center then came back through the pool parking lot. The bike rental prices have gone up at the camp store.



A week used to be $85 according to some old photos I still have.

The campground appears fairly full. The 60% of the Comfort Stations still under refurb since July 2020 are still closed (but inching closer to being opened) and now each has three lovely port-o-lets in front of each one. I was here (on #16) back in April when they trimmed the huge oak near CS#1 (the one I know intimately) and peaked inside and they were nearly done. And now the are REALLY nearly done. But still not open.

I'm typing too much. I'll leave my research project for the morning.

ED

 

[bama_ed]

Yesterday I made a trip over to the local Gulf Shores brewery called Big Beach Brewing. They recently celebrated their 5th anniversary. I had been there once before a few years ago but it was time for a re-visit. This is the kind of research ya'll pay me to do (okay so I do it for free, so what?).



First a flight to sample the wares and choose a winner from the lot for a full pint. Side by side comparisons are a good way to compare.



The choices were L-->R an American style light lager, a cream ale, an irish red ale, and a porter. The Irish Red Ale won despite a late 5th contender right before selection time, an Octoberfest style brew. I stuck with the Red. No pic, it went down easy.

However, I did get a set of the massive 24.5oz cans to take back to the Aliner and continue my research into additional flavors.





This morning in site #1 nearby we have a tent camper. Sorta.



Puzzle progress as of lunchtime on Wednesday (today).



This morning was beautiful but some clouds have rolled in.

Ed

PS - I think I heard the bartender say that the 24.5oz can is the largest size allowed by AL state law.

 

[Teamubr]

That looks like a scary setup for a late night bathroom trip.

j