Very, very manly activity and I don't mean that in a bad way whatsoever. That wifey of yours is lucky to have such a manly man.
Funny that you mentioned the card game. Last night there's a local bar that has a hold-em every Monday night. No buy in. Just a fun time tossing in chips and being with people. First time there and looking like the novice that needs help. 20 something players and it's head to head with me and another guy. I'm down 3-2 with this guy and I get handed A-K off. He calls my all in and wins with 8's. Now I have something to do on Monday nights.
So I made my stocks this weekend and finally got the matzo balls right. Fluffy on the outside and just meaty enough on the inside. Size of a cue ball when all was said and done.
Tonight I'm going to experiment with some salted cod. It's been salting out for a couple of days. I had made some cakes that were fabulous but now I want to try them with matzo meal.
Wish me luck.
The wife absolutely HATES anything killed in the wild, and prefers to think of her food as having always been on styrofoam, wrapped in cellophane. She would eat fresh fish, but she will have nothing to do with it until clean fillets are put in front of her. I once went to a seafood store, and bought a couple of fresh rainbow trout....heads on. She went into another room, until I cut the heads off.
I've never played Hold Em, and don't know how. We play dealers choice, some guys like wild cards, some hate them. For the most part, the most popular game lately seems to be 7 card stud...2 down, 4 up, last one down. Queen of spades UP kills the game, everyone re antes, and we deal again. We had a game Saturday, hand got killed 5 times before we finished. Last hand or two is usually a 5 or 10 dollar ante, 5 cards up, best 5 win.