Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo, and Shenanigans

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2oBWQh25FZ4KruqkPx9wC6KLxZba83Xn8yZptZSsnty6eModaPa3wnW8FkP_T03YBPm_hZHG83YYRXKeUFabUczJcnZq0NHWQazoQ6QmixAoBdoEhPyxuXcDEiFohsqDEBWZITdpxyE/s1600/InkyLolaKentuckyDerby+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2oBWQh25FZ4KruqkPx9wC6KLxZba83Xn8yZptZSsnty6eModaPa3wnW8FkP_T03YBPm_hZHG83YYRXKeUFabUczJcnZq0NHWQazoQ6QmixAoBdoEhPyxuXcDEiFohsqDEBWZITdpxyE/s400/InkyLolaKentuckyDerby+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a>Cheeeeeeers and Happy Hump Day folks...<br /><br />Y'know?  Yesterday Jayman railed against the sport that is horse racing, and tomorrow?  Our special blog guest Justin Henry will offer the opposite view.<br /><br />In the meantime...<br /><br />I am the Matt-Man, and I don't care either way; I just want to make your Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo weekend well worth while...<br /><br />Y'know?  The Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo mean one thing...Party Time!!<br /><br />And I am here to offer up to you some party faves...<br /><br />Well, as it is not only Derby weekend, but Cinco de Mayo as well, let us blend a very fine food course along the many furlongs of life...<br /><br />First take some biscuits and heavily butter them...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1ra0mZ3nVV-CdwXLEETTnrqNYJLfs958mXDb5Vi4gS6tQLlE3pmVYJjaZppzucOKFboJeiZM79WpdMLutALCAr1gdHuXeKiOVlOVAppzQrUUFHVodHKUfwg7UKt1TkcGrjKAWNeF-uQ/s1600/Bean+Dinner+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1ra0mZ3nVV-CdwXLEETTnrqNYJLfs958mXDb5Vi4gS6tQLlE3pmVYJjaZppzucOKFboJeiZM79WpdMLutALCAr1gdHuXeKiOVlOVAppzQrUUFHVodHKUfwg7UKt1TkcGrjKAWNeF-uQ/s320/Bean+Dinner+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Add some beans, curn, tomatoes, and taco seasoning to the skillet...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaIo011wetiZ2NYRInCHm6n768zOMowv2SLzCS5tu-sAR9nQkvFM1yKBH3AYXJdzd9VPZtRA8n5j-95X_einyxIIALxMH3CJ1OlyhuE4TpLnOoRntI9d1UPOd9tq5onU7cvcSt6KvhsY/s1600/Bean+Dinner+7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaIo011wetiZ2NYRInCHm6n768zOMowv2SLzCS5tu-sAR9nQkvFM1yKBH3AYXJdzd9VPZtRA8n5j-95X_einyxIIALxMH3CJ1OlyhuE4TpLnOoRntI9d1UPOd9tq5onU7cvcSt6KvhsY/s400/Bean+Dinner+7.JPG" width="177" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Watch it cook, marinate, and otherwise juice out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOMMEaCd43xzA11POvwKNP1f4MwOUgcMPTfaxQL0Etn81J-OACu1wobzgexM2KtKYtA1nw1CkQOv0j24b1_mbGmEKJ2T4cOK_9RnPrSUQhdR20IDUxuc7hVGpausBwOIHx-HPxG7P61M/s1600/Bean+dinner+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOMMEaCd43xzA11POvwKNP1f4MwOUgcMPTfaxQL0Etn81J-OACu1wobzgexM2KtKYtA1nw1CkQOv0j24b1_mbGmEKJ2T4cOK_9RnPrSUQhdR20IDUxuc7hVGpausBwOIHx-HPxG7P61M/s400/Bean+dinner+4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />and then...brown the sausage...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnKxhc-REWo24qz1pw3sgOXpUBtLMYP4LtOsmJ4WxmoD6BIEyQDqAHrx6JBSRHxxV8yYmh2GsQOoYd7998V6maCvxExjv0H24UJ3LjrQBxp_FmxEmNVPZjHeo09ziZnikWmLglGBmaiM/s1600/Bean+Dinner+6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnKxhc-REWo24qz1pw3sgOXpUBtLMYP4LtOsmJ4WxmoD6BIEyQDqAHrx6JBSRHxxV8yYmh2GsQOoYd7998V6maCvxExjv0H24UJ3LjrQBxp_FmxEmNVPZjHeo09ziZnikWmLglGBmaiM/s400/Bean+Dinner+6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEir4O4PjHw53JFzaBdYLY6uqui0NiBNjyPXqMLDUyr0PBlKRRVdFdVgW-4alptCz9-u021f3xe7RfMe8Ds-x3Wn4Km8umB3kAUCVR94-86JY7h-9ROk6pa1t5-nDq-jcHNNM8aE_HVc/s1600/Beand+Dinner+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEir4O4PjHw53JFzaBdYLY6uqui0NiBNjyPXqMLDUyr0PBlKRRVdFdVgW-4alptCz9-u021f3xe7RfMe8Ds-x3Wn4Km8umB3kAUCVR94-86JY7h-9ROk6pa1t5-nDq-jcHNNM8aE_HVc/s400/Beand+Dinner+5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Are ya feeling me yet?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgU4S7mEZT7dRwRxOgm6tKbonrYN8jrDRTk2nelMsUSs1p5B7tCcvG7cl0mz2kmf9ExnOfdCJ4M-37-edwwf1yNzqi510VDm0GH3Ac_UX51skRvkJHaOWI05ZLfxFkcRNAhrsrFAgu7A/s1600/Inky+and+Lola+Cinco+de+Mayo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgU4S7mEZT7dRwRxOgm6tKbonrYN8jrDRTk2nelMsUSs1p5B7tCcvG7cl0mz2kmf9ExnOfdCJ4M-37-edwwf1yNzqi510VDm0GH3Ac_UX51skRvkJHaOWI05ZLfxFkcRNAhrsrFAgu7A/s400/Inky+and+Lola+Cinco+de+Mayo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then throw it all together, cook it, and say, <i>"Happy Cinco de Mayo!!"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrubjfOe-eA6-ShDgx7L0_G_6UGvES8vprE8uuLalgB9wJMIHhccVeUEO3s4HLO8s5ZlBIdvenSAZD8VF9hIC6dRufjGile3zP7lenNH3JFhylKw74Yevi_ycR4zhl_N5zRYXF2ycYu5M/s1600/bean+Dinner+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrubjfOe-eA6-ShDgx7L0_G_6UGvES8vprE8uuLalgB9wJMIHhccVeUEO3s4HLO8s5ZlBIdvenSAZD8VF9hIC6dRufjGile3zP7lenNH3JFhylKw74Yevi_ycR4zhl_N5zRYXF2ycYu5M/s400/bean+Dinner+3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your guests will give you dos thumbs up!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6_rwi9Og-ute-weXu206P7OqFZ-adnIhs9jGl9DB2ulWz8dUZMsvJrum_srtBGpoMbsiQ1Z52a-ctsfkvJEXMoXppgMRWvXYn5yNPNB1c_c1hl-EQKK7YUsXbmnwYelfxUkhJpE-0NI/s1600/Bean+Dinner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6_rwi9Og-ute-weXu206P7OqFZ-adnIhs9jGl9DB2ulWz8dUZMsvJrum_srtBGpoMbsiQ1Z52a-ctsfkvJEXMoXppgMRWvXYn5yNPNB1c_c1hl-EQKK7YUsXbmnwYelfxUkhJpE-0NI/s400/Bean+Dinner.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr7rlbDZk3tk74y06oMbbg0k_uGCUDFI20jWWPapTnMzXxpIh1qGKYfakrKRitGA8Jqed7HMRZQnmBxC11Q9wZf23zMuOuf7J9uI1BgvIXFZtOg8DGGB77RfX2XF0ajk6uVzzBD-VvOU/s1600/Schmoop+Done+eating.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr7rlbDZk3tk74y06oMbbg0k_uGCUDFI20jWWPapTnMzXxpIh1qGKYfakrKRitGA8Jqed7HMRZQnmBxC11Q9wZf23zMuOuf7J9uI1BgvIXFZtOg8DGGB77RfX2XF0ajk6uVzzBD-VvOU/s400/Schmoop+Done+eating.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You can eat this treat while rooting on your favorite horse during the Kentucky Derby, in fact...the meat in the meal may be your fave Kentucky Derby entry!!  Score!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well there ya go...Some helpful culinary advice from <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>IWS Radio.</i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Or something.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a><br /><br /></div>

Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo, and Shenanigans

Cheeeeeeers and Happy Hump Day folks... Y'know?  Yesterday Jayman railed against the sport that is horse racing, and tomorrow?  Our spec...

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