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shamelessly4shameless-blog · 7 years ago

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Smokes on you. Pt 1

A one shot of Gallavich life with Yevgeny. xx

There are many things that Yevgeny Milkovich knows. He knows about dinosaurs and how they went extinct. He knows the importance of eating vegetables. He knows that you have to look both ways before crossing the street. He knows that if the cops ask you a question about someone, you tell them you don’t know nothing. Today he also learned that smoking is bad for you.

They watched a video about it in class about how it gives you a bad cough and makes your fingers yellow and you can get really sick.

This has concerned Yev quite a bit because both Pop and Dad smoke and actually Mom smokes too but not quite so much as Pop and Dad.

Yev has made a list, he is fond of lists, and on it he has written a list of reasons why they should all quit smoking and drawn pictures of skulls and crossbones at the top of the page just to drive the point home.

He sees Dad waiting at the school gate for him, he’s easy to spot because he’s so tall and has a bright green beanie had tugged over his ears against the cold and Yev trots over, dodging past the kids who are a bit more cautious about running in the snow. Dad sees him coming and waves, dipping into a crouch and catching Yev as he deliberately skids the last couple of feet.

Ian gives Yevgeny a huge hug and spins around once before setting the kid on his feet and holding out his hand to cross the street.

“Hey! Good day, buddy?”

“Yeah.”

Yev pulls his mitten clad hand away as soon as they are on the other side. He feels like he’s too old for such things now and Pop doesn’t seem too fussed but Dad keeps forgetting … or he says he forgets. Yev isn’t actually sure he believes this.

“We watched a video about smoking today.”

“Oh yeah? How was that.”

Ian lets the little hand go but keeps his hand hovering by Yev’s collar, ready to pull him out of harms way if a cyclist or crack-head pitches into view.

“Not good.”

Yev shakes his head gravely and Ian does his best not to smile. Yev is kind of a serious little kid. Basically the opposite of what Carl was like at his age. He is naturally rather reserved and a little shy in new situations which some people mistake for being soft but Ian knows there is a core of steely determination that runs through the kid as surely as he knows where it comes from.

“It’s really bad for you, Dad. I made a list to show you and Pop and Mom too. It says all the reasons you should quit.”

Ian glances down at the stubborn set of the sturdy little shoulders, braced beneath his parka in a way that is all too familiar and grimaces.

“Ah… Yev, I can’t wait to read your list but I don’t know if … um … well you know, I don’t want you to start smoking, that would suck, but once you start it is really hard to stop ...”

“Yeah, they said that in the video,”

Yev nods, pleased that Dad is familiar with this already

“But Miss Tyler says that we should tell our parents how important it is to try.”

Ian thinks that Miss Tyler is probably going to get some really shitty phone calls from parents with enough crap on their plates without adding nagging kids to it, but he nods and tries to look as though he is considering this.

Yev’s confidence is a personal crusade for Ian. He never misses an opportunity to make sure Yev knows that his opinions are valid and important. Mickey tends to lack a little patience in that area and gets frustrated quickly when Yev is trying to explain something and can’t quite find the words. He doesn’t tend to get mean about it but sometimes his body language makes Ian want to cringe with how obviously he is wanting Yev to spit whatever it is out and the more obviously irritated Mickey is, the more Yev struggles.

With this in mind Ian smiles brightly down at Yev and says

“Why don’t you show me when we get home and I’ll show Pop later?”

“No, it’s OK. I’ll show him.”

“Oh, yeah, sure bud. It’s just … you know … Pop might not see quite what it is Miss Tyler is thinking.”

“She thinks he should stop smoking.”

Yev states simply and Ian scrunches his nose, really hoping Yev doesn’t put it that bluntly to Mickey.

Ian is expecting to have Yev to himself for a bit when they get back but Mickey is already home, the smell of tomato sauce wafting from the kitchen.

“Hey Pop!”

“Hey! How was school?”

“Meh.”

Yev makes a so-so gesture with his hand, dumping his backpack by the kitchen door and helping himself to a soda from the fridge

“You leave that there and I trip over it, I’m not gonna be happy.”

Yev rolls his eyes at Ian conspiratorially but obligingly shoulders the bag

“I’ll be in my room, Dad can you come up and look at my list in a minute?”

“Sure kiddo, 5 minutes though? Need to talk to Pop real quick.”

Mickey’s eyes flick toward Ian over the top of Yev’s head and as the sound of Yev’s winter boots clomping up the stairs fade, he rinses his fingers and dries them on his jeans before turning to Ian.

“What’s up?”

“Nothing major. Yev has something he wants to talk to you about and I would like it if you tried to be … open to his thoughts.”

“Okay.”

Mickey wrinkled his nose slightly, amused

“Is this about the quad bike for Christmas again? Cause that ain’t happening. Even if we could afford it, Svetlana would kill me.”

“No, it’s … they were talking about smoking at school.”

“Fuck!”

Mickey’s eyes widened.

“Is he smokin’ already? I knew my packets were goin’ down fuckin’ quicker than usual. I thought it was Iggy. Shit. I already fuckin’ shredded his favourite porn mag. Woops!”

Mickey laughed and turned back to the bubbling sauce, stirring it gently.

“Don’t worry, man. I’m not gonna yell at him, but he ain’t gettin’ hooked til he can pay for his own habit.”

“No! They made them watch this video ...”

“Here, try this...”

Mickey interrupted turning back to Ian with a spoon of sauce and held it up for him to taste.

“Damn! That’s really good!”

“Yeah? Thanks. I used actual oregano this time instead of Joey’s pot. Fuck! That was a pasta to remember … or not.”

Mickey grinned, tiptoeing to kiss away a stray spot of sauce from the corner of Ian’s mouth before turning back to the stove.

“Ha! Yeah I remember ... sort of. Anyway, they watched this video and Yev’s teacher said the kids should try and get their parents to quit smoking.”

Ian pushed the words out before he could get distracted by Mickey’s kiss and the way the muscles of his forearms moved as he shook a little more pepper into the sauce, the sleeves of his navy sweater pushed up.

“Oh shit! Svet is gonna hate that!”

Mickey sounds positively gleeful at the thought of it and Ian barely resists the urge to roll his eyes.

“He’s going to ask us too.”

“What? Get the fuck out! Yev is little but he ain’t stupid.”

Ian folded his arms and let out an impatient exhalation through his nose

“This means a lot to him, Mickey.”

“Oh Jesus … Listen, he’s eight. Everything means a lot to him and then the next thing comes along and he forgets about whatever the first thing was. He’s like a fuckin’ tiny version of Frank.”

Mickey grinned and took the pan off the stove, covering it with a mismatched lid that he balanced with practised skill.

“Will you at least here him out without being an asshole?”

“Hey!”

“Well, I mean, look, you get kinda frustrated with these things...”

Ian ran his hands lightly down his boyfriends arms, enjoying the feel of the soft dark hair against his palms before catching Mickey’s fingers and twining them with his own.

“Yeah but I don’t get frustrated with Yev specifically, it’s just kids take forever to fuckin’ say anything.”

“To him it’s one and the same.”

Ian cajoled and glanced at his watch

“I told him I’d be five minutes, I need to go up.”

He smiled and kissed the tip of Mickey’s nose.

“Just try and look like you’re thinking about it.”

“Fine.”

Mickey tweaked Ian’s chin between his thumb and forefinger affectionately and smiled

“Dinner in fifteen.”

Yev set out his materials with the meticulousness that he had seen Dad use on pretty much any project they did together. Pop tended to just get stuck in and that was fine but Yev did enjoy the thorough attention to detail that Dad had, whether it was setting out glitter glue or cooking Smores.

Yev answered the knock on the door with a formal ‘Come in’ that he heard teachers at school use and liked because it sounded grown up and in charge, and greeted Dad with his hands clasped behind his back.

“Wow! This looks professional!”

Yev fought back a grin by biting the inside of his lower lip, pleased with the compliment and nodded to his bed

“Have a seat, Dad.”

Ian obligingly sat on the bed, his posture straight and attentive. Yevgeny sat beside him and picked up his list and the laser pointer he got from Uncle Lip when they went to see him at his college. He cleared his throat, took a breath and looked up at Ian with huge, earnest blue eyes.

“This is a list of reasons why smoking is bad and why you should quit.”

Ian felt his lip tremble and covered a laugh with a cough as convincingly as he was able to. Damn! The little boy was so very like Mickey sometimes! He just set out exactly what he wanted, no preamble, no wasted words. Maybe to Mickey it felt like Yev took forever to say anything but by normal kid standards, Yevgeny was as stoic as his Pop.

“See! You already have a cough. You could get rotten teeth and gross fingers and you could get sick and die.”

Yev shone the little green laser dot at each of these points in turn and then aimed it at the carefully drawn tombstone. Ian noticed that this tombstone said ‘Ian’ but that two others beside it said ‘Mickey’ and ‘Svet’ respectively just to really prove the point.

“Sure but a lot of people smoke for a long time and never get sick. It’s kind of a lottery.”

Ian shrugged and then quickly added

“Not that you should risk it.”

“So you’ll quit?”

Yev asked, beaming at his Dad, thrilled with just how well it was going.

“Well I guess I could cut down ...”

Yev shook his head and frowned

“Nah, you need to quit, Dad.”

He pointed the light at the line which said ‘Smoking hurts your lungs.’ and then shone it at Ian’s chest.

“Do your lungs hurt yet?”

“No.”

“Well they will. If you get sore lungs it’s gonna suck.”

Slim black eyebrows came together and rose up Yevgeny’s forehead as his lips formed a knowing pout and Ian realised he was sunk.

“Yeah well ...”

He tried to think of something, anything really because he did not want the hassle of nicotine withdrawals, not with practically every other adult he knew sparking up around him! But Yevgeny was giving it every ounce of Milkovich persuasion he had and Ian just didn’t have the heart to say no. He could hardly ever say no to that face.

It was how they ended up having jello for breakfast sometimes.

It was why Ian’s favourite Simpson’s shirt was now Yevgeny’s favourite Simpson’s shirt.

It was what caused Ian to once need to explain to Svetlana why her son came home an under-shave haircut that increased his paternal resemblance no end when he only went for a trim.

Ian sighed.

It was also why the DVR was full of Mickey’s dirt bike shows.

It explained how Mickey’s music was normally on first play in the car

Now it was why after over ten years of being a dedicated nicotine addict, Ian was now going to try and quit smoking.

Ian finished his meeting with his son and was dismissed with a huge hug and a promise that he was doing the right thing, Miss Tyler says so.

“Great! Thanks bud.”

Ian forced himself to smile and trudged down the stairs preparing himself for the shit-eating grin he knew was going to greet his news.

“Well, I’m fuckin’ quitting smoking.”

He announced, dropping into one of the kitchen chairs and throwing his hands up in defeat. Mickey glanced up from plating up the spaghetti and meatballs, one eyebrow raised.

“That kid has you almost as whipped as I do.”

If the fruit bowl had any fruit in it, Ian would have thrown something at his boyfriend but flipped him off in lieu of it.

“Fuckin’ Milkovichs.”

“Yeah, but you love us.”

Mickey released the shit-eating grin Ian had been waiting for and Ian found himself smiling back despite himself.

“Yeah, God help me, I really do.”

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Traeger Wood Pellet Grill Recipe - Short Rib Chili by Daniel Seidman

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Short Rib Chili by Daniel Seidman

Difficulty3/5

Prep time15 mins

Cook time4 hrs

Serves4 – 6

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Flavor runs deep in this smokin’ chili. Savory short ribs are complemented with rich, aromatic spices, spicy chiles, a tasty brew, and stirred into a red hot bowl of chili deliciousness. You haven’t tasted chili like this.

Ingredients

4 lbs beef short ribs, boneless

2 whole dried Ancho chilies, seeds and stem removed

2 whole dried Guajillo chilies, seeds and stem removed

2 whole dried Arbol chilies, seeds and stem removed

2 chipotles in adobo, plus 2 tsp sauce from can

1 large Spanish onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 jalapeno, finely chopped

1.5 quarts chicken or beef stock

1 bottle beer

1 tsp Mexican oregano

1 tsp coriander seed, toasted and crushed

1 tsp cumin seed, toasted and crushed

1 cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus more as needed

Salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

When ready to cook start the Traeger grill on smoke with the lid open until fire is established (4-5 minutes). Set the temperature to 225 degrees F and preheat, lid closed 10-15 minutes.

On stovetop, heat a skillet over medium heat and add the dried chilies. Toast in dry pan, tossing occasionally until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add a cup of the stock to the pan, it (should boil instantly) and then turn off the heat.

Transfer the chilies and stock to the jar of a blender along with the adobo chilies and their sauce. Close lid and allow the chiles to steam while you move on to the next steps.

Generously season the short ribs with salt and pepper. On stovetop, heat vegetable oil in large Dutch oven on high heat until very hot.

Sear the ribs on all sides until deeply browned (about 4 minutes per side). Do this in batches as to not over crowd the pan.

Once seared, remove ribs to board and cut into bite sized cubes. Cutting the ribs after searing results in less moisture loss allowing for a deeper sear and more tender meat. Set the meat aside for now.

Now would be a good time to blend the chilies with the stock. Blend on high until smooth and set aside for now. Lower heat to medium, and if necessary, add more oil to pan.

Sauté the onions for 5-7 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic, chopped jalapenos, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, oregano, cumin and coriander and continue to stir for about a minute until the spices start to stick to the bottom of the pot.

Pour in beer and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pan. Allow the beer to reduce by half and then stir in the blended chilies and stock.

Add the cut up short ribs back to the pot. Pour in stock until the meat is just barely covered. You may need to adjust the amount of stock used depending on the size of your Dutch oven.

Bring to a boil, and then carefully transfer the Dutch oven to the Traeger. Cook chili uncovered on grill for about 3 hours until the meat is extremely tender.

Stir in 4 or 5 torn up corn tortillas to help thicken the chili if desired. Serve with cilantro, chopped onion, shredded cheese, and lime. Enjoy!

Recipe provided by Daniel Seidman. Check out his Instagram, @DanSeidman for more recipes and food inspiration.

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