蜜大晉級冠軍賽 杭幫菜阿立嫂慶功

--2024舊金山的小日子系列3

杭州阿立

2024年1月8日

首先報告好消息：我的新西蘭電子簽證昨天終於批准了！阿立嫂的簽證比我晚一點網上申請的，當天（一周多前，12月29日）就批准了。

緊接着馬上訂機票，來回都是直飛，大約13個小時（舊金山和新西蘭時差21個小時）：

2月27日（星期二）舊金山晚上7點45出發，2月29日（星期四）凌晨6點到達奧克蘭。

3月26日（星期二）奧克蘭晚上7點55出發，3月26日（星期二）中午12點05分到達舊金山。

經濟艙，兩人總票價2681.20刀（包括苛捐雜稅281.20刀）。

回到2024舊金山的小日子系列：

書接上集《兩軍相遇勇者勝 蜜大捧杯玫瑰碗》：

https://blog.creaders.net/u/9681/202401/479236.html

話說元旦玫瑰碗（Rose Bowl），下午兩點在南加州帕薩迪納開球。通常球賽3個半小時足夠了。

晚餐阿立嫂負責，稍微準備了4隻杭幫菜，略有調節，為了適應下一代以及阿立三世的米國胃。兩隻菜已經在家做好，帶到小小阿立家，吃前熱一下即可。

兩隻菜最好吃現做的，食材帶到小小阿立家。阿立嫂掐着時間，5點半開飯。

誰知來了個加時賽。菜做好了也沒心思吃。耐心等待球賽結束，6點了。趕緊開飯！

紅燒鯧魚成雙：

鯧魚上盤：

清蒸西班牙火腿、冬筍、鮮豬肉、老豆腐：

這次在華人超市買到新鮮冬筍，鮮味更足。誰知下一代米國胃，淺嘗即止。阿立三世一口也沒吃。

蛋燒肉：

蛋燒肉一大鍋，銷路也不太好。連同清蒸火腿鮮肉冬筍，咱們又帶回鴿子籠。

小合影：

紅燒去殼大海蝦：

大海蝦事先做好的，只是微波爐加熱一下。大海蝦最受歡迎。

杭幫菜慶功：

玫瑰碗，玫瑰代表輝煌（Glory）：

球賽決勝者（The Game Clincher）：

大功臣陸軍主將布雷克：

小哥不僅破了米國大學橄欖球單賽季總達陣得分記錄（most touchdowns in a single season）,還破了蜜大職業生涯沖球達陣記錄（career rushing touchdown record），56個touchdown（有興趣的朋友請看文後米國媒體報導）。

欲知後事如何，請聽下回分解。

下集《糯米藕奶油曲奇 米國胡桃杜松子酒》：

https://blog.creaders.net/u/9681/202401/479471.html

米國媒體報導蜜大陸軍主將布雷克（Blake Corum）：

Pasadena, Calif. — It could not have been a more fitting setting for Michigan running back Blake Corum to set a second career record this season for the program when he scored on a 17-yard touchdown in overtime of the Rose Bowl national semifinal against Alabama on New Year’s Day.

Corum's touchdown proved to be the difference in the Wolverines' 27-20 victory to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff championship. With the touchdown, Corum set the Michigan career rushing touchdown record, breaking Anthony Thomas’s (1997-2000) record of 55 rushing touchdowns.

"He was not going to be denied," Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart said after the game. "That’s what I told (the coaches), just give (No.) 2 the ball.  If you give 2 the ball, we’ll be fine.  He’s a dog. Give him the ball."

When the season started, Corum, a team captain and two-time Big Ten Running Back of the Year, He had 31 touchdowns, 24 from tying Thomas’ record. Heading into No. 1-ranked Michigan’s matchup with No. 4 Alabama, Corum’s 24 rushing touchdowns set a Michigan single-season record. He leads the nation in total touchdowns this season.

On the first play in overtime, Corum followed left guard Trevor Keegan for an eight-yard gain.

“He was just trusting our guards pulling," Keegan said. "I saw everything was all clogged up on that one play, bounced it outside and he followed me. I don’t know what happened on the next one when he scored, I just heard it. He’s just a special guy. You could see there’s something in his eyes. He was going to get everything done. He was gonna get it in there for us."