SWEET PIG'O MINE

PIGGEN'OUT! Yepper schneppers, this is how we do it in the great Northwest! Saturday afternoon pig-roast under the command of Swine-Master Brad. She dressed out at 190 lbs. and I think I consumed about half that. Marinated overnight in Yoshidas, pineapple juice and "extra" garlic. Basted and injected with the same concoction every 45 minutes over the next 10 hours of cooking time. Perfection! You can bet there were some mighty jealous coyotes lurking nearby in the sagebrush. With the combination of this incredibly prepared swinage, the host of salads, (not excluding Mary's "Death by Chocolate" and "Death by Fruit") and my favorite spirit(s), all I could muster was "SOOOOO-EEEEE --TTTT!!

MANCHOS... The New and Improved Okanogan High School Haystacks

So I just got done workin out, after work and I sat my ass down on my couch craving something, but i just didnt know what i wanted! All of sudden it came to me... NACHOS, that was gonna be the meal of the night, so i approached mother horner and nicely asked her if she could whip up a batch, then she asked "did you have a manwich tonite?" then it hit me like a train goin full speed down the okanogan river railroad tracks! why not put that manwich meat on them nachos! all ya gotta do it pop them bastards in the oven, and your choice of hot sauce (i know you guys have some sorta of special hot sauce back east) but for me it was tapatio! enjoy

Mustard Chops

These pork chops will, without a question of doubt, BLOW YOUR MIND. I know my tongue was running on all cylinders trying to keep up with 'em. from a distance they seem to be your standard fried pork chop right? WRONG! the bread crumbs are held into place with dijon mustard, instead of egg n flour. YEP... serious as a hark-attack. super simple: dump chop in mustard - dump chop in crumb - dump chop in baking dish w/ olive oil - dump chop into gut. 

eating these jobs is just a plain blur... you'll remember bits and pieces of the experience but it'll all come back to ya when you fall asleep that night and dream your flying a pork chop magic carpet through space wearing a mustard stained '74 Rolling Stones concert t-shirt. DO IT!

oh....and yes i like a little mashed potatoes w/ my butter.

"eat the mush...shut the pie-hole"

i promise i won't post very many vid clips on the tastemachine cause they annoy da hell outta me too, but i found a couple on my best friend www.hulu.com (shameless plug i know but i don't make enough dough to fight a NBC Universal lawsuit) that fit perfect on the machine. hope you find them as amusing as i did.

Meat is the new Bread!

this is EXACTLY what i'm talkin' bout people!!

Pot O' GOLD!

Don't steal his lucky charms.

or you shall be pinched by these tiny pincers

Tiny Pizzas..... not so tiny hands

Suz has gotten excellent at making these tiny pizzas.... Digorno and Freschetta and their frozen dough no more!

Pita, organic tomato paste and or pesto..... and whatever else you'd fancy on a thin pie. Here, broccoli, black olives, feta, parmy and bananna peppers.... a mediterranean fusion mess that hits the spot. I eat two in one sitting.

Black Dog

Grilled Sabrett Dogs, home-made hand chopped slaw (pickle juice is the secret) and 2 hour baked beans. Summer is upon us, even though we (Suz& Mr. Wizard) made this about a month ago. Preserved for eternity in my camera until now. Don't hate on the Miller Lite--it's delish with a blackened dog.

Go Green

dudes, this dish would have Ed Begley Jr shoutin' "AL GORE" naked from the rooftops. 

on your left is a load of pesto pasta with some wicked shimps i sauteed in a lump of butter n threw some pesto on 'em at the last second. (alright i've never been one to go fishin' in the frozen food section for crustaceans but they had a blue light special on these babies so i grabbed a bag....let's just say sometimes risks DO come with rewards). 

then i move my fork over to the right and get hit with an unbelievable asparagus recipe straight outta Salem, Oregon. steamed then sauteed w/ parmesan cheese to nearly crunchy. WOW!

this was one of the richest meals i've devoured in a good bit (...and by rich i mean heavy and by heavy i mean delicious and by delicious i mean i ate 'til i my belly button 'bout came untied). guess i need to save the planet more often.