The Angry Gard’ner

This was REALLY good. No I mean REALLY REALLY good.

1 Whole chicken cut into pieces
Breading:
1 cup flour
1 1/2 tbls salt
1 tbls ground black pepper
1 tbls papkria
2 tps garlic powder
2 tps ground sage

3 Tbls butter
1 medium onion chopped
2 tsp dried thyme
6 cloves of garlic minced
1/2 cup apple-cherry juice
1 tbls red wine vinegar
1/4 cup cream
8 oz grated Mozzarella cheese

Place the flour and other breading ingredients in a plastic bag and mix. Put chicken in and shake [...]

86mm f/4.2 1/100s
I saw the idea on a Food Network challenge last week, but this is my take on the whole thought.
I was lazy, but it works.  I bought a pre-made pizza crust from Win-Co (a store which I love) 12in diameter and very thick.
For the sauce:
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup whole milk
1 1/4 tbls garlic powder
2 tbls parsley
1 Tbls ground pepper (fresh ground of course)
Salt to taste (remember that the potatoes are not salted [...]

And I’m not talking about family.

This is later (more than a year) than I wanted to post but things just get away from me.

Satan’s cheese ball
This was named by a coworker. He said Satan must have designed it to addict the world.
1 box of cream cheese
1/2 stick of butter
2 cups grated sharpcheddar cheese
1 tbsp horseradish (not the creamed stuff the actual straight stuff don’t worry you won’t even recognize it)
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup [...]

I was 35 before I had my first Brussel sprout (at Golden Corral of all places). They quickly have become my favorite veggie. I know that this recipe will not go over well with a couple of my readers, you know who you are, but it was the highlight of my Thanksgiving. I started dreaming this up about 2 weeks ago, and it was everything I imagined (which really is a rare treat).

1 1/2 lbs [...]

For the photo challege I made butternut squash soup with cream of broccli as an acent. It was a really fun time.

Butternut Squash Soup 1 Butternut squash peeled and cubed in 1 inch pieces.1 medium onion quartered.2 tbls butter 2 cans of chicken both (of course a quart of homemade would rock, but who has he time for that)2 pint of heavy cream4 cloves of garlicPreheat oven to 400. Roast, squash, onion, and [...]

How can a recipe be bad when it starts like this.

And ends like this.

The in-between is simple too..  But first a word.. ok a rant from my soap box..  I love meat, but my favourite cuts, be it from a cow, pig or a chicken is the cheap stuff.  Give me chuck roast, brisket, boston butt, or thighs any day of the week.  Let the high brows worry about their fillet mignon, I want something [...]

Thats right a Bacon-Jalapeño-Tomato sandwich.

Ok not ground breaking, but one of the best sandwiches I have ever made.  A little home-made garlic aioli (fancy name for Mayo made with olive oil) on toasted bread.  Garden fresh tomatoes and jalapeños (not from my garden of course).  Put it all together and man sheer extasey, well maybe not THAT good but close.

Homemade Mayo is super easy and tastes alot better.  Sure there is a chance of getting [...]

I made this for my grandpa birthday party. 

3/4 lb of bacon cut small and rendered until crispy1 cup Mayo1 cup sour cream1 package of warmed cream cheese2 tbls dried parlsey2 tsp garlic powder1 tsp pepper 2 tbls paprika3 tbls Tabasco Chipotle hot sauce1 can of corn

Mix it all and add salt.  This works great for chips and veggies.