The Angry Gard'ner

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.

With grilled Steak-Fries

I had been plotting this reciepe for a while and it turned out as good as I had hoped.

Good thick pork chops are a must for this. Oil, Salt, and Pepper generously and bring to room temp.Grill directly over very hot coals for 2 minutes on each side to get a good crust on the outside.  Then move to a part of the grill that has indirect heat to finish the cooking.Serve hot [...]

I really want to take credit for the name but I stole it from someone on the Food Network, only they left off the “B” so it had a spicier feel.

Any way for General Conference I always try to plan at least one fun meal.  This time it was a indoor pulled pork sandwhichs, coleslaw and black-beans and rice (yes I forgot to put the beans in the picture.)

The stars of the show was intentionally [...]

This is for the blue cheese lovers out there.  You know who you are.

Two pieces of bread toasted.
A mound of sliced roast beef
A sweet BBQ sauce (the sweeter the better)
A little bit of blue cheese you only want a touch.
Some caramelized onions

Put everything on the bread and…  well, it a sandwich, I shouldn’t have to explain it.  I will say that it is much better hot than cold.

As with all this beef and blue cheese, [...]

I really need to get better at naming stuff.  Sausage Leek soup sounds pretty lame compared with the taste.

2 bunches of leeks chopped.  Leek are like “softer” tasting onions.
1 lb Spicy Italian Sausage
3 cups of chopped potatoes
8 oz cream, or if you are lucky enough to get your hands on it 1 box of Gossners boxed cream.  This stuff is awesome it makes the best whipped cream ever.
42 oz of Chicken stock (3 cans)

Wash the [...]

I had a goal to be at 220 by the end of the month.  This was a goal that I made in January, but with living at work I have not eaten right.  I have eaten well, but not right.  Somehow, I manged to maintain my fatness at a constant level, I don’t know how.  Anyway, I have been giving it a good try to get as close to the goal as I can for [...]

We went to the Home and Garden show for the sole purpose of seeing Kelsey Nixon.  She was our family favourite when she was on the Food network.  Anyway, we sat in the front row as she went through two different recipe sets.  The first was veggie chowder which Chey ATE and LIKED.  I asked what happened and she said “Well, Dad, Kelsey made it and I decided that I would try it and I [...]

Well I went to Sams-Club today to pay off Christmas.  There was a line, which I am now convinced that it was staged, so I decided to wander around to get free food.  Don’t judge me!  As I was pacing the monument of American excess I found… fingerling potatoes, with different colours.  The wannabe chef in me started howling, screaming and begging to use such a seldom found ingredient.   So off to the meat counter,  [...]