Feeding the crowd…

Edit- I ‘was’ going to post this Sunday and forgot to schedule it… So, yesterday was a ‘celebration’ for Peter and Dot’s anniversary this week. Since I was cooking, I hit up our local butcher shop to see what looked … Continue reading

Drug deal tamales…

First, let me refer you to LawDog’s post from last year- HERE. Being an old fart, I will tell you this is NOT a new thing… My father was in the oil business starting back in the 1920s, and he … Continue reading

‘Orphan’s supper’…

Continuing a long tradition, we did an ‘orphan’s supper’ Christmas, with leftovers last night. This goes back to my being a young enlisted in the military and being invited over to eat holiday meals with various families over the years. … Continue reading

Globull warming…

Yah, sure… That’s why it’s in the 40s and raining in North Texas in MAY!!! So since it was only us guys for dinner tonight, I pulled out an old recipe I had for Chili Colorado and fixed it with … Continue reading

So…

We were trying to decide on dinner last night and somebody said Catfish! Then in became where… “Well, there’s this little place just across the Red… in Oklahoma… 45 miles and an hour later, we pull in to this little … Continue reading

Food…

So, I hosted a Stupor Bowl party last night, and there was a spread of food as we played Super Bowl Bingo with the commercials. And I had promised Bread Pudding for dessert the other week, but ran out of … Continue reading

Food and friends…

Our little group gets together on a regular basis for food… Tonight was my turn to cook, and there had been a back and forth about Tortillas. Now I’d done Miggie’s recipe earlier, and since Peter didn’t remember trying it, … Continue reading

Comfort food…

Here’s the recipe for my version of Red Beans and Rice.  Slightly modified from the original because a couple of our folks are dealing with dental issues right now… 1/2-3/4 pound of dry pulled pork (no BBQ sauce) 1 pound … Continue reading

If you like Tapas…

And you’re in the DC area, a friend of mine and his wife have opened an Izakaya restaurant. It’s the Japanese version of a Tapas restaurant, and it is GOOD! Sadly, it’s in DC, but you have to go where … Continue reading

Food from yesterday…

For some reason this didn’t actually post yesterday afternoon… Independence Day FOOD!!! Now THAT is a BURGER!!! Waiting to get the beans and chips… Yum…  I could hardly wait, and it was EXCELLENT (even if “I” was running the grill … Continue reading