Mais, this is my 1,000th blog post ... who knew I could be so blabby, eh? Seems like this might be a good place to pause for a lil' reflection ~ take a break ~ recharge the batteries. Keep on truckin', y'all ~ see ya down the ol' plank road.
Chunks of boneless pork loin, browned & slowly braised in homemade roasted green chile sauce
Braised pork verde, fork tender
Did I mention it was fork tender?
Rough shred pork verde, for to make pork carnita wraps in corn tortillas served up with homemade guacamole
Cowboy beans - pintos soaked overnight & cooked with bacon, onions, chiles, garlic, tomatoes & about 9 kinda other good herbs & spices ~ pork & beans, my way. Rock Chalk.
Well, this pic has nothing to do with the countdown to 1,000 blogposts ... but it's the only thing I cooked yesterday. (g) I roasted the veggies (cabbage heart, potatoes, parsnips & brussel sprouts) for supper, and the ABTs are prep for tomorrow's gameday snackins ~ will rough chop the ABTs and throw them on top some *Macho Nachos* loaded with queso blanco, black olives, shred cheddar, homemade salsa, sour cream, homemade chili, etc.
Andouille sausage, smoked turkey, the holy trinity, brown chicken stock, lil' Cajun Power garlic sauce, herbs & seasonings
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.....
Fresh baked Italian bread, homemade corned beef, Emmenthaler cheese, fried egg, homemade ff and sweet vinegrette slaw ~ Primanti sandwich, my way.
Seems an odd question, no? And yeah, I know there's nothing sexy about a pic of slaw ... but this ain't just *any* slaw ... it parsnip slaw ... dat's right ... cabbage, onions & parsnips sliced very thin and julienne cut (good knife work, huh?) So WHY, you ask, did I put parsnips in my slaw ... because I had some on hand, dat's why! LOL Actually ... I'm up before dawn this cold morning, gettin' my mice in place for to make some big-assed Primanti sandwiches for supper tonight (guest request) ~ so the dough for the fresh baked Italian bread is rising as we speak ... and this slaw will be part of the sandwich, too. Now, if you will excuse me ~ I gotta go peel some 'taters for to make some homemade french fries....
This picture was one of my Dad's favorites. It hung on the wall in his office for many years, until Mama made him take it down when us kids got old enough to read and began questioning why Dad & all his friends laughed so hard every time they looked at it. That lil' snafu aside, it's a cool pic of Dad (on the right) with then Kansas Governor, Bill Avery. That's Bill in the middle (smoking the ciggie) ... I'm not sure what the occasion for this photo op was, but we have gotten a lot of laughs from this pic over the years ... and it now hangs on the wall in my office. Eat Meat.
