Fluffy green chile queso omelette, fried caramelized onion grits, crisp bacon ~ washed down wit a virgin bloody.
Caramelized onion/cheddar grits, chilled overnight ~ sliced & dredged in flour/yellow cornmeal & fried in bacon drippins.
Oh Yeah ~ dat's what I'm tawkin' about.
We don't need no steenkin' Egg McGriddle, no!
Amazing what can be done wit a lil' fresh fruit & some flour, eh?
Hot out the oven ~ chunky, rustic and homemade. Best friend a scoop of vanilla ice cream ever had, ah garrontee!
Fresh locally grown peaches, ripe and sweet & juicy.
Freddy Johnson
Rob & Robin Bell
Johnny Clark
Me
Alonzo Beardshear
Bill Wiseman
Simon Danborg
Rick Bradstreet
Kenny Craig & daughter Lindsey
The whole Bunkhouse Gang
Scratch cornmeal crust slathered with homemade green chile sauce & topped with smoked pork chunks, fresh corn chow chow, smoked provolone cheese & caramelized onions.
After about 12 minutes in a 425* oven ~ badda boom ~ good eats.
Mais, I got lost at the groceria this morning ~ hadn't had mah cawfee yet & was looking fer something quick for breakfast ... found mahself in the canned meat isle & spied a can of bacon SPAM ... dat's right, bacon-studded SPAM. Now, how's a bubba like me gonna pass that up, huhhh?? Came home and fried it up and slapped it on a scratch buttermilk cathead wit a splash of Tabasco and a drizzle of homemade blackberry jam. It was so gawdawful I ate 3 of them. Now ... it's time to crack a beer and settle in for an afternoon of NFL action.
Scratch double chocolate espresso cake drizzled with homemade blackberry gastrique, then glazed with a warm chocolate ganache.
Got milk?
Fantastic smothered burritos made with grilled/smoked pork steaks braised tender in homemade roasted green chile sauce, diced fried potatoes & good Tillamook cheddar ~ wrapped in a warm flour tortilla and smothered in the braising chile sauce.
Topped with more sharp cheddar, shredded lettuce, sour cream & homemade pickled pepper rings. Here's a short slide show. <---click
Puttin' a lil' burn on some fresh cut pork steaks, for to make some shredded pork in green chile. Will use the shredded pork for Indian tacos, burritos & pork enchiladas smothered in homemade roasted green chile sauce. I cut these nice thick pork steaks out of the center of a couple pork butts when I was making homemade sausage the other day. Next project: Indian fry bread.
Johnny Bullock ~ Louisiana Stumpwater Blues
This is my nephew, Alex, who is in Americorps ~ he is one of the youngest Team Leaders in Americorps and one of very few to become a Team Leader their first year in. Alex was back in town this past weekend & I was having dinner with him & the rest of the family when he got a call from the New York Times reporter who did this piece. Check it out ~ here's the article <---(click) and here's the slide show & pic of Alex <---(click). Attaboy, Alex!
Circa 1968-69 ~ I was a 4 year letterman ~ 3 year all-league ~ all-state honorable mention my Junior year and all-state 2nd team my Senior year ~ recruited by over 60 colleges and universities.
The Fighting Onaga Buffalos ~ I played both ways all 4 years, right offensive tackle and left defensive tackle. We only lost 1 game in the 4 years that I played ... and that was a 51-0 loss to Centralia, who had a player you may have heard of ~ John Riggins.
Mais ... what didja think I was gonna do wit the sausage that was leftover in the bottom my stuffer, huhhhh???? Topped wit some slices of ripe homegrown tomatoes and a lil' sharp cheddar ~ chased down wit a cold beer. Lawd have mercy!!
Fresh ground pork butt and brisket point
Mixed well, with Fat Johnny's secret blend of seasonings and garden fresh serrano chiles
Got some brisket and pork butt on sale this week, and a sack full of serrano peppers from the Perrydize garden ~ so what's a po' plowboy gonna do, but make some hot links ... brisket/serrano hot links & coils. It ain't gonna be no damn sissy sausage, ah garrontee!
This is my grinder and stuffer that I bought from Northern Tool ~ good heavy-duty equipment, and the price was right ... got'em both fer under $200, delivered.
3-4 pounds ground beef, bacon onions, garlic and peppers
beans, brown sugar, bbq sauce, catsup, molasses, hot sauce
mix, mix, bake ~ one of my favorite one-pot chilly day meals
Scratch cornmeal crust dough, Smoky Mountain Smokers chipotle bbq sauce, pulled pork, fried green tomatoes, caramelized onions & Marconi peppers, smoked provolone/mozz cheese. Who says southerners cain't make pizza, huhhh?? Slide show <---click
I hadda lil' dough and pulled pork leftover from makin' dat pizza above, so I made this lil' one fer cook's snackins ~ used pepper jack cheese fer this one.
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