Grilled Turkey Melt

Wow. It's been a week since the last post. I'll try to not let that happen again...

Grilled Turkey Melt
with Diestel© Oven Roasted Turkey, Beecher's© Flagship Cheese, Sierra Nevada© Porter & Spicy Brown Mustard, Sliced Dill Pickles, & Organic Mixed Greens served on Whole Grain Bakery© California Black Bread

Organic Collard Greens
sauteed with Onions, Garlic, and rendered Pork Fat & Cracklin's

Anderson Valley Brewing Company© Amber Ale

Breakfast Again

2 Free Range Eggs cooked "over medium"

Aidell's© Chicken Mango Breakfast Sausage

Organic Country Fried Potatoes
with Crimini Mushrooms and fresh Dill & Thyme

Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting© Sumatra Mandheling

A Taste of the Holidays

Hot Buttered Rum
Meyers's Dark Rum, Clover Stornetta Sweet Butter, Organic Brown Sugar, Organic Vanilla Extract, Cinnamon, Cloves, & ground Nutmeg. Served piping hot.

The Verde After

Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips simmered in (leftover) Chile Verde sauce, topped with (leftover) Spanich rice, two fried eggs, & melted Monterey Jack cheese

Raven's Brew Coffee© "Three Peckered Billy Goat" blend

¡Chile Verde Banquete Totalmente Hecho en Mi Casa!

Chile Verde
Made with a 4 1/2 pound Beeler's© Pork Shoulder

Spanish Rice

Corn Tortillas
Made with Bob's Red Mill© Masa Harina

Tecate Cerveza w/ organic lime wedges

Citrus Margarita
Served on the rocks in a mason jar. Made with Sauza© Hornitos Reposado, De Kuyper© Triple Sec, and fresh squeezed valencia orange, lemon, & lime juice. With a salted rim.



Mas Cuadros...

















Yeah, that's right. I made my own corn tortillas.


Kelly made Horchata Cupcakes for dessert. She also made the Margaritas.


Happy Chile Ver-Day!

As Simple As Breakfast Can Get

Baking Powder Biscuits
Served with butter and a smattering of toppings... Apricot Preserves, Organic Strawberry Conserve, and Organic Raw Honey

I Feel Like Chicken Tonight

Honey-Barbeque Baked Chicken
made with Smart Chicken© boneless skinless chicken thighs and homemade barbeque sauce

Organic Steamed Green Beans

Lundberg© Eco-Farmed Creamy Parmesan Risotto

Pabst Blue Ribbon








It sounds weird but I've been really into boxed rice mixes lately.


The barbeque sauce didn't reduce in the baking dish the way it was supposed to. After the chicken was cooked I put the sauce in a pan and boiled it way down. Once it was reduced, I poured the thick gooey mess over the cooked chicken.



This was my first attempt at cooking chicken. I've sort of avoided chicken since becoming a meat-eater again (about 6 months ago). It just seems to me that if your going to eat an animal, why eat something as neutral in flavor as chicken? Someone once told me that "chicken is the tofu of meat" and I couldn't agree more. Make the animal die for a reason is all I'm sayin'. Beef, lamb, and pork are all more satisfying and have stronger, meatier flavors so that's why it felt weird to be standing at the meat counter asking for chicken. What can I say? I was in an all-American/white trash/comfort food mood. With that said, this meal was unbelievably delicious so don't be surprised to see the occasional chicken rear it's beak in these pages again.

Breakfast in a Hurry (and on a budget)

Breakfast Dog (sans the dog)
Two Free Range Eggs scrambled with Cheddar Cheese and served on a hot dog bun topped with dijon mustard.

Huevos y Salchichas y Galletas del Queso y Romero y Tomillo!

Two Free Range Scrambled Eggs

Niman Ranch© Apple Gouda Uncured Sausage

Homemade Rosemary & Thyme Cheddar Biscuit

Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting© Sumatra Mandheling Single Origin



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fuckin' yummy.