white trash lunch

is also the best fishing lunch ever

if yer stuck at abe's and don't wanna pay $14 for some soggy fried chicken

go back to motel

heat frying pan add butter

slice tube steak open and butterfly

brown on each side

adding butter as necessary

open can chili w/ beans

dump into a warming pan

until popping

grate some cheese

present...

managed to eat that w/out spilling any

get sauced

I am
and I have been making this for years

"gil's q shack's sweet heat"

made this batch for a rack of spare ribs

used it today for super burgers

works fine and dandy where ever you put it

plus it's a thousand times exponentially better than ketchup

got ribs?

want some?

on the eve of the superbowl or greenout day at the open

today's the greenout at the phoenix open golf tourney

I'm not there in person...

in spirit though?  you betcha

the past few years my brother has hosted a small super bowl/birthday party

this year chili and cornbread is on the menu

I was drafted to make the cornbread

jalapeno cornbread

oh yeah...giants over pats 24 - 17
though personally, I'd like to see both teams lose

well - I made this instead

deviled eggs

uppity mountain hippy headwear hatband

looks like a corner in a proshop

two of three iron sets I gave a go to this season

the old irons are unwilling to leave or be replaced

they're just too comfortable

that's just ridicurous...

this can only mean one thing...

more baking!

I don't know if I am excited by this or dreading it...

the good news is I'll only be doing a couple batches of cookies

maybe some deviled eggs...

during this latest baking binge we went through astronomical amounts of butter

"are you trying to turn us into a buncha fatasses sitting around on Christmas day?"

anyways, I've decided too that I will revert back to using labels

indexing just makes good sense to me 

especially if I need to find something in the future...

dumpchix

for breakfast...

mmm mmm good

rito's

this is the coolest restaurant I know of

not the best mind you, but the coolest

they do serve up what I consider to be the best meal in town

red or green chile burrito enchilada style 

so fugging good I was a regular customer for about four years or so

stopping by every wednesday to endure the unbelievable line

yesterday I returned for the first time in over two years

manohman I missed this place...

what makes rito's so cool is there is no sign no advertising no dining room

just a kitchen a lobby (usually jam packed in a snaking line) loaded w/ anticipation

of the savory goodness soon to be delivered to yer hands

a patio courtyard w/ a smattering of picnic tables is yer only seating option

yer best off just taking yer food home or to work

especially in the summer

menu choices are rather limited

which is fine and dandy because if you order a burro yer golden

anyways, yesterday I stopped by w/ my mom for lunch

we arrived around 1pm  and there was no line!

apparently the lunch rush was over

I don't remember ever not standing in line before...

I ordered my standard red chile burro enchilada style

mom got green chile enchilada style

ten minutes later we sat down to the best got am burros in the valley

hell the whole country

I've never had better anywhere

I will be back and damned soon

you owe it to yerself to find out for yerself 

unless you already know

if so, I'm merely preaching to the choir...

rito's is on the corner of 14th st and garfield

coming soon...

a culinary tour of the town

today we'll visit this place...

which is simply fuggin' awesome

I used to eat lunch there every wednesday

but it's been a couple of years since I've eaten there

that will be remdied today

you betcha

more to follow...

playoff post

I picked up this t-shirt Christmas evening during our white elephant gift exchange

I like everything about it - color - design and most of all the restaurant

it is a very busy little hole in the wall on 38th street and indian school

sliders are the signature dish I guess, but there is so much on the menu that I want to try

nevertheless I always end up grabbing a couple sliders and a chili cheese dog and a budweiser

they even have brats as a special twice a week and you  can't beat that w/ a stick

unfortunately  I no longer live nearby though my mom, brother and sister do...

anyways, if I could that's where I'd be getting my weekend football grub

segueing to...this weekend's playoff predictions

after perfectly picking last week's games, this round is a little tougher

toughest game of the week to pick and prolly play...

I see the steelers over the ravens, despite the ravens being one of my favorite teams

I'll be rooting for them, but all the intangibles point to pittsburgh

my big game of the week - packers over falcons

falcons barely won week 12 despite near perfection from ryan and >100 yds from turner

again, I enjoy watching the falcons play, but I'm afraid I bleed green and gold baby

bears over seahawks - the cinderella run is over

UNLESS...seachix d can get steady pressure on cutler and rattle his fragile mental constitution
forcing oh let's say four turnovers
which is actually something I'd rather enjoy seeing
we hate the bears

is anyone picking the jets over the patriots?

not me even though it means again picking against one of my favorite teams

I'd sure like to see LT go for >100, but I don't think sanchez quite has what it takes

and no one is better prepared for this kinda game than the patriots

back to food...

made chicken and dumplings last night

mise en place

finished dish
it was delightful and I'm fixing to have a bowl once I sign off hear...

because we need something...

and they're purty

caramelizing apples for le tarte tatin

which my wife wants on the menu for new year's eve

easy once I fugured it out

holidaze baking

tarte tatin

old-fashioned apple pie

my favorite

another favorite
cheesy scalloped potatoes

hungry yet?
I am

happy holidaze

comfort food

or cooking 101

 

prepped

resting

somewhere I read about the difficulty of properly roasting a chicken

it is not difficult

rather simple actually

and delicious

it's friday night

which mean fishfry

wish you were here?

there's plenty of beer

oh well too late
the beer is gone

big butt blonde

fe thomas taper 

6'8" 3wt

and now two more just because...

this shot is sexy

care to hazard a guess as to what it is?

wtf? 

I ganked this (thanks brian) from the website what doesn't exist

we've seen this shit at least twice before

tasted great

an early and delicious dinner

looking good!

picked up these great looking short ribs from double check ranch in winkelman, az

at the farmers market last  sunday morning

tomorrow they'll be braising in guiness

I can't wait

postcard perfect produce

we visited the local farmers market this morning

rainbow chard

colorful carrots

beets

fresh local flavored pasta

pickles and preserves

some of our bounty

m.i.a. are the 4lbs of short ribs to be braised later this week...

lunch from the bounty

tools of the trade

every now and again it's nice to take this out for a spin

chicken and ribs

holidaze grilling