Perfecting Making Pizza at Home

I’ve been screwing around at home for years trying to make a great pizza crust, and I’m finally satisfied with mine.  My method produces a great thin crust, crispy at the edges, and chewier as one progresses inland towards the center of the pie. The recipe isn’t that different from any variation you will find… Continue reading Perfecting Making Pizza at Home

Portland, OR – Golden Touch (Redux)

On occasion, Mrs. BDB gets a bug in her craw (WTF does that mean?) about breakfast out on the weekends. We usually make an elaborate production of breakfast at home on either Saturday or Sunday, an homage to my family tradition of same. Saturday breakfast was a meal my family almost always enjoyed together, and… Continue reading Portland, OR – Golden Touch (Redux)

Portland, OR – Blitz Ladd (for pizza)

Mrs. Burgerdogboy was having a lunch biz meeting here and offered to bring me something home.  (She is SO good to me!)  I went with the pizza, simply because a) I haven’t had pizza in awhile, and 2) I had not tried Blitz’s and it would give me something to write about. I asked her… Continue reading Portland, OR – Blitz Ladd (for pizza)

Banquet Frozen Chicken Fried Steak Meal

Another in a line of inexpensive frozen “dinners”, the Banquet brand (ConAgra) Chicken Fried Beef Steak Dinner comes with a breaded meat patty, whipped potatoes, cream gravy, and kernel corn. About 10 ounces in all, 43 carbs, and nearly half your daily sodium requirement. The instructions call for microwaving on high for 3 minutes, stir… Continue reading Banquet Frozen Chicken Fried Steak Meal

Pillsbury Heat and Eat Breakfast Biscuits

I often carp to anyone within spitting distance, “why are there only sausage and egg breakfast sandwiches in the frozen food?  Why doesn’t anybody make a bacon and egg one? Well, someone at Pillsbury heard me, and came out with Bacon, Egg, Cheese Biscuits, a 2.5 minute microwave affair.   They come in two separate pieces,… Continue reading Pillsbury Heat and Eat Breakfast Biscuits

Ridgefield, WA – Jollie’s Restaurant/Bar

Odd I find myself here.  Even odder, I find myself here for the 2nd time in a couple months. Out looking at land for a client project, we rolled into Jollie’s for a bit o lunch repast…being as it was the only thing around. This kind of dive/diner/truck stop is fine with me.  My companions… Continue reading Ridgefield, WA – Jollie’s Restaurant/Bar

Nationwide – Red Robin Oktoberfest Burger

Oktoberfest, the event, was started in the early 1800s in Germany, a celebration of beer brewed in the city of Munich. It is one of the largest “fair-type” events in the world, drawing more than 5,000,000 attendees annually. Events in the style of the original Oktoberfest take place across other cities in Germany, as well… Continue reading Nationwide – Red Robin Oktoberfest Burger

From Whence Ruth’s Chris

I had this pal when I lived in New Orleans, Randy Fertel, whom I would join for lunch on occasion, along with a few other cool people, like Lolis Elie, author of  definitive bibles on BBQ, a contributing writer on Treme;  other interesting members of the local populi would join us, as well. I’m not… Continue reading From Whence Ruth’s Chris

Winco Fresh Pizza

Winco, is the evolution of a grocery chain started in Boise, ID over 40 years ago. Under the original founders, Winco operated under various names like Waremart, and also operated outlets of Minneapolis-based Cub Foods. An ESOP (employee share ownership plan) was effected, and control was transferred from the founders to the ESOP; stores were… Continue reading Winco Fresh Pizza