Superdog, I love these guys, and don’t get into one of their shops nearly often enough. I was wandering around downtown today looking for a corned beef sandwich, and came up bupkis, so I threw in the towel (used to soak up the mega gallons of rain that fell today), and popped into Superdog, the… Continue reading Portland, OR – Superdog
Home Cookin’ Test – Red Baron Fire Baked Pizza
From deep in the frozen pizza capital of the U.S., Marshall, Minnesota (????), comes this new offering from the Red Baron Brand, part of the Schwan’s Food Company. The “Fire-Baked Original Crust Italian Style Meat Trio” is one of a plethroa of new types of pies the frozen pizza industry has introduced of late.… Continue reading Home Cookin’ Test – Red Baron Fire Baked Pizza
Portland, OR – The Canvas Art Bar
This may be the funnest place in Portland you’ve never heard of! Nestled in an industrial neighborhood in NW, almost under I-405, the Canvas Art Bar and Bistro makes for a very special date night with your significant other or your children! As they indicate on their website, you can go there to… Continue reading Portland, OR – The Canvas Art Bar
Portland, OR – Give Pizza A Chance
Mrs. BurgerDogBoy has been suggesting I get to “Give Pizza A Chance” since she read about it in Portland Monthly. Funny, I hadn’t tried it, I hit that food pod quite a bit. In the pic of the stand, you can see “Swamp Shack” next to it, some great Creole food, and next to that, “Tabor“,… Continue reading Portland, OR – Give Pizza A Chance
Home Cookin’ – 7-Eleven Frozen Pizza, Test 3
Is the third time a charm? Perhaps. After 2 uneven results, I decided to make a third attempt at making 7-Eleven’s frozen Self-Rising Crust Pizza at home. At $5.99 for 29 ounces, this is a solid value proposition, compared with other frozen pies. The Supreme comes topped with Italian sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onion, black olives,… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – 7-Eleven Frozen Pizza, Test 3
Duluth, MN – Original Coney Island
Once upon a time, a young Greek made the treacherous journey from the Twin Cities to Duluth, heeding the call of pioneering Duluthians hungry for hot dogs. The year was 1921. 90 years later, the Original Coney Island, is still selling dogs, but new owners have made a few upgrades recently. The… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Original Coney Island
Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Frozen Quiches
I should change the heading to “home heating” instead of cooking, been an awful lot of ‘heat and eat’ at the house this week. Today it was personal-sized quiches from Trader Joe’s, and mostly, they were damned tasty. Although you can microwave these (3 minutes), I prefer to do them in the oven… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Frozen Quiches
Home Cookin’ – Zatarain’s Fish Fri
Mrs. BurgerDogBoy had an urge to cook Saturday lunch (or maybe the cats talked her into it), and she pondered her choices and decided to go with fish and chips. There being a distinct shortage of catfish in the house (there always is, I love it, she passes) she chose talapia filets, and from… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Zatarain’s Fish Fri
My Mardi Gras Poem
(With mild apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the night before Mardi Gras, and all through the burb, Denizens were in place to see the parades, even lining the curb; The beads were hung from the floats with care, In anticipation of the throngs that would soon be t The children were nestled all snug in… Continue reading My Mardi Gras Poem
Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Frozen Croissants
There once was a young man who took a chance On living with a philandering woman in France. He’d say “oh this could be so neat, “Look at all the things there are to eat, But dammit, woman, keep on your pants!” She didn’t care for my suggestion, and eventually I took off. Isn’t it… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Trader Joe’s Frozen Croissants