Category: Hot off the Grill

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Fond O’ Fondue? Try “Fond O’ Fondue!”

Found these cute little fondues at Barbur World Foods, one of my regular neighborhood stops. They are called “Fond O’ Fondue” and are from a company in NJ called Fondofoods. According to Barbur, the fondue product is made in Austria. Product information says that the cheese (which comes in a ‘collectible’ ceramic crock!) serves four… Continue reading Fond O’ Fondue? Try “Fond O’ Fondue!”

Home Cookin’ – Burger Seasoning

I am continuing my quest to find the perfect way to pre-season burgers I cook at home.   Today I tried three methods: 1) frying a patty in bacon grease; 2) using JD’s Bacon Salt; and 3) Penzeys Spices “Chicago Steak Seasoning.” The results were mixed.  Bacon grease, in general, didn’t add much flavor to… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Burger Seasoning

Today’s Rant – The Term “Slider”

As much as I carp about being served “Kobe” burgers which aren’t Kobe at all, today I am starting to get a little miffed about the liberal use of the word “sliders” on menus, and particularly, bar happy hour menus. A quick Yelp of Portland restaurants ‘sliders’, for example, finds offerings of beef, lamb, pork,… Continue reading Today’s Rant – The Term “Slider”

Home Cookin’ – Shit on a Shingle

No one knows the true origin of this phrase, used to describe creamed chipped (rehydrated) beef in a basic white sauce, served over toast.  The phrase came into wide use among American GI’s during WW2.  Polite versions of it included “same old stuff”, or “stew on a shingle.” The dish is easy to make from… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Shit on a Shingle

Mobile Food Truck for Sale

Note this post is over three years old, and this truck has long since sold. Thanks for visiting!   Some of our local foodie friends are selling their food truck, which they have been peddling fine coffee drinks for the last several years.   They operate daily in the Mt. Tabor area, so you can see… Continue reading Mobile Food Truck for Sale

Movin’ on Up – Portland’s Domo Dogs

Like most of us, Domo Dogs in Portland, purveyors of the wonderfully exciting Japanese-fusion-hotdogs, had a year full of challenges.   But as the Chinese say, crisis and opportunity are borne from the same space, so the fine folks at Domo are making an effort to upgrade their business in 2011, and are purchasing a mobile kitchen… Continue reading Movin’ on Up – Portland’s Domo Dogs

Home Cookin’ – 7-Eleven Pizza Retest

         Thought I would retest the home version of the 7-Eleven pizza. My last epistle on this is here.  My local guys (map) still haven’t installed the miracle multi-thousand dollar Turbo oven, which cranks these pies out in about two minutes, but they are selling the same pies to cook at home,… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – 7-Eleven Pizza Retest

Home Cookin’ – Gyro Burger Recipe

Love gyros, love burgers, why not combine them, thought I?   I have been screwing around with seasoning blends on this for a couple months, and have figured out one I mostly like.  Still missing something, tho. 1 lb ground lamb 1 T powdered garlic 1 T parsley 1/2 T ground coriander 1/2 t cumin… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Gyro Burger Recipe

Home Cookin’ – Hy-Top Breakfast Biscuit

  You know I love all ilks  of sausage, (even llama!)  but somehow, fast food breakfast sausage doesn’t fit into that category for me.  If McDonalds sausage is the gold standard, all others fall below that – to me the flavor tastes just too ‘forced’ and I can’t think of another way to describe it. So… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Hy-Top Breakfast Biscuit