Before Mrs Burgerdogboy passed, we lived in Portland, Oregon, for a number of years, which celebrates the complete and utter silliness of Sunday brunch on so many levels; in short, you’ll wait in line a really long time to overpay for pretty normal fare. The television show “Portlandia” did a pretty funny bit on it,… Continue reading Sunday Brunch Recipe
Category: Sausage
Trader Joes Truffle Salami Review
I gotta tell ya, products that I have NOT liked from Trader Joes are few and far between. While the company does not make product themselves, they contract with top manufacturers in the US and overseas to bring fine quality foods with an international flair the to snooty grocery shoppers like me. Trader Joe’s frozen pizza,from… Continue reading Trader Joes Truffle Salami Review
Portland, OR – Veritable Quandary
The name literally is a contradiction, “Veritable” means ‘something of certainty”, and “Quandary” means ‘difficult to predict, or uncertainty,’ and the restaurant of the same name near Portland’s waterfront, is anything but. VQ, as locals refer to it, was created in 1971 and for decades has consistently hammered out some of the most innovative takes… Continue reading Portland, OR – Veritable Quandary
Klements Garlic Summer Sausage
I’ve talked about this fine Milwaukee company in the past, opining on their cocktail sausages, and fresh Hot Italian. Klement’s makes great natural casing weenies, too. A number of stores had their summer sausage on sale this weekend, regular or garlic, for less than $2.50 a pound. A fabulous deal. This is a pork and… Continue reading Klements Garlic Summer Sausage
Chicago Hot Dog Recipe
There are few things in “food-dom” as iconic as the Chicago style hot dog. And in 2014, Murphy’s Red Hots in Chicago has been proclaimed as the ‘best of the best.’ Here’s a video on how they slap them together at the eatery, your choice of “old school” or the “new way.” Unfortunately… Continue reading Chicago Hot Dog Recipe
Lunch Mate Hard Salami Review
Another bargain from Aldi’s (locator) this week was their “Lunch Mate” brand hard salami at $2.99 for an 8 ounce resealable pack, making is $6 per pound. Compare with your grocery deli counter, and you almost always save 30-50%. The product is made by Patrick Cuhahy’s Wisconsin plant, USDA establishment 28. Cudahy, founded in… Continue reading Lunch Mate Hard Salami Review
Home Cookin’ – DiGiorno Frozen Pizza Review, Pizzeria Style (new product)
Busman’s holiday. A funny phrase. It means I’m taking time off from my job as a write to write this, which is supposed to be a hoppy, but has turned into a second job. No rest for the wicked, as they say. Developed originally by Kraft, the DiGiorno frozen pizza line now calls Switzerland based… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – DiGiorno Frozen Pizza Review, Pizzeria Style (new product)
Tennessee Pride Sausage Reviews
Today part of ConAgra, Odom’s Tennessee Pride was started in the mid 40s by two brothers whom combined their knowledge of the meat business and home delivery (from earlier jobs). Headquartered in Madison, TN, with plants in Tennessee and Arkansas, Tennessee Pride makes sausage in rolls, links, pre-cooked, and packaged sausage gravy. They have recently… Continue reading Tennessee Pride Sausage Reviews
Barrington, IL – Sergios Pizza Review
Some years ago, we relocated from Los Angeles to this Norman Rockwellian idyllic Chicago suburb. It was for our daughter’s benefit, we wanted her to have a great education in a safe environment, and grow up with midwestern values. For the most part, it was a successful move. At the time, after local exploration, (and… Continue reading Barrington, IL – Sergios Pizza Review
Pizza Sizes Keep Growing!
Pizza Sizes Keeping Pace Or Causing American Waistline Growth?? Back in my day, there were two sizes of pies at most pizzerias, small and large, and due to commonly available industry tools, they were 12” and 14” in diameter, respectively. At some point, “personal sized’ pizzas, generally 6” or 8” were made available, as a… Continue reading Pizza Sizes Keep Growing!