Category: hospitality

Champion Breakfast Sandwich

good start

Roast Beef with Tomato, Egg and Cheese is tasty.

  • Toast some bread or a bagel in the toaster.
  • While it’s toasting heat up a pan for some sliced roast beef.
  • When the toast pops, spread mayo on the bread and add some sliced cheese on one side and some sliced tomato on the other.
  • When the pan gets warmed up, put some sliced roast beef in it and heat it for a minute then flip it and heat the other side for a minute.
  • When the roast beef is warmed up stack it on top of the cheese that’s on the bread.
  • Then while the pan is still hot cook a scrambled egg in it and put the egg on the sandwich too.

This is a delicious and easy way to get a good start to your day.

Food freshness is a thing.

Before your cabinets and fridge become mold incubators, take a minute to check things out.

Check the pantry, fridge, your freezer.

Dried black beans – 1 year                            

Open salsa – 1 month                                              

Frozen broccoli – 9 months

Opened almonds – 1 month                

Beef – 8 months

Open peanut butter – 3 months                    

Meats – 3 to 5 days in fridge                                                

Unopened Mayonnaise – 1 year                    

Open Italian dressing – 8 months                            

Open tortilla chips – 1 week                          

Raw eggs in shell – 1 month                                    

Milk – smell it or give it the coffee test          

Some hints to preserve your foods longevity.

1. Use Tupperware or resealable bags to preserve your products, including bread and chips.

2. Keep your fridge chilly but not too cold. The lower temp will help keep food fresher by a couple days, plus who doesn’t love cold milk!

3. Do not overload the fridge with too much junk. An overstuffed fridge doesn’t chill as well.

4. Use your nose and eyes. If food looks OK and doesn’t smell or have a weird sheen or off color to it, it is most likely good.

5. If it smells odd, looks a bit off, is slimy, or seems like it would not be good, it probably isn’t. Error on the side of caution and throw it away.

Albacado

miso apple

When the newest thing in my neighborhood was the sushi bar, MISO FISHY, the sushi chef Steve, took an avocado and filled it with spicy albacore tuna.

He then decorated it up and served it like this.

It was incredible and is one of my new  favorite things.

The Dude vs. Big Juan

Big Juan Burrito
the Dude meets Big Juan

Big Bear Lake, CA is home to a Mexican hacienda called the Sonora Cantina. Here is what their menu states about their ‘Big Juan’.

“Big Juan Burrito $13.50

Not for the faint of heart and one of the largest regularly made burritos in the world. If you can finish it in 45 minutes or less you become an instant celebrity and will win a T-shirt proclaiming your victory over ‘Big Juan’.

The burrito contains 4 meats, cheese, beans, lettuce, rice, sliced olives, green onions and tomatoes. Bon appetit gringo.”

I finished mine as a snack later that night.

Homemade Fried Catfish Sticks Rock

catfish sticks

Homemade fried catfish sticks are easy to make and fun to eat. If you are looking for an alternative to pizza, pasta, hoagies or chicken fingers then give these a try.

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Take 1 lb of catfish and wash it off.
Chop it into preferred sized bits.
Mix 2 eggs into a bowl.
Pour some bread crumbs onto a plate.
Dip the cut fish bits in the eggs and then onto the bread crumb plate.
Once all the bits are breaded, deposit them into an electric frying pan that is dialed up to 340 degrees.
There only needs to be enough oil to sit the fish in. The sticks do not need to be submerged as you can flip them over. Let cook for about 4 – 5 minutes each side or until they look as crispy as you like them. Remove sticks from oil and pat dry. Put the sticks on a plate, sprinkle with some fresh lemon juice and serve with a side of tartar and your favorite cold beer. YUM.

Dude of Food Port Wine Recommendation

The dude of food has obtained a bottle of 10 year old tawny port from Trader Joe’s. The producer is Quarles Harris, established 1680, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. This beauty of a port wine was roughly $12. but tastes like a fine, expensive bottle. This port boasts a light and fruity but not too sweet flavor that follows through nicely.

porto

It is a great after dinner sipper and also goes great with chocolate. Let out your inner man and WOW your lady tonight with this fine selection.

FISH TACOS

These are easy and delicious. Crack open your favorite Mexican beer. Put the other 11 somewhere cold. At the cabin I stick them right in the snow outside the front door.

Next grate some cheese,  chop onions, lettuce, tomato and avocado and put the piles into separate small bowls.  Pan fry some red snapper, halibut or shrimp in light oil.

Bake some tortillas so they are warm and soft, but be mindful not to dry them out. I like them warm but not too steamy.

Once all the ingredients are laid out, create a conga line along the taco prep area and enjoy. Add salsa and a squeeze of lime per taste if so desired.

Fiesta y salud!

Fish Tacos.
Fish Tacos at p3.