Hawaiian Style BBQ Chicken

For those of you expecting this recipe to be something like the picture above: a plain chicken breast that is grilled, doused with teriyaki sauce and topped with canned pineapple slices, please read about Sanford B. Dole.  Putting a pineapple slice on something barely edible and calling it Hawaiian makes me want to barf.  Anyways [...]

Beer Can Chickin

This was the first time I tried the infamous “Beer Can Chicken” and I was surprised at how easy it was to make.  Once you put the chicken on the grill, all you have to do is close the lid and sit there and “watch” the grill.  The following picture describes what I mean by [...]

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It’s always good to start off the season with a win and I think everyone who made it out to the opener would agree that we won big time.   I went with the sure winner… pork tenderloin.  The loins were on sale and you literally cannot mess them up.  In fact I totally forgot [...]

Crostini Three Ways

Pork Souvlaki and Greek Spaghetti

Shannon and I love the Olympia Pizza II on 45th and every time I go there I get the same thing, pork souvlaki and spaghetti with browned butter. The marinated skewers of pork have a light tangy flavor and how can you resist pasta tossed in nothing but butter, garlic and cheese. I [...]

Pre-Season in Indianola

There isn’t a place in Washington State that makes me feel like I’m in Hawaii… except for Indianola. Now I want to make it clear that I don’t go around Washington trying to rate how each place measures up to Hawaii because really, I love this state that I live in and Hawaii’s got [...]

The Sixteen Dollar Pork Chops

I’m at the University District Farmer’s Market buying pork from Wooly Pigs. I had $14 in my hand while the salesperson put a package of two frozen pork chops on the scale and told me “Sixteen Dollars”, about 1.3lbs worth. I pulled out the VISA card and bought them. I needed to [...]