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Our blog wants to open a window to the world introducing Valdeorras as the Mother of Wine capable to create a Universe in each Bottle. And this is to say that the vineyard tradition of Valdeorras dates back to Roman age. Under a Mediterranean and Oceanic climate, the Romans planted vineyards and built wineries, thus giving rise to a culture, now secular, in the care of the vineyard.

From those centuries to nowadays, the arduous journey made by growers and processors were paying off to get that, through the amount of tradition and innovation, Valdeorras wines are exported to five continents.

The region, comprised of nine municipalities (A Rua, A Veiga, Carballeda, Larouco, O Barco de Valdeorras, O Bolo, Petín, Rubiá and Vilamartín), has vineyards in all of them except A Veiga. The current 1,300 hectares of vineyards endow to Valdeorras a uniqueness and quality of their wines that make it a region where wine becomes the ultimate expression of the sense of a land, championing its essence in a bottle.

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2nd Anniversary & Roger’s Birthday Bash @ The Long Branch Saloon, Round Rock [14 October]

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Long Branchers, thank y’all for 2 amazing years, and here’s to many many more!!! Come out this Saturday and join us for the party of the year!!! We have an awesome lineup of music!!! All y’all’s favorites will be here!!! DJ JAKE NESS WILL BE INSIDE SPINNING Y’ALL’S FAVES AND TAKING REQUESTS!!! A FREE Bbq buffet 6pm-8pm, grilling by BRETT’S BBQ!!! Birthday Cake, Champagne, Favors, and Give Aways!!! This is gonna be a party you do t wanna miss!!!

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ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! Statistics and First Post Reprise!!

Tomorrow, the 18th March marks 365 days of continuous posts on AustralianPerfumeJunkies. What started out as two besties having a bash has turned into quite a going concern and I cannot believe I have stuck to it with such tenacity. Many of you have been with us from the earliest posts and I thank you for your support and sometimes forebearance. Also welcome to our newest followers, I hope you enjoy being a part of our APJ family. Your readership and comments keep us coming back to the computer every day, week and month.

A big THANK YOU goes out to all our Guest Post providers. Without you all and your amazing contributions I worry that APJ would be nothing. All of you, past and present, are amazing and I am inspired by you all every week. EvieC, Madeleine, EmmaKate, Katrina, Dionne, Suzanne R Banks, Val the Cookie Queen, Robert “Radium” Maxwell, Tim, Margeaux, Jordan River, Michael: Each of you has brought something new and amazing to APJ and I am proud and honoured that you give up precious spare time to write, sniff and sniff some more. Many of you we have welcomed into our home for wonderful meals and fragrant conversations. YOU ARE AMAZING!!

Another THANK YOU to my bestie and partner Kath and Jin, how blessed am I? Life just got a whole lot rosier now that we are all on site. Nothing I could ever write here would come close to how much I love, revere, adore you both and am grateful for your continued inclusion in my life. You are my family.

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Best Month was November 2012 – 22,525
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Now I am looking forward to the next 12 months. We have some wonderful things in the pipeline and are prepped and ready to go for some others. Looking into the future is hard because it’s looking so BRIGHT!!

I wish you all Health, Wealth and Happiness on our journey together for the next twelve months.
Portia xxxx

As a reminiscence, here is our first post on fragrance

Tabac Original by Maurer & Wirtz

Cheapy McCheap! and Cheerful.

So yesterday morning we awoke very late, it was almost time to rush out the door for pedicures and then Yum Cha (or YUMMY CHA CHA CHA!). No time to decide on anything really. Raining outside, meeting besties (big HELLO to Kath & Alice & Jin), no pressure. On went super comfy new sloppy joe, jeans, thongs. Perfume, fragrance, something?? Can’t think. Can’t think. Can’t think. Reaching…….

Maurer & Wirtz Tabac Original EDT spray, modern incarnation, comes back towards me in my hand. Really brain? Really hand? Clearly my mind and body have understood what my inner self would never have said. Spray on my thorax twice, one wrist, one elbow, mash. Wait and waft…………..

An Aromatic Fougere (pronounced Foo zair but the z is almost a j like the Chinese say Beijing) and if you want the notes then Fragrantica is your spot. Woody, herbal, floral, tobacco and aldehydic are the given accords there and on my skin I get a rush of citrus and herbs at the opening, it squeals a bit, then as my skin warms the fragrance (and it does, I can feel a warm reaction, a bit like Vicks Vaporub) then the powdery iris and lavender saunter in MMMMM. By the time I am at our destination Tabac is humming along nicely with the flora, woods and herbs all whiffling up my sloppy joe each time I move. This is a perfect warm but rainy day fragrance for the casual event. At lunch I am complimented by a discerning girlfriend who is gobsmacked that something so inexpensive can be this lovely. I concur. Hours later, snuggling with my partner I can still smell a tiny and very sexy hint of musk and vanilla. So good I’ve come in to reapply and go through the story again. Now, going back to see if it works, it would on me.

PS. Worked a treat!Photo Stolen from Fragrantica

Thanks for reading,
Portia xx

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  1. Jordan River says:

    Best you get some sunglasses then Portia

  2. Madeleine says:

    Love YOU Portia!

    Thank you for allowing me to turn a dream into a reality and for being a fabulous friend!

    Happy anniversary APJ! Let there be many more years of blogging, sniffing and adventures to come.

    Much love,

    M xxx

  3. poodle says:

    Keep up the good work! Thanks for making me smile almost every day with your witty reviews and videos. Everyone at APJ is wonderful.

  4. FeralJasmine says:

    Thanks for all the loopy fun, and many more happy years to the APJ gang.

  5. cookie queen says:

    Jordan’s right. Time for some new shades.

    You made a dream I didn’t I had come true.
    Let the party begin.

  6. Olfactoria says:

    Happy Blog Birthday, Portia and the gang! Time flies, doesn’t it?
    APJ is always a great place to be, I’m looking forward to that bright future, my sunglasses in place (that’s what Jordan meant, I believe! 😉 )

  7. David Watson says:

    Happy Birthday APJ!.
    Portia, I’m so proud of you and thrilled for your success, and even more grateful to be included with the odd guest post and video sniff. You continue to delight, amuse and inspire me every single day. Love ya guts xx

  8. Hylda says:

    Happy Anniversary! I’m so glad you all are here! You bring lots of joy to all the scent freaks and I look forward to another great year. Lots of love to you Portia!

  9. Happy Blog Birthday
    I hope you will be treating yourselves to a big and fully deserved cake.
    Your site is a friendly, informative and enormously fun place to be.
    Frankly what more could a man ask for from his hosts?
    Yours ever
    The Perfumed Dandy

  10. annielill says:

    CAKE????…cake makes me happyhappyhappy!!!!…I used to wear the vintage Tabac(back when “girls didn’t do that)…It was sweet hay,and warm spices,and absolutely wonderful,without being ‘in your face’…Lordy,I wish I’d saved some…drool…HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU ALL..WE LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH…squeeze,hugs…Annie

  11. Undina says:

    It was a good year, Portia! Thank you and to everybody else who keeps virtual APJ’s doors open.

    Happy Blog Anniversary!

  12. Natalie says:

    Congratulations, and happy blogoversary! You are such a welcome addition to my daily (or weekly or biweekly) reading list. Thanks for all your wonderful posts. Cheers!

  13. Djinn says:

    Congratulation!!!!! 1 year!!!!! I still remember when you started this blog. And your passion for the blog haven’t changed a bit. Proud of you. You should make anniversary video sniff. Lol. Jin. Xxxx

  14. brie says:

    Happy Birthday to you! Looking forward to the next year of reviews and fun on APJ!

  15. Amer says:

    I love my cheapies! I don’t always admit it but I do and they so often are compliment fetchers. For a sensational uber-masculin CHEAP fougere try Equateur by Bourjois. It has never failed me. The way it lingers on the bedsheets the next day is the best thing about it. I am telling you it is like a djinni, working its magic for you even when you are gone.

    So there is my secret, now I’ll have to kill ya all

  16. Happy One Year Anniversary to everyone at Australian Perfume Junkies! Here is a glass of bubbly raised to you! To many more fragrant years!

  17. Dionne says:

    Getting some back-reading done, and couldn’t pass this post by without a massive congratulations/thanks for incuding me/holy-cow-379-posts? Portia, you are a blast and a lovely soul. Mwaah!

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Welcome to Author Offerings. I am so happy to have you here today and to find out what your author offerings are. What is your latest offering?
Naamah: A Succubus Tale

What is Naamah: A Succubus Tale all about?
It’s about a succubus, a sex demon called Princess Naamah, the daughter of Lucifer and Lilith, who falls in love with a human soul she encounters over the centuries.  She wants to become a human, she secretly envies them, the way they live and the way their souls can be can reborn over and over.  Demons do not have souls.  When her lover proposes a way for her to become human, she needs a soul to make the transformation complete.  The plan is to steal the soul that has only been used once, that of her mother, Lilith.  She’s the first female that was created with Adam who refused to be submissive to him and therefore left the Garden of Eden.  God stripped her of her soul as punishment when she refused to return, locking it away in the Hall of Souls which is guarded by seven powerful guardians that cannot be defeated.  Even if their plan succeeds, she is defying her parents and will lose her title as princess, risking certain death for herself and the human she loves.

That sounds intriguing and just a little scary! How did you come up with the idea?
I just woke up one morning and the story was there, based on a dream I had the night before and I began piecing it together over the course of a few days.

Is this your first author offering, or do you have other books the readers should know about?
I have published another book of interracial erotic stories called Ebony Encounters: A Trilogy of Erotic Tales.  It is available on and also on my website.

What can we expect from you in the future, Mahogany?
My first full novel, The Blood Rose, a paranormal interracial vampire novel, the first in The Blood Rose series, will be out soon.  It is in the process of being considered for publication by a traditional publisher.  Also After The Storm, a contemporary interracial erotic romance novella will be due out in early November.

Thank you for joining me. Is there anything else you'd like the readers to know?
I’m fairly new to writing in this genre, only a year.  I’ve written a multicultural children’s book, My Rainbow Family, which I received recognition for by Barnes and Noble in 2007.  Before that, I’d only written poetry and short stories of which only one poem has ever been published.  It’s been wonderful ‘sinking my teeth’ into writing romance and erotica.  I’ve always been a fan of vampires and supernatural creatures and I love adding the twist of multicultural characters and interracial story lines.

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Jon and I planted 80 trees over Sunday and Monday and I loved being outside enjoying the beautiful fall weather so much I decided to prolong the weekend just a little longer by taking a few minutes in my garden this morning.

As much as l love my garden when it’s in full summer bloom I love it almost as much now. There’s always something to see when I look carefully. This morning I noticed I still have many alyssum blooming and my wild roses are still going strong. I saw one lonely cosmo in the mess of dried and tired greenery and of course the leaves are a wonderful back drop this time of year.

Wandering around the yard listening to the rustle of the fallen leaves is relaxing and meditative and makes me wonder what’s coming this winter. Although I’m looking forward to winters quiet charms, for the moment I’m content to enjoy the fall colours and marvel at the last of my flowers.

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Our family has a tradition that during Thanksgiving dinner we take turns saying what we’re grateful for. Sometimes the things we’re grateful for are big important milestones and sometimes they’re very simple; but no matter, big or small they are all meaningful.

I think gratitude is one of the easiest ways to connect with our lives and although I make it a daily practice it never ceases to warm my heart to hear what my family is grateful for once a year.

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Well now where do I start? Contrary to tradition I think I will start at the end. cryx and nemy have just left to go back to Egham and Swindon respectively after a fantastic weekend which involved clubbing both nights and general rioteousness and making-of-new-friends :)

On Friday after everyone (cryx, nemy, kissycat1000 and Sam) had turned up (Sam was already here) we went to the much-planned and exhalted club outing. We even managed to persuade Becky, a friend of Kt's, to come along. Burney and Jon and Kt were also at the house but didn't come along. It was expensive and not very good - somewhat empty. But the company was outstanding - I had the best night out in a club that I can remember for a long while :)

Oh, and there was a hardcore remix of the Imperial March tune from Star Wars that we failed to find when we searched on the internet for it the next day.. but we did come up with a few interesting alternatives.

Anyway we eventually all managed to get organised and get out for 'breakfast' by mid-afternoon. I was pleased to find that nemy shares my same passion for tea, and in fact was quite scarily on the same sort of wavelength as me in terms of humour, quotes from books, tv and films. He was even good to talk to :). Good luck with the head fuzz! :)

Well after that kissycat1000 went home and we had a little nap before heading up to Cheltenham for round two :)

This time we hoped to meet up with Ruth, Graham and Andi. Graham couldn't make it but Mark was there instead. He was quite drunk when we met him and I wasn't quite sure what to make of him at first, but he was quite happy to talk to me and seemed friendly so that was good.

We went on to Equals (previously Icon) in Cheltenham and had a great time with everyone meeting everyone else, quite a few of them for the first time. We all got on swimmingly, partly I think due to the booze and the great atmosphere ;)

There is one thing I will whinge about though - and that is the sound system on the middle floor in Equals. One speaker was practically turned off, and the other one was turned up SO much it actually hurt. My ears were ringing for the rest of Sunday..

However, Andi was gregarious and sexy as always and again the centre of attention especially when he came over when we were upstairs. I can't believe that earlier on the dance floor he told me that I was camper than he was! I was quite thrilled :) Ruth was in a great mood and kind as always. kissycat1000 has great taste in friends :)

Anyway, cryx drove us back in my car as she had kindly volunteered not to drink as she is following her diet thingamy anyway (and weekends are the only time I WILL allow myself to drink). Got home feeling the worse for wear as my hangover had graciously decided to kick in before I'd had a chance to quell it with copious amounts of water.. so tea was the answer of course, and nemy was more than happy to join me in a cuppa.

Slept in until 10am, when I woke up feeling like poo so decided to go back to sleep. Eventually hauled my sorry arse out of bed at 1pm when I realised that nemy and cryx couldn't leave until I had got up as a lot of their stuff was in my room. After lazing around in my room again in the morning with them and Sam and listening to some rather amusing versions of songs, we decided to go back out for breakfast, but that we'd try the Tobacco Factory, reccommended to us by Jacki our next door neighbour. It looked really nice - industrial look in a big spacious area, and was a fully licensed pub as well. Unfortunately they weren't serving food at 4pm when we strolled in, so we ended up driving around a little until we settled (read: I decided) to go to The Cottage, a pub on the waterfront which served good food promptly. I had a lovely steak and ale pie, and we had good conversation which I was surprised to find myself appreciating greatly and realising that the weekend had lacked until that point. In addition we all decided that we felt the weekend had been really good and a great uplifting experience for us all.

There have been talks of a reciprocal visit to London, but I guess that depends on timings, money and so forth as to who would be able to make it. I should go up at some point anyway, as I simply don't see enough of my old friends anyway. For all those who don't know, cryx is a friend of mine I've known since college.

Spent a large chunk of this evening round at Jacki's buggering up her BT Surftime internet connection - I think BT have some anti-fraud thing which has locked out her account when we tried to connect her son's computer to it as well. Feel a little guilty about that - hope she sorts it out alright.

Kerry, my ex, txt'd me at about 2am on Sunday morning. She berated me for not txting her. I sent her a txt back telling her that I did care and that she should email me.. I got another message from her on Sunday to the effect that they'd won the football and were quite drunk somewhere.. lol.. sounds pretty much like Kerry :)

I ought to say (in my geekiness) also that I managed in the last couple of hours at work on Friday to add 'includes' to the configuration file aspect of my program I've been writing. I was quite chuffed when it worked first time, no bugs :)

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Skin Piercing

A person must be registered with the Council prior to carrying out either cosmetic piercing, tattooing, electrolysis, semi-permanent skin colouring or acupuncture (unless they are registered as a medical practitioner).

A one off fee is payable for this - to ensure standards of cleanliness are maintained and to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

In all cases, it is the both person and the premises that are registered, a fee is payable for both current Fees and Charges. Therefore, should a business change location, it will need to re-register with the Council.

Complete an application for registration to carry on acupuncture/tattooing/semipermanent skin-colouring/cosmetic piercing and electrolysis.

Skin Piercing Application Form

For more information about the control of infection in premises that carry out skin piercing and other procedures involving contact with blood or body fluids  Downloadable Skin Piercing in Suffolk booklet .

Tattooists, piercing, acupuncture and electrolysis licence web page

Please note that different parts of the country may require you to be registered if you are a therapist administering special treatments such as massage. However no such licence is required from this Council, see the Business Link website for more information.

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Stay Tuned!

sI must admit that it is getting a little more difficult to blog these days...I mean, sit at the computer, or hold sweet adorable Hope, or play cars with Ben, or do homework with Luke...all of those things, no offense, are top priority over this blog. I seem to do just fine with posting quick updates and photos because I can do that while I nurse, and well that takes up a good chunk of my day.

BUT, I just wanted to give you a heads up of things to come. (In no particular order)

Due to the MANY of you who requested I will be doing a blog about my refrigerator :) So many of you emailed or commented asking for photos and about my orange Tupperware that I must oblige and I will as soon as I get a moment. :)

I will also be sure to put together a gallery of Hope's monthly birthday Lamby photos for you all to compare. As well as a few baby photos of Luke and Ben since so many of you seem to think she looks like them (she does).

I am also excited to announce that there will be a giveaway coming up VERY soon. I am still trying to iron out the details but I will be giving away a MUST have baby item soon, so look for that in the coming week.

If there is anything else you would like to know about us or see here on "Waiting For Happy" we would be glad to share I am sure! Just let me know!

I also want to thank you all for your prayers for Luke (and me) regarding Kindergarten! He is LOVING it! He comes home exhausted and somewhat zombie like and is really hard to press for information, but so far everything is going well. I want to pick him up so I get an extra hour with him in the evening, but he insists that the bus is his favorite part of school! :) We will see if that wears off. We live two minutes from school and he has a fifty minute ride home so it seems like a waste of time to me, but Howard insists I allow him the FULL experience.

He loves gym class and library. He also said he is becoming good friends with a boy named Ozzie and they like to play trains together. He took sunflowers from our garden to his teacher on Friday and was so excited about celebrating his birthday at school Friday too.

Tears flowed for me Wednesday and Thursday but I got up the driveway Friday without tears and Howard commended me for that. :) He was sure I was gonna cry all 180 days. :) We went Friday to help Howard get his classroom set up and we went to the "Teacher Store" to get some fun bulletin board stuff. He has in service Monday and Tuesday and kids in his district start Wednesday. I am going to need your prayers this coming week, I am pretty sure seeing him go will be just as hard if not harder than seeing Luke go as I now am going to have to get Luke on the bus WHILE juggling the littles. :) Howard leaves much earlier and NO ONE in this house is a morning person.

Trennia said...

ATALW said...

Oh bless your heart Kristy!! I will be praying!! Can't wait for the up-coming updates. :-)

Karen said...

I love seeing the updates on Hope! I keep her in my prayers.

I wanted to let you know that I gave you an award on my blog.

I never knew when I started reading your blog that I would experience my own loss. You have helped me with dealing with some of my own greif when you have shared openly about yours!

EMILY G. said...

oh you have my thoughts and prayers! it will all be ok!!

Christa @ Quintooples said...

Glad Reagan's not the only zombie...I have been so worried about her tiredness. It's not like her.

I worry too much.

:) Glad Luke is enjoying K! Reagan's having a hard adjustment, though she loves her teacher and her little girly friends from preschool.

molly said...

kristy- i'm not sure how i found your blog- but i did and love catching your updates! curious to know where your "big brother" t-shirts came from.....i just love them! thanks, molly

boltefamily said...

PS The big brother shirts and there is a matching little sister one ( I have just never had the kids all in them at the same time) are from Carters. I got them at Kohls.

Cheryl said...

Hi Kristy,

I appreciate you sharing your life story with us here in blog land and wanted to thank you.

I have awarded you the "Friend Award" in my updated blog tonight.

With love and hope,

Coach's Wife said...

My husband is a teacher and he takes our oldest to school in the morning which is a blessing. Except she is NOT a morning person. That is an understatement too. So once G and K leave, Miss M and I can get ready fairly easy since she is always so happy. Well as long as she has a wipey to clean with! LOL (She's 13 months!)


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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Calm before the storm.

Dylan's first swing experience!

Memphis, TN...visiting with cousin Truman (Kaitlyn douses herself with the water and Truman watches with great intrigue-Special K did change his routine up quite a bit during our visit)!

Tandem bathing!

Auntie Cupcake with Chillin Dylan!

She's magical in my eyes even when she's up to no good. He melts my heart with each smile. Between the two of them, I'm often lost in another reality. My two blessings are nothing less than sunshine in my day, chocolate in my afternoon, and love in my heart. If I could write daily about the adventures of 24/7 diaper marathons, tandem bathing, duel body juggling acts, and the helicopter parenting that I seem to fall into more often than I want to admit, I would! There is more content than I wish to recognize-everything is a story worth sharing that I find my inner thoughts in conflict over how to prioritize my a blog entry to document the latest happening or carry on to bed for a brief respite between brewing unnatural sleep cycles. The latter generally wins hence another entry that is way late, hugely anticipated and thus, like Swiss Cheese, missing chunks!
What feels like months ago was probably only six weeks ago; I woke up to solid poop in Dylan's diaper. MILESTONE. How has this already happened? He was just 3 months old and now I face his seventh month; the homemade baby food cubes are taking over the freezer, his birthweight has almost doubled and nursing habits are long ingrained within him that I fear my breasts will be forever harnessed in a nursing bra. While he can and will roll over, it is generally out of circumstance, a means to an end. He does not like being awake and lying on his tummy which leads me to believe he will bypass crawling and dive straight into climbing, standing and walking. Two teeth and swollen gums, his canines are proportionate to his hands and feet...all are large! He remains 'Chillin Dylan' unless the volcanic eruption begins and then it's hunt for Dylan already shows signs of resilience and superior endurance. Heck I might too if I was getting daily hits to the head by books and blocks with an occasional foot. Yes, Kaitlyn expresses her love for her brother with great force and often with a repetitive edge. Needless to say Dylan continues to chill and handle her strikes with a stoic immortality.
This brings me to dear Special K. Kaitlyn has an uncanny ability to comprehend exactly what you are telling her, look right through you like she isn't listening and then after all verbal threats and reprimands, galavant off and successfully complete the request. It drives me nuts. She is a 13 year old in the body of a 2 year old...well, ok, maybe not that extreme, but she is truly already showing remarkable acts of defiance.
I'm not much of a reader and much to my husband's disdain, I'm not a pop culture hound, however, I do know that Special K has a keen sense of self and an intrinsic motivation for certain activities. My latest headline with her is PRESCHOOL. Where will she go, for how often each week, will she be the class bully or the class clown? Whatever the case, I'm really eager for this MILESTONE. She couldn't be more ready for engagement that is with someone other than her strung out, overly sensitive, hyper-hawk eyed mom...I'm sure I am making it out to be worse than it, I said it before, my children are my blessings-nothing less than sunshine in my day, chocolate in my afternoon, and love in my heart!


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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Its monday! Did everyone enjoy their weekends? I enjoy mine, i get to sleep on the bed with Daddy! :DD It was my first time sleeping on the human's bed throughout the night. It sure was comfy, and according to Daddy, no disturbance could wake me up! Hehehe.

Here is a video of me playing Fetch! :DD

Saturday, May 30, 2009

NO !!!

Pls say no to bath !!! I just had my bath today, and i really dislike it, although i smell nicer after that :x But i doesnt likes to get wet ):

Friday, May 29, 2009

Mummy what do i deserve for being a good boy ?!?! (:

A good tummy rub !!! :DD

Did you had your tummy rub ?

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

True Colour Thursday

Thurday is here, so its time for True Colour Thursday !!! (:

Hosted by :Blue aka Poosie
This week colour is COBALT !!!

Me on the COLBAT bean bag ! XD

Does my rope toy counts ???

My water bowl ...

o.O Container filled with muffins.
Mmmmm, yummy

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Hello pals, i know i have been real behind visiting everyone's blog! I'm so sry about that, as mummy is having her exams soon ...

In order to compensate, i'm going to show you what i'll be wearing to Scooby and Lady wedding!!! :DD How do you think i look ???

Here wishing Scooby and Lady having a blissful marriage! (:

Sunday, May 24, 2009

o.O Its Pocky, furthermore its in chocolate flavour !!!
Hmm, seems tasty :DD

Mummy, can i have some ??? ^^

Mom : NO !!!
* hmpt ...

Friday, May 22, 2009

I've mention before that mummy is going to sell dog tag for her school module, so here it is ! (:

For more, pls visit HERE! (:

Thursday, May 21, 2009

True Colour Thursday

I'm finally back for True Colour Thursady!
Hosted by Blue aka poosie! (:
Join in the fun if you hasnt ...

Check out those the grey skirt!
In my few previous post, i mention about the skirts.
And i found out none are for me ...

Grey chair!!!

That's all, sry for having only two photos of grey items! :x

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A great thanks to everyone whom voted and wanted to vote for me but couldnt. Thanks a lot!!! I really appreciated it ((: Pls continue to vote for me, for those who hasnt :DD *** reminder, only singapore could vote.Click Here to enter website! (: i'm on page 4, no.169

Guess what i'm doing?
Looking at my water bowl ???

Ahhh, something higher ...

For those who guess it has something to do with food, then you're right!!!
Mommy is taking such a long time to prepare my food that i almost doze off ...
Look at my eyes, they are already closed :DD

Finally, i get my food! Opps, one kibble spill on the floor. Dont wry, i will swap everything on and off my bowl ! * giggles

Monday, May 18, 2009

Hello pals, i've enter the CANON stylebook contest! And i need your helpby casting your vote (: Thanks, greatly appreciated :DD

Click on this !!! Afterwhich click on the page4, i'm no.169!!! (:

OPPS, i saw a few comments and i realise only Singaporean could vote! :x Am so sry for that, but thanks a lot to the first three who wanted to vote for me!!! If possible, please help me to pass the message around. Vote for me!!! XD

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Hello, its me Vodka !!! :DD { the KAYPO aka Busybody } * add in by mom

Hmm, i spot something ...

Wow, so many skirts! Are those for me? ^^

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Oh no, i did it again?

Few days back i didnt saw mom for three days. I was planning a surprise for her and i was so confuse when she wasnt happy when she saw it ... I wonder why ?!?!

This is the surprise! (:

Till now i doesnt know why mom get angry at me instead ... Can you tell me why ???

Tell me why?

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

This afternoon daddy came back with a new packet of kibbles! But its different from the one i previously had ... Previously it was the Eagle pack but now its the Science Diet!!! Who cares what brand it is, as long as i like it :DD I'm well-know to be a glutton. So far there isnt any food which i dislike.

Checking out the packet

Monday, May 11, 2009

Hello everyone, i doesnt have much pictures with my new looks. So bear with it with my old pictures (:

B for Busy, everyone seems to be so busy. Just like my parent, school from morning till late noon ):

Sry for the winners who took part in my 100th post mini contest, as mummy hasnt has the time to mail out the items. Pls bear with it :p

Look at what mummy did to me?
She place me inside her bag and after that she complains that i'm very heavy @.@

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Happy Barkday Snowball, do go over and send your wishes to the princess! (:

Thursday, May 7, 2009

I'll be missing out this week true colour thursday, because mummy has been busy with school work ... So no new pictures, furthermore mummy just re-format her laptop and *poof ... All pictures are gone! Only those which she reload from her camera ...

I've receive a few award from my lovely friends! (: The first two award is from Chase! Thank you very much.

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to up to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

This award is presented to those dog bloggers out there who know the meaning of GREATNESS. Their blogs are consistently interesting, funny, or informative. Their KINDNESS is extended to others without expectation of it’s return, and their FRIENDSHIP inspires others to do EXTRAORDINARY things. These are the blogs you can’t wait to read everyday. In short, they are AWE-INSPIRING, full of wonder, and simply PAWsome!

Pass this award on to 4 others who you feel exemplify a “Paw”some Blog, and leave a note saying why you think they deserve the Pawsome Award!”

This award is from Norwood!!! Great thanks (:

The award states that “This blog invests and believes in PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time, and relationships!”

In other words, “These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.”

I will be passing all three award to the following eight! : Brind'Amour, Max & JD,Khyra, Manson Dixie, Reybu,Twinkle, Suzuki, Snowball

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Booo, i'm so sad ): Yes i know, i look totally so different and i really prefer my fluffy messy fur ... If i had three wish, i would ...

1) want my fur to grow back quickly
2) have all the goodies around me
3) go for my first doggy outing!

Mummy checking out if i had any more fleas ...
And the good news is ... she hardly spot any (:

P.S: Mummy might be selling doggy tag for her school project. Do let mummy knows if you're interested (: Those which your pictures can be engraved onto the tag! And is there any unique sweet from your country which Singapore doesnt have? Do give some suggestion, as mummy need your help! Thanks a lot.

Hello pals before i show you my grooming photos, i would like to thanks all who give mummy some suggestion on what to do! Mummy requested me to thanks your, greatly appreciated!!! :DD

Ok, time for my photos. Please be prepare, do not get a shock!!! ARE YOU READY??? YES, NO?

Ta-da, my new look!
Do i look weird?

What do you think of my new look?

I hope my fur grow quickly!


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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Appetizer - Spring Rolls

Eating lunch out with the guys at work has introduced a lot of new flavors to my palette. Our office is situated on the outskirts of downtown Salt Lake City, and we are in the epicenter of two enclaves-- little "southeast Asia" and little Mexico. This means that most ethnic restaurants near the office are either Thai, Vietnamese or Mexican. These spring rolls are a favorite of mine, and when I first had them, I wondered if they forgot to cook them. Using thin rice paper, the rolls have no shame-- they show off their insides like a politician trying to win votes, except their only hidden secret is good taste.

If you're in SLC, some of the best restaurants for Vietnamese are: La Cai Noodle House, South China House, and Cafe Trang. Some great Thai places are: Thai Siam, Thai Basil, and Thai Delight.

large sheet pan
something to weigh it down
9" pie or cake pan
tea towel, damp

1 pkg round rice paper
1 head green leaf lettuce
3 green onions, cut on the bias
1 cucumber, julienned
5 oz thin rice noodles
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 carrot, grated
3/4 cup thai basil or mint, chopped
3/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
1 pound extra firm tofu, drained

Tofu marinade:
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sugar

Drain the tofu, wrap in paper towels and press using a sheet pan, weighted with a large fruit can or something similar. Let press for 1 hour. Slice tofu into 1/2 inch sections and marinate 15 minutes per side. Slice into 1/2 inch sticks and flash fry in an oiled pan. Set aside to cool. Soak rice noodles in warm water for 10 minutes to soften, then boil in water and season with 1/4 cup soy sauce. Once cooked tender, drain, rinse and let cool. Mix green onions, cucumber, carrots, and herbs in a mixing bowl.

To assemble: Soak rice paper in hot water in pie or cake pan for 10 seconds. Evacuate to a plate and place a small tender leaf of lettuce, followed by a 1/4 cup of rice noodles, followed by a 1/4 cup of vegetable mix, and top with 2 pieces of Tofu. Roll burrito style, ensuring a taut fit. This can be accomplished by applying back pressure when rolling forward. Place on the sheet pan and cover with a moist tea towel. Serve immediately.

Yield: 16 rolls, 4-8 servings

Back Porch Gourmet | Live Right. Eat Well.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

2012 West Jordan Stampede Cookoff

Yesterday I was invited to judge the Stampede Cookoff! It was a great honor and a lot of fun. Having never judged a food contest, I was really nervous. I wanted to be fair and unbiased but it is very difficult to decide which food is best, when they are as diverse as chimichangas to smoked turkey breast. Having competed before, I know what it is like on the other side of the judging table-- waiting in anticipation with your stomach in knots hoping and praying that you do well. I can tell you on the judging side, your stomach is in knots and you are hoping and praying that you make the right decision. You are assigned to literally tear apart the dish, ensuring that it cooked evenly, has a pleasant aroma, is visually stunning, and most importantly, tastes delicious. If I were to offer advice for competitors it would be this: avoid foods that cause common allergies like nuts and shrimp, shy away from foods that are not widely liked (not everyone loves mushrooms), make your presentation visually stunning, stay away from meats that dry out easily (pork roasts and poultry breast) unless you can ensure they will stay moist, and have fun cooking!

Alright, now to explain to my loyal reader why I haven't posted since April. Life's been very busy doing a remodel in preparation for our third child. I am tapping away on my smartphone waiting in the hospital hoping she will come soon. And yes, the remodel is nearly done-- as soon as the carpet guy comes on Monday. I think we'll see some posts coming soon, I've still got to deconstruct a PB&J and now a Hamburger.

Live Right | Eat Well.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Dutch Oven - Restaurant Yellow Curry

One of my favorite foods is Thai yellow curry; Missla and I will find good local Ma & Pa hole-in-the-wall restaurants and she'll order one of her many mainstays off the menu, but I always stick to the curries- Yellow, Red, Massaman. There's something about a curry that excites me. Maybe its the spice, maybe the variety of flavors, or maybe its because its such a simple meal-- just a sauce that is served over rice with meat and veggies. Yet curry somehow transcends its simplicity and becomes more than food. Curry just wants to be loved, and one thing is for sure, I love my curry. This recipe is my latest attempt to get restaurant quality curry at home. And it is close. If you want to take it over the top, add a teaspoon of sugar and don't use curry powder, use prepared curry paste. The best curry is in the curry spice. Garbage in-- well, I think you know the rest.

Served with white rice. To shape the rice into discs, mold it into a 1/2 cup measuring cup.

12" Dutch oven
12-15 coals below
15-18 coals above

4 large russet potatoes
4-6 chicken tenders, sliced across the grain
1-2 tablespoons curry powder
dash garlic powder
dash ginger
1 can coconut milk
1 cup milk
salt & pepper, to taste
3 large carrots, sliced on the bias
1/2 onion, quartered and sliced
3-4 green onions, sliced
canola oil
white rice, steamed

Brown chicken in oiled dutch oven, adding curry, garlic powder and ginger. Add vegetables and stir well. Add coconut milk, milk and let boil. Add top coals and bake for 30 minutes. When potatoes are tender, season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over steamed white rice.

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Dutch Oven - One Pot Pork Chops

Hello again, Internet. It's been a while. It seems I've been very busy all week and left the cooking on the weekends simple. I decided I wanted to cook something up nice today outside, and it was snowing today in Salt Lake. It hit me in the shower- I would create a bed of vegetables and lay pork chops on top for an easy one pot dinner.

I prepped the entire pot before lighting coals, so in theory, you could prep your vegetables at home and take them to camp precut in zip top bags. I cubed potatoes, onions; chopped green onions and carrots, and used presliced mushrooms. Basically dumping them into a well oiled dutch oven, seasoning the vegetables and topping them with a little oil and my favorite prepared sauce, then placing pork chops on top in a single layer. I seasoned them and then lidded the pot and put in on heat. Easy peasy.

For something that was so simple to make, it tasted really great. The spice on the vegetables was simple and flavorful. This truly was chuck wagon cooking! I've been lacking the desire to push the envelope and make really complicated meals with lots of dishes and steps, because I've been so busy lately. I think I got burned out trying to push the envelope so far, that I forgot why I started this blog-- to have fun! So for the next little while, expect simple meals that don't require many steps or fancy things. It will still taste good though.

12" dutch oven

  •  4 large russet potatoes, cubed
  • 1 onion, cubed
  • 3 green onions, diced
  • 4 large carrots, julienned
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
  • Alabama barbecue sauce
  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • ground black pepper
  • kosher salt
  • seasoned salt
  • garlic powder
  • 5 bone in pork chops
  • 1/4 cup water
Prep vegetables and place in the bottom of an oiled 12" dutch oven. Drizzle with oil and coat with spices to taste. If desired, add 1/4 cup water to bottom of oven to aid in steaming. Drizzle with Alabama barbecue sauce (a white barbecue sauce) or your favorite sauce. Place pork chops on top of vegetables in a single layer making sure none are overlapping. Arrange to get a good cover over the vegetables with few holes as this will help the vegetables steam. Place lid on oven and add about 10 coals on the bottom and 15 on the top. This will help brown the pork chops. Broast for an hour, rotating the lid and bottom half way.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Dutch Oven - Chicken Ticca Masala

Tonight we took a culinary trip to India but we didn't leave our back porch. Having tasted Indian food a few months ago at a restaurant, I wanted to bring the flavors of India home. This curry is easy to make, but has quite a few spices in it-- some I presume you don't have in your spice cupboard. Garam Masala can be easily made at home with this recipe.

This turned out tasty, but it wasn't the spicy flavorful dish I had at the restaurant. Not bad for a first try though! With the tomatoes, I would use much less water than is below. 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup at most. Even letting it reduce it was very soupy. I prefer a slightly thicker sauce. Also the spices were milder that I like, so I would probably double them. All in all it was tasty and the flavors were layered and subtle. I'll enjoy eating leftovers for lunch Monday.

12" dutch oven

  • 2 chicken breasts, cubed
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup ginger root, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 3 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • salt to taste
  • cilantro, chopped
  • long grain rice, steamed
Heat olive oil in 12" dutch oven. Brown onions in dutch oven and add ginger and garlic. Add spices and blend well. Add tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil and add yogurt and chicken. When chicken is cooked, add salt to taste and reduce liquids by half. Serve over long grain rice and garnish with chopped cilantro.

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Bread - Indian Garlic Naan

A few months ago, my wife and I had Indian food for the first time. We ate at this little strip-mall restaurant nearby. The server asked what we were ordering, and after we ordered (I had Chicken Ticca Masala) she asked if we would like some Naan with our dinner. Having never had Indian food, I wanted the whole experience, so we said yes and had what has to be the best bread I've ever had... until now.

Naan is typically served with Indian dishes like curries and tandoor cooked meats.

Since I don't have a tandoor on my back porch (I just have a glass door... tut tut tut), this is not 100% true to the source bonafide Naan. It is still Naan and still very very tasty. In order to replicate the intense dry heat of a tandoor, I placed a large heap of coals on my patio surrounding a dutch oven lid stand (3 bricks could be used, arranged radially) and placed a 12" dutch oven lid upside down on the lid stand. If I had a big gas stove, I would put the lid on the stove burner and crank it to high.

A few tips I learned-- The lid needs to be very very very hot, so I'd almost start a chimney just for the lid. I had about 12 coals for the lid and it started to cool down too much. I pulled some coals from my main dish and it worked out okay. The other thing, is that the Naan needs to be rolled very very very thin. The intense heat makes the bread rise a lot, so a dough that is 1/8 inch will rise to 1/2 inch really quick. Only do one Naan at a time, since the lid will stay hot better. When turning the bread, put it on new real estate so it stays scorching hot. I turned them with my hands, and got burned a few times. You might want a spatula that handles high heat.

12" dutch oven lid
lid stand

  • 1 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4  cups bread flour
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

Mix yeast and warm water to activate yeast in a non reactive container. Mix sugar, milk, egg, and salt and beat with whisk. Add 3 cups flour and mix to a soft dough with a wooden spoon. Fill a 1 cup measuring cup with flour and toss half on a table. Knead until dough begins to become slightly more stiff than soft. This is the glutens dissolving. Don't knead to a windowpane as in other yeast breads. Kneading should only take 8 to 10 minutes. Stretch skin tight, form into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover with a tea towel and place in a warm spot. Let raise for an hour. Preheat a dutch oven lid suspended over hot coals with a lid stand. Punch down the dough and pull into a small balls, roll very flat with a greased rolling pin and top with garlic. Press the garlic into the dough and transfer to the hot lid garlic side down. Only cook one Naan at a time. Turn when the dough stops bubbling. Cook until browned on opposite side. Serve with melted butter.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Lodge's Cast Iron Grilled Steak with Blue Cheese Butter

Last week I won Lodge Manufacturing's Facebook giveaway for most unique breakfast--Aebleskivers. The prize was a copy of the book, "The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook", which hits store shelves today. I'll do a few more recipes and give a more in depth review soon.

Tonight Missla was busy with our congregation's women's organization, so she and the kids ate before I got home. When I got home from work, I received a kiss and she ran out the door. No worries! It gives me the chance to cook up some steaks using the recipe on page 127 of the cookbook, Cast Iron Grilled Steak with Blue Cheese Butter.

The method is to preheat your oven and then get the cast iron piping hot. Sear the steaks for 2 minutes per side, (and I found that if you move the steak to new real estate when flipping you get a better sear) then finishing in the oven for 2-4 minutes. This is how they cook steaks in fancy restaurants, and it delivers the perfect balance of tender juicy meat on the inside, and tasty sear marks on the outside.

Even with my poor quality steaks that had been frozen, it still was the best steak I've had from my own kitchen. I'm going to quit grilling them on propane and use cast iron. The Blue Cheese Butter was a nice touch, and even though I had only about an ounce of blue cheese, the flavor still balanced out well. I'm going to try it again with all 4 ounces of blue cheese. Adding a baked potato lightly touched with some Blue Cheese Butter and a salad with some of the leftover blue cheese dressing rounded out the meal.

If you want the recipe, run out to the nearest book retailer and grab a copy of The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook. I highly recommend it!

Disclosure: Aside from winning the cookbook from Lodge, I received no compensation for this post.

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Appetizer - Super Bowl Wings

Yes, sports fans! It's that time of year again, and we're here a day late to share with you how to make a great dish to bring to your buddy's Super Bowl party. So unless you drive a Delorien, I recommend you bookmark this page for next year. If you happen to be from the future reading this archived post, please know that this will be a great addition to any gathering, especially a Super Bowl party. Please, future email me and let me know if football is played in a battledome with robot gladiators and humans secretly plotting an uprising. Go human beings!

Uber-nerdy post-apocalyptic distopic robot fantasies aside*, these wings are really good. And yes, the simplicity of the dredge is what makes them so. Coat them well in dredge, on all sides and you'll get a good crispy crust. Science dictates that the crispy crust is going to try to dissolve when you toss them in sauce, so make sure that oil is spitting hot and coat well. Also, don't fry partially frozen wings. They won't cook evenly, the dredge will either burn or won't stick and you won't be pleasing your robot overlords, or guests, as the case may be.

Deep fryer or Large pot

10 minutes prep
10-20 minutes cook time
Serves 4-6

  • 2 quarts canola or peanut oil
  • 2 pounds chicken wings, thawed
The Dredge:
  • 1-2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
The Toss Sauce:
The Serve & Garnish:

Heat the oil until it spits when a light flick of water is applied. Mix the dredge, and toss the chicken in it. Spoon the wings in the hot oil and cook until crust is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through. Remove wings and place in a tossing bowl. Heat the hot sauce and butter until combined and butter melts. Stir to create a combined emulsion. Drizzle the sauce over the cooked wings and toss in the bowl. Let rest 3 minutes and toss again. Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery.

*Just try saying that 10 times fast.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Dressing - Blue Cheese Dressing

My favorite part of late winter is watching football while devouring some good eats. Serve this up with some hot wings and you've got yourself some really good food. This recipe is adapted from a family secret recipe and with some major tweaking of my own.

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tablespoon liberal shakes salt & pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dry yellow mustard
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
Mix liquid ingredients in mixing bowl. Add cheese and spices. Mix well and age overnight in the refrigerator. Serve with hot wings, on salad or topping burgers.

5 Stars

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

I see a lot of good things coming...

Sorry for the lack of recipes! Don't worry, we've got plenty of meat and potatoes coming in the pipeline, we've just been so busy! (And out of both charcoal and propane? Seriously, how does that happen around here?)

Last week I entered Lodge's giveaway on Facebook for the most unique breakfast with my family Aebleskiver recipe, and won the contest! Today my prize arrived, a copy of their new cookbook, "The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook". I drooled as I turned the pages... so many new recipes to try! I see a lot of good cooking in the near future!

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

What the Pho?

Special Pho Noodle Soup, Rice Fusion Cuisine, Salt Lake City, UT

What is Pho? First, I want make sure you all know the correct pronunciation. It is not "foo", or "foh". It is fuh, as in the F-bomb. Pho is a Vietnamese rice noodle soup that comes in a variety of flavors.

Pho is prepared by boiling beef bones on high for 10 minutes, draining and rinsing the foamy water, then fill a large stock pot with water, add the beef bones, various spices, and slowly simmer for 6-8 hours. Then cook rice noodles, place in a Olympic size bowl, then place thinly sliced raw meat on the noodles, add cilantro and other garnishes, then spoon the hot broth over the noodles, cooking the meat.

A proper Pho should come to your table with medium rare meat. If it has already cooked to well done, it sat in the kitchen for 30 seconds too long. To eat Pho, place the bean sprouts in the bowl, squeeze the lime juice in and drop the lime rind in the bowl. The big leafy stick that is on the plate is fresh anise. This is what they make black licorice out of, but don't let that get you down. Anise has a good flavor when added to Pho. I like my Pho with Sriracha (rooster brand) sauce and hoisin sauce, or "brown sauce". The Sriracha gives it a kick, the hoisin, a savory sweet nuance of flavor. I also like adding chili garlic paste if available. Some restaurants use a cheap cut of beef for Pho and that is ok, but make sure it comes to your table still medium rare. Well done and it will taste like dried pot roast. I enjoy scooping out noodles with my chopsticks, slurping them up, and alternating with dips into the broth with the spoon.

Pho is one of my favorite foods, and if you haven't tried it yet, go grab some friends and find a "hole in the wall" Vietnamese restaurant. Many places have the word "Pho" in their name, and if they do, they probably specialize in it. These small family owned restaurants are some of the best. Sound off in the comments-- what do you like about Pho?

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Monday, January 16, 2012

A Night to Remember: Market Street Broiler

Friday night my wife and I went out to eat at Market Street Broiler, 260 S 1300 E Salt Lake City. The likes of which I am not affluent enough to sustain a long term relationship with, but we had a gift card. I don't think the English lexicon, or any language has a word powerful enough to describe the flavors we experienced. Knowing this opportunity comes once in a great Bluepoint oyster moon, I decided to create a menu that would enable me to taste as many flavors as possible.

Course #1. Raw oysters.
Understand first that I've never eaten raw shellfish before. And my upbringing was heavily influenced by my sweet mother that invited us to always try new things. I decided to try both Bluepoint oysters (Chesapeake Bay) and Kumamoto oysters (California). Having never eaten them, I tried them purist style-- without any accoutrements. Kumamoto was first. My first bite was a bit too salty (I didn't drain the seawater) but then rendered into a a creamy, buttery flavor that was not too chewy and didn't feel slimy. It was soft and like butter. Cleansing my palette, it was time for the Bluepoint. Learning my lesson, I ditched the seawater and tasted a lightly salty, creamy texture, very savory with a hint of buttery kick. I fell in love. Literally, as I am writing this, drool is running down my chin anticipating my next oyster hit. I think next time, I'm only going to lightly top them with a hint of lemon juice. I tried the vinegar and horseradish, and avoided the cocktail sauce-- I might as well have put ketchup on them. Must. Have. Oysters.

Course #2. Clam Chowder
With the server lightly topping my soup with cracked black pepper, this creamy soup really delivered a knock out to my taste buds. Lightly salty, but only from the clams themselves, the flavor of the chewy (but not in a bad way) clams complements the new potatoes and thick creamy base. Its simplicity was perfect, a hearty soup with just enough clams and potatoes to round it out. I should have gotten a take home jar.

Course #3. Surf &; Turf
A New York prime strip (6 oz) and half an Australian lobster tail. I like my steak medium rare, and the server didn't ask about sauce, but it really didn't need anything. It cut like butter and was juicy and tender. Being the best steak I've ever (and may ever) had, was lightly seasoned with just salt and pepper (and therefore perfect). When I saw half a lobster tail on the menu, I thought I'd be eating small food, and I don't know what those Aussies are feeding their lobsters, but it was quite a lot of meat. It appeared to be steamed, and the meat separated from the exoskeleton well. Dressed with simply melted butter, the light, almost popcorn like meat melted in my mouth. Usually, when you get a good entree, the sides leave something to be desired. Not so. The surf & turf was served with a mountain of onion straws and buttered buttered green beans. These beans were perfect! Stabbing them in the middle, they slid into your mouth and were not too crunchy or too soft. It's hard to describe, but it was delicious! I really liked the onions straws, probably because their garlicky corn based coating reminded me of Funion chips. That's not a bad thing. I almost ate them all.

We didn't leave much room for dessert, but decided to take some back to my folks to thank them for watching our kids. Dad got a raspberry almond torte, and Mom got a key lime pie. They looked amazing.

I highly recommend any SLC local to Market Street. It's a bit pricey, but reasonable for the quality of the food. How often can you have lobster in Utah that was swimming in Australia yesterday?

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Salad - Apple Jicama Coleslaw

Knowing that I had to make good on my "weird vegetable challenge", I did a little more research on the 'Tube and came up with this coleslaw recipe. Adapted from this video, I modded it a bit by not adding as much hot sauce, and adding cilantro to the dressing. Personally, I don't like coleslaw, but it's probably the soupy, wet cabbage that you get at a certain chicken restaurant chain, and I really liked the crisp vegetables. The apple and jicama added a sweet flavor as well that replaced the need for added sugar. I guess the challenge was a success after all-- I tried and liked something I didn't like before, and I learned to cook with a new food, which I love!

20 minutes
8+ Servings

  • 1/2 large red cabbage, julienned
  • 2 fuji or gala apples, julienned
  • 1/2 jicama, julienned
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, stems removed
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cholula hot sauce, original flavor

Julienne vegetables and apples and place in a large salad tossing bowl. Add dressing ingredients to a food process and process until liquefied and cilantro is in small chunks. Dressing should be a light green color. Toss vegetables with dressing and let rest 5 minutes. Retoss and serve immediately.

5 Stars
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Barbecue - Hickory Smoked Pulled Pork

Wow. Talk about a busy day. I had decided I was going to smoke a pork roast, bake sourdough rolls, slow cook Boston baked beans in the dutch oven and squeeze in a few errands. As is true of all good things in life, the best things are worth the wait. Tonight's pulled pork was no exception. Missla and I had invited over our friends and I wanted to create a meal to impress, so I figured bread that took 2 weeks to prepare, and a meal that takes 8 hours of cooking would fit the bill. Well, my rolls ended up being sourdough cookies, and they weren't sour at all. So instead, we grabbed some dinner rolls at the last minute and it all worked out great. Next time, I'll leave the baking up to the trained masters at my local bakery. The pork was very tender and didn't need much sauce, but the recipe below is pretty good, and we also used some leftover Alabama barbecue sauce from the pork chops earlier. I actually liked it a lot on the pulled pork. It gave a nice savory flavor to the meat and the zing from the apple cider vinegar was a nice complement.

Low heat
Indirect cooking
6 hours
8 Servings

  • Boston butt pork roast, untrimmed
  • Chipotle seasoning rub (commercial)
  • Apple juice (for the drip pan)
Rub the meat with the seasoning rub until well coated. Set up a kettle grill for indirect heating by placing a foil roasting pan (drip pan) in the center of the grill bottom and add apple juice until half full. Add hot coals to the sides of the drip pan and add soaked hickory wood chips. Replace the grill grate and add the meat above the drip pan. Smoke for 6 hours, replacing charcoal and wood chips often. Remove meat from grill and let rest. Pull meat apart with forks and serve with your favorite sauce.

Mustard Sauce
  • 1 part mustard
  • 1 part dill pickle juice
  • Cholula hot sauce to taste
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Mix in a squeeze bottle and let age in the refrigerator 1-2 hours.

5 Stars
Bon Appetit! The Outdoors Start at Your Back Porch!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

A Tale of Two Dishes

Happy 250th Post!

"It was the best of meals, it was the worst of meals..."

A few weeks ago I put forth another cooking challenge. Naturally, I went to the store, picked my ingredients and made possibly what could be the worst meal in Back Porch Gourmet history. As it turns out, eggplant, jicama and rutabaga don't go well together. I'm not going to post the recipe, but I'll detail what happened.

In the store, I found some large eggplants and figured I'd make some ratatouille. Having never eaten eggplant or ratatouille, I knew it required tomato, but didn't check any other ingredients. So I added a bag of roma tomatoes to my basket. Then I saw the jicama and thought I'd make a salad to go with it or something. Again, I've never eaten jicama before, so it was all new to me. Finally, I grabbed a rutabaga, and figured I'd put it in my ratatouille. We got some onions, and some stew beef meat-- I thought it would be an interesting change to add meat to a traditional vegetarian dish.

That night I brought it all together. I seared the eggplant in my shallow Ikea Favorit grill pan, carmelized the onions, browned the beef, sauteed the vegetables, and reduced the tomatoes into a sauce. I put all the ingredients into a casserole and topped it with the tomato sauce and baked it for half an hour. It looked really good. Unfortunately, it tasted terrible. Some vegetables were still cold and uncooked, some were burned, and it didn't seem to go well together at all. We threw it all out.

Then last night, we were at the store for their case-lot sale, and they didn't have what we needed in stock, so we just got a raincheck. We were hungry, so naturally, we went to the butchers and got some pork loin end chops with the most amazing fat marbling I've ever seen. Then we went to produce and got some fresh green beans (my 2 year old daughter loves them more than candy) and hit the bakery and got a loaf of french bread.

Once we got home, I seasoned the pork with a pinch of kosher salt, ground black pepper and a dash of garlic salt. I seared them in the Ikea grill pan. While the pork was cooking, I made some Alabama barbecue sauce, a white mayonnaise based sauce that complements pork quite well. Once they were cooked to medium-rare, I basted them with Alabama barbecue sauce on both sides. Then I removed the chops from the pan, added some more olive oil, and skillet-grilled the green beans. Served with french bread on the side and a dash of olive oil in a little bowl, this was one of the best meals I've cooked in a long time.

So why the opposite effect for two meals, using the same pan separated by a week? For one, the eggplant disaster was amplified by the fact that I've never cooked with those vegetables before. I think a big part of it is that I didn't Keep It Simple Stupid! Lately I've been trying to one-up myself with each dish that I've lost track of the point of why I started this blog-- to have fun! I didn't have fun making and eating the eggplant disaster, but the chops were quite fun to make and eat! The eggplant disaster also tanked because I had no plan whatsoever, and didn't really care how it turned out. I've been making it too complicated, so I'm going to try to go back to basics. Without further ado, here is the recipe for the Alabama Barbecue Pork Chops:

Alabama Barbecue Pork Chops
Cast Iron Grill Pan
Medium Heat
45 minutes
4 Servings

  • 4 pork loin end chops
  • dash kosher salt
  • dash ground black pepper
  • dash garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup Alabama barbecue sauce
  • olive oil
  • 1/2 pound fresh green beans
Season pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Preheat grill pan and add dash olive oil. Sear on medium high heat in preheated grill pan. Turn and rotate to make nice sear marks until cooked to medium-rare. Baste both sides with Alabama barbecue sauce and cook for 5-7 more minutes per side. Remove chops from pan, add more olive oil and sear green beans long enough to make them soft but still crunchy. Serve with french bread.

5 Stars

Alabama Barbecue Sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Mix ingredients together well until all lumps are removed. Store in refrigerator for up to a month.

Bon Appetit! The Outdoors Start at Your Back Porch!


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