Pillsbury Doughboy turns 47 today

Jalapeno Poppers

My buddy, Pete, offered these up when I visited the base earlier this summer. He shared the receipe. Oh i'm glad he did. Mine were nearly as good. Thanks!  Pork fat rules the flavor trail.

Watch out for the red ones. Oh, and dont rub your eyes.

Thai-O

Found this Thai place in the mall area around the corner from Fred Meyer in Redmond. Although a little spendy as far as thai food goes, it was pretty good.
Menu choices:
Fresh Rolls - could have used some cilantro
Green Curry Pork-spicy and good
Massaman Curry Chicken-nice and tastey
Smokey chicken lunch special with thai coffee looked like this



I liked it. Oddly, the big sceen TV was tuned into the speed channel. Not overly thai like.

Now this is what Mexican food is all about

Unlike my last Mexican experience, (see rant below), this is the best Mexican food in SE Oregon. In fact there are 2 of them. Ah Chavelitas.

And this is the best chip/salsa bar at the best Mexican joint.

Watch out for the toothpick

Forgive me for the RANT, but i have have to call it as I see it..

I visited this place several months ago, and in my un-biased report told you the service was disappointing, or maybe even subpar. In addition the food took a long time and the we had to beg for salsa, sour cream,  & water. In fairness, I decided to try it again.

The sign says authentic Mexican food. Not.

Now when we arrived 5 tables had just been seated. As I eyeballed the patrons it became painfully obvious, none had yet to have their food delivered. Uh-oh. Crisis mode. This is a view of my plate for the next 45 mintes. Nada, empty, zippo......

Another quality check. The napkins supplied here are a single ply 3X6 piece of toilet paper substitute. One wipe and its used up.  I needed additional napkin backup.

Out of the waitress's apron came a wad of wadded up spares which got promptly plopped on the table. Meanwhile, the waiter came by for the 6th time saying how they just got slammed with all the tables. It was gonna be a while. I did see some food start to trickle out of the kitchen, 1 & 2 plates at a time. Meanwhle the table of 4 got half the food and 14 minutes later got the other one, then 5 more got the final plate. Oh, I was getting worried. The table with 7 adults and 4 teens took for-ever to get everyone fed. I mean 40 plus minutes. Plus they had to get up and go to the counter and ask for more beer and additional drinks every time. Here is a servers quality test. If your water glass is empty, it needs to be refilled. Pass/Fail. 3 times FAIL.

OK, our turn. On course, my food was delivered first, followed 8 minutes later by Debs plate.

Faget-a-bout-it

Salty beef tacos, chili relleno with overly blackened skin still attached, and the grand finale`, the waitress says "Watch out for the toothpicks, the cook holds the chilies together and she never knows where they end up." Surprise!

Hasta la Vista, baby.

The best Airbase spread in Eastern Oregon

The pilots, drivers and managers at the newly remodeled Ontario Airbase are not only mechanics, carpenters, cement finishers, but they can cook. Check out this spread served up Tuesday. Just before the dinner bell rang, the air attack and SEAT were dispatched to fires on the Mt. Hood NF and Boise NF. Good for them, better and more for me. I swear I saved them some.
Menu: BBQ pork ribs, slow cooked pork ribs, mashed potato's, salad, garlic bread.

Sisneros finally shows

1 day before he leaves the Zone, Sisneros finally shows up for breakfast. He sports kinda a grumpy look.