Make Up Your Mind – It’s Just About “Come or Bleed” Time Folks . . .

Do what YOU think is right – boycott? – I retired from Tyson the evil empire about a year and a half ago – here’s something for YOU to peruse – typical, just typical tyson ( lower case intentional ) behavior . . .

Tyson and most of the companies they own are: Wunderbar, Advance Pierre’ foods, Pierre, Like Mom’s, Landshire, Big AZ, Russer, Fast Fixin’ restaurant style, Steak Eze, IBP, Trusted Excellence, Lady Aster, Mexican Original, Open Prairie Natural meats, Star Ranch Angus Real American beef, Original Philly Cheesesteak Co., Bryan the flavor of the South, Jimmy Dean, Raised and Rooted, Wright Brand, Aidells Sausage Company, Bosco’s, Hillshire Farm, State Fair, Hillshire Snacking, Nature Raised Farms, Ball Park, Gallo Salame, The Bruss Company, Sara Lee, Chairman’s Reserve, Reuben, Tortilla Land.

Feel free to cut and paste this and print it – take it with you when you go shopping – these individuals cannot buy YOUR government and then use it to push YOU out and replace YOU unless YOU give them the money to do it with – stop feeding the evil – it’s just that simple . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Eyes of The North

Even by today’s hyper inflation economy standards – the wages for civilian employees were quite breath taking . . .

Even with the pay incentives? – It sucked . . . But it comes down to the Benjamin’s – the 90’s equivalent would be the civvies that went to Saudi for a 3 year hitch to work on King Khalid Military City – same suck just switch out sand and heat for snow and cold . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

“HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN DUNE BUGGY” 1970s DO-IT-YOURSELF VW BEETLE CONVERSION KIT FILM

Most everybody knew somebody that built one – talk about a time travel video – this is one – Enjoy!

And if you are interested – here is a link to a Duck Duck Go search for “dune buggy kits build yourself” – this will keep you busy for awhile . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!

A Look at Cold Steel Commercial Series Kitchen Knives

I have a set of Zwilling / J. A. Henckels – this set – BUT – the 7″ Santoku is no longer included with the set – to give you an idea how long I have had the set – I picked it up on sale for less than $200 – it was that long ago . . .

One of the issues ( not really – more an irritant ) is they eventually dull down to the point where a pass or two through the Warthog sharpener just won’t do “it” – then it becomes a sharpening day – I mean the Zwilling’s are incredibly tough / hold an edge / not brittle – but damn when it gets down to time to sharpen – it’s time to sharpen . . .

So the other day I was looking for some knives for presents and I bought The Bruce Actual two Cold Steel Kitchen Knives – Really Folks – Doesn’t my Blushing Bride’s husband deserve nice stuff? – the 8″ Plain Blade Commercial Butcher Knife . . .

. . . as well as the Kitchen Classics 3″ Paring Knife . . .

German 4116 steel – good stuff – does a decent job of holding an edge and a breeze to sharpen and dress up with a rod – I mean I really love my Zwilling but the Cold Steel knives are thinner and much more “nimble” to cut with – I have been using the 8″ as an “everything” knife and it’s nimble enough to use as a paring knife!

The 3″ paring knife? Feels every bit as good as the Opinel paring knives – and Opinel makes a great paring knife!

Are single purpose kitchen knives worth it? – It all depends on what floats your boat – Is meal prep a chore – or a part of the the prep / cook / eat pleasure thing for you?? With the right cutting techniques and proper tools it ( meal prep ) CAN be a pleasure and not a chore!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Red Beans in the Crock Pot

If you don’t follow Pawpaw’s house – get yourself over there and check him out – besides an assortment of stuff – he has some of the bestest simplest recipes out here – here is his straight up red beans in a crock pot recipe – and as it is? – it works GOOD!!

I’ve used this basic recipe as a starter for red beans for a long time . . .

Let’s make a half batch – 1 lb of beans – 1 lb of sausage . . .

The simple, humble red kidney bean . . .

Really good ( REALLY GOOD!! ) smoked sausage . . .

( at this point Dakota Butcher is NOT doing any shipping – but who knows? )

Most of you folks know I couldn’t leave the recipe be . . .

Now we creep over into my version . . .

1 green pepper chopped up fairly fine – you can also chop up several jalapenos in it as well . . .

One onion diced . . .

Heaping tablespoon or so of garlic . . .

Everything in the crock pot – 8 cups of water – clump the lid on – I run it on high for about 3 hours – think get the party started kinda thing – then put it on low for 8 hours or so – I love it because the crock pot does all the work!

Heap it up on a bed of rice – and OH MY MY!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Jalapeno / Cheese 2 Egg Omelet – Nom Nom!

Simple and GOOD – get your little non-stick pan – medium low fire – tablespoon or so unsalted butter – slice up a jalapeno into “coins” and saute until they soften . . .

Beat 2 eggs and lay them in on top of the jalapenos – lay a 1/2 cup – plus or minus – of your favorite shredded cheese – then be patient . . .

And if your fire is not too high – the magic will happen – the omelet will cook through from the bottom ( and not burn ) and the cheese will melt – then fold it in half then turn it over once or twice in the skillet – and your patience is rewarded!

Seriously as simple as it looks – the only “thing” is how much heat so you don’t burn it instead of cooking it – Enjoy!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!