Smack Yer Granny Gravy

SMACK YER GRANNY GRAVY (f*** the cholesterol "Baby Cakes", this is delicious and ok to eat once in a while!) I ain't yer doctor, just sharin' some recipes folks :)

Ingredients:

1 lb. Oscar Meyer Apple Wood Smoked Bacon
2 TBSP flour (add more if you want to make it thicker, less if ya want it thinner, whatever. It ain't a science project, it's frickin' gravy fer God's sake)
1 Cup Buttermilk

Directions:
1.) Cook the bacon till crisp, then remove from skillet. LEAVE bacon grease in skillet.
2.) Pat bacon dry then crumble it or chop it into small chunks and place aside to add to gravy right before serving.
3.) In separate bowl add flour then add COLD buttermilk and stir till mixed with NO clumps.
4.) Pour buttermilk mixture into skillet with the bacon grease. STIR and bring to gentle boil then let it simmer to the thickness that you desire. Then add bacon pieces.
5.) Serve this with biscuits, ham, pork chops or better yet pour onto your lover in a moment of unbridled culinary passion! Finger lickin' good, baby!

Burning Rivers of Shadows and Tears

Burning Rivers of Shadows and Tears: by Tiny Butler copyright 1992

It sad it seems
We can't hold on to our dreams
Burning rivers of shadows and tears
Have haunted me for a thousand years

I appeared invisible
I tried to be invincible
Hide behind your hidin' hurt
No one gets what they deserve

Hallucination reality
Shrouded in this mystery
Rags to riches won't set you free
'Cause burning rivers still scorches me

We're both lost in indecision
I felt the pain, you stuck the knife
We're both chained to our affections
Tortured….dungeon state of mind

I appeared invisible
I tried to be invincible
Hide behind your hidin' hurt
No one gets what they deserve

We're both lost in indecision
I felt the pain, you stuck the knife
We're both chained to our affections
Tortured, dungeon state of mind

It sad it seems
We can't hold on to our dreams
Burning rivers of shadows and tears
Have haunted me for a thousand years
Burning Rivers shadows and tears
Have haunted me for a thousand, thousand years

Reyjaviky's Rock-n-Roll EZ BBQ Lemon Pork Chops

6-8 bone in pork chops
1-2 lemons, sliced (you want at least one slice per chop)
Brown Sugar
garlic powder (to taste)
onion powder (to taste)
BBQ sauce (we use Hunt's regular)
Apple Cider Vinegar

Pre-heat oven to 325
Place chops in large glass baking dish (ex: 9x12, whatever size fits)
Sprinkle Brown Sugar on top of each chop
Sprinkle Onion and Garlic powder over each chop
Place 1-2 lemon slices on each chop
Pour Apple Cider Vinegar over chops (leaving cider about 1/2in deep in dish)
Pour BBQ sauce over each chop (coating thoroughly)
COVER and Bake 325 for at least 1 hour
Then UNcover and bake for 1 MORE hour (or till chops fall apart with just a touch of a fork)

Lies down so softly
Lies right on top me
Lies smothered with gravy
To feed me
More lies
Lying down to
Fake love to
More lies
Can you see
The flies and maggots
… eating…breeding...more
All the lies
That Ferment
That Rot
Guess What
And guess what
I've got
More lies
For you to
Tell and lie softly
Upon me
Again

Steel Cut Oats recipe by Reykjaviky

I have read so many recipes that say you have to soak steel cuts over night or have to boil them for 20-45 minutes. That's great if you want the same ol' mushy, bland oats. To taste oats like you never tasted them before, try this way. This "cooking" method truly keeps the oats chewy, yummy and nutty tasting. This ain't ya granny's or ya mamma's oatmeal! Not only very delicious, it ALSO keeps you feeling full for hours. I have lost weight eating this for breakfast and my cholesterol/triglyceride levels have dropped to better than normal:

1.) Bring a medium pot of water to a rolling boil
2.) Dump enough (organic) steel cut oats in to where there is about 1 1/2 inches of water above them.
3.) IMMEDIATELY REMOVE them off the stove
4.) Salt to taste
5.) Set aside for about 10 min. or more, whatever you choose
6.) You can add any organic fruit, ground organic flax seed, organic walnuts, whatever...

***If there is still too much water, just drain it. If there isn't enough, add more...it's just oats, NOT as precise as a rice recipe!***

Let the rest cool, store in any container you wish in the fridge. It's great hot or cold. (*if you add a touch of salt and organic extra virgin olive oil INSTEAD of butter and sugar and butter, you have your very own inexpensive recipe for a heart healthy breakfast that will keep you full for hours!)

BP lies again and again

I am so sick of BP lying over and over. I am sick of the administration sitting on their hands waiting for BP to do something. BP doesn't give a flying F*** about anything but saving money and making money, PERIOD. That has been blatently obvious for decades and now the earth and all it's inhabitants are paying for it.

This is our planets FOOD CHAIN for God's sake. This is more important than any war, more important than any politics. Once we lose our food chain...which by the way WE ARE PART OF...duh!!!...it's over folks.

Every millionaire, billionaire, environmentalist, average person just trying to make a living and survive should be raising hell. F*** Dancing with the Stars, Top Model, The Kardashians, Entertainment Tonight, Shrek, Toy Story, and all that other celebrity mind numbing bull crap.

This is our planet, this is our survival. This is it!!! I don't care if you live in a huge mansion, an apartment, a trailer park or under a bridge, this is going to affect ALL of US very soon and FOREVER. We all need to be emailing, calling, writing our government and DEMAND they get on top of this 24/7 NOW!!! Stop waiting for BP to do something, they're greedy idiots.

Sorry, just very sad and upset that I am witnessing the world ending because of a stupid, completely preventable off shore oil drill catastrophe. I always thought it would be nuclear war or something like that.

Live every day as if it were your last...

...you might be right!

Reykjaviky's Sweet Potato Spinach Omelet

Reykjaviky's Sweet Potato Bacon Spinach Omelet

Ingredients:

3 jumbo eggs
dash poultry seasoning
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
2 strips apple wood smoked bacon
1/2 small sweet potato, thinly sliced/skin on
***butter, olive oil or canola to saute with, use whatever amount you are comfortable with. I only use a couple of tablespoons of canola oil :) ***
1/2 large sweet Vidalia onion, finely chopped
1 cup fresh baby spinach


In a large bowl: Mix 3 jumbo eggs, a dash of poultry seasoning, s&p to taste. Set aside.

Cook 2 strips of thick apple wood smoked bacon, drain, crumble. Add to egg mixture.

1 small sweet potato. (about the length of a 12oz. soda can) Scrub clean and leave skin on! Cut HALF of the sweet potato into very thin slices - like you're making thick potato chips. Then Quarter those slices and quickly fry in canola oil.

*note: They won't get crisp like regular potatoes and burn easily. You have to keep an eye on them. When done drain and set aside.

Finely chop half of a large sweet Vidalia onion, saute (in butter,olive oil or canola oil) with a dash of salt till almost translucent.

Leave onions in skillet and then Add a cup of fresh baby spinach, stir till the spinach is just about half wilted.

THEN add the fried sweet potatoes and egg/bacon mixture to the onion mixture.

Mix all ingredients in the pan and let cook on Med. heat.

Stir a little to let the uncooked part on top drain to the bottom of skillet...like you would do any omelet.

Keep checking the bottom of the omelet to make sure it is not burning, when you see it look almost totally cooked then gently fold half of the omelet over and again gently press down on the now folded over omelet with your spatula to squish out any runny egg and scooch any runny egg parts back up to the flat side of the omelet so the omelet keeps looking like a half moon..... (and hey, if it falls apart, so what! Don't worry about it. It makes a great scrambled egg dish too!)

Heck....It's just eggs, it'll taste great! I like to eat it as is, of course my husband dumps ketchup all over it. Again, it doesn't matter...it's just eggs :) But you'll love'em for a change in pace over regular eggs or regular omeletts!

RECIPE - Reykjaviky's Chinese Restaurant Style Sesame Chicken SAUCE

I originally posted this my/original recipe several years ago on Copykat, Allrecipe and Recipe Exchange sites under the name Reykjaviky. It seemed to become very popular as that I am seeing it all over the Internet now. So I am re-posting it on my personal blog. It is absolutely the exact, yummiest recipe for Chinese restaurant style sesame chicken SAUCE. This is the SAUCE recipe only. Here goes:

It took me about 2 weeks but..FINALLY! I finally created the correct homemade recipe for Chinese Restaurant Style Sesame Chicken SAUCE! I was told by a man that owned a Chinese restaurant that it was too complicated and took too long to make it for anyone to copy it.

That is all I needed to hear!!!

I went home and spent 2 weeks perfecting it. HA!!! No Big Deal!! I know how to cook and I knew I could figure it out. This was several years ago, way before you could find every single thing or recipe you needed to know on the Internet. I made this recipe on my own. Under the name Reykjaviky.

Anywho…..The most important part is that there is absolutely NO Chinese 5 spice, NO honey AND very, very littler vinegar. PLUS....you MUST use DARK SOY SAUCE. A few of these ingredients might be tricky to find but it is well worth the search....like quality SESAME OIL, DARK SOY SAUCE and CHILE PASTE.

Trust me. this is the real deal. All the other recipes I tried ended up tasting like sweet and sour sauce or honey dip sauce.

Ingredients:

1\2 cup water

1 cup chicken broth (I prefer organic)

2 Tablespoons white vinegar (or rice vinegar)

1/4 cup  cornstarch

1 cup sugar

2 Tablespoons DARK Soy Sauce

2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil (NOT light sesame oil. Use regular or toasted)


1 teaspoon Chili Paste *taste test if you want more...this stuff is HOT* (found in oriental/Asian section of grocery store. Or if you are lucky enough to live where there are 'international' grocers, you can easily find this and the other ingredients there.

1 clove of garlic (finely minced)

Toasted sesame seeds (optional) to sprinkle on top of the chicken when plated.

Directions:
Mix all ingredients...Stir CONTINUOUSLY while bringing to a gently boil...the cornstarch gets very sticky otherwise... you can fry your own chicken...white or dark meat...I prefer dark.

Or just bring home some fried chicken from the store or from a fast food place and dip it in the sauce. (less messy, much easier and just as yummy).

You can also make any type of rice and/or steam some broccoli if you really wanna make a big meal of it and more like Chinese take out. Just put the chicken on top of the rice and broccoli and drizzle the sauce. OMG, you will LOVE IT!!! p.s.To spice up a relationship... you can also spread this on your favorite persons favorite part and lick it off...slowly that is ;)