Fright Night… first peek.

October 30, 2010

New, Scary Jusby.

Boo!

See also: The Olympian article

For “Fright Night”>

EASTSIDE BIG TOM’S “FRIGHT NIGHT” featuring Jusby the Clown and his flaming pies.

Pieing Daniel Again… also finally pied Ben.

Mike got his and several others rushed up as well.  Waiting on pictures from Paul and Amber.

And for dinner: a Bacon burger with oysters and chipotle mayo, tots and fried pickles.


Protected: Weekend Report – Off Duty Birthdays & Seattle Trip

August 3, 2009

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Protected: Peril and Prestige at 35,000 Feet

May 15, 2009

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Protected: Chipotle Cartoon!

June 29, 2008

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Cabot Chipotle Cheese from Vermont

May 24, 2008

Trish brought this home too! Love that woman!

“This cheese has brought home awards for its smoky-sweet flavor. The caliente kick of red Morita jalapeño chilies combined with the New England mellow of Vermont milk make this a natural for transforming any snack into a smoky sizzler!”

Clowns can has cheezburgers II + chipotle!

May 12, 2008

Cheeseburger #1 via Myspace Birthday Gift certificate from Big Tom’s!

Big Tom Burger, Tots, and Kahlua Shake (April’s Shake of the Month! (zero calories ~ it was FREE)

Cheeseburger #2 on route home from Oma Barbara’s at Centralia Burgerville

1/2 LB Colossal Burger (swap bun from spicy black bean garden burger w/ chipotle mayo)(730 Calories approximately), Fries (410 Cal), and Mocha Perk Shake (830 Cal)

[Kids meal came with recycled crayon made by people with disabilities at Crazy Crayon]

Cheeseburger #3 at New Lacey Carl’s Jr. Drive-through

Guacamole Bacon Six Dollar Burger (1140 Calories), Small Fries (290) and Chocolate Malt (780 Cal)

[Kids' meal came with Water Horse Art Kit (Made in China)]

nice post here and ^there^ about the logo rebranding… a topic of recent intrigue as I eagerly await my identity development package from Adam at Pinch!

The winner? All those ppl looking for “Can Has Cheezburger“!


Jusby the Mom or Payaso Madre

May 11, 2008

Happy Mother’s Day!

California Taco Truck on Harrison

They asked what I wanted. I said, “Chipotle!

I ordered the Mexican Sausage Burrito instead and waved at the traffic while they cooked it. It was delicious. It took two sittings to finish.

Meet my little guy, Meredith. He never knew his birth mother. He’s adopted.


Chipotle Tortillas

April 21, 2008

My wife does love me. She does not love chipotle, but she knows that my dalliance with all things associated with this smoked jalapeño is completely innocent. And completely inane, but it keeps me out of bars.

We have gone many rounds over the types of tortillas we buy, however. She will not abide with the mainstream bleached white flour kind adulterated with poisonous partially hydrogenated fats!

I, however, have different standards.

I factor in a variety of issues:

  • cost per unit (I prefer a bag with more than 8 inside)
  • diameter (I prefer a 10″er)
  • thickness (this effects whether they crumble when toasted… I loathe a sloppy burrito)
  • and packaging (I prefer a zippered bag, tho I will transfer tortillas from their store bag to an adopted bag with a zipper if needed). Also inane, but keeps ‘em fresher!

When you’re stuck in a shopping rut you’ll run out of options. Each grocery store has a limited variety of brands it will stock. Since we usually shop at either Fred Meyer or the Oly Food Coop we usually see the same brands over and over again. Even though we sometimes will go to Safeway, Thriftway or Top Foods we still usually see the same main players.

Then she went to Mega Foods and brought home these Tumaro’s Chipotle Tortillas… bless her heart. They’re available on Amazon too! Click that sucka!


the 411 on Jusby’s Birthday Plans

April 3, 2008

I’m brainstorming for my 39th birthday party. Orion and I talked it over. It’ll have a pinata.

I’m tending AWAY from the fancy dinner party and professional show. Though I’m pretty tempted by the Seattle Moisture Festival and the Indonesian Restaurant in Northgate.

I’m tending TOWARD a nacho potluck and collaborative clown party….

with PIES for everyone! Dress appropriately.

At our place.

Friday, April 11th,

4-11

(main events from 5-7)

Last Name/ Food Assignment

A-E/ Nacho Soup or Nacho Salad

F-I/Nacho Main Dishes (Vegan/ Vegetarian)

J-S/ Nacho Main Dishes (Beef/ Pork/ Chicken/Other Meat)

T-V/ Nacho Main Dishes (Seafood)

W-Z/ Nacho Deserts

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[bonus points if you use chipotle]


Pomegranate chipotle

March 24, 2008

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This dressing is yummy. I’ll try to copy it when the bottle is empty.

Also when the bottle of Annie’s Lemon Tahini Goddess dressing is empty I can show how to make yr own and refill it.


Obsessed with chipotle…

March 16, 2008

My colleagues at Madison decorated the break room for my going-away. There’s goodies on the table. The cheese dip does not have chipotle in it, but…

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The Brewtus Burger I got with the Applebee’s gift card DOES!

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Applebee’s Brewtus Steak Burger w/ Chipotle Mayo

Ten ounces of thick, juicy chopped sirloin burger topped with cheddar cheese and crispy Applewood smoked bacon and served on a toasted split-top bun. $9.99

Trish orders a salad.

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Tender spinach, crisp bacon, roasted red peppers, red onions, toasted almonds and hot bacon vinaigrette—all topped with succulent shrimp.

Then, because she didn’t want any bacon she substituted a chili-lime vinaigrette dressing from the Weight Watchers menu. However, the salad itself had bacon all through it, so she sent it back and downsized to a half.

Orion has chicken strips and fries.

We finished it off with a hot fudge sundae ‘shooter’, served in a plastic kiddy cup, just pushing us over the top of the gift card.


Whole Chipotle!

March 1, 2008

I just cooked a huge batch of chili. I couldn’t help notice these for $3.99 at FM.

Maybe they will help get me beyond Pop Culture’s version of Chipotle.

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I took the top two on the left (one large, one small) and ground them up in the little food processor. Then I sprinkled some of the powder onto the meat in the skillet.

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Pinto beans, Red beans, Kidney Beans, Black Quinoa

2 big cans of Private Selection Organic diced tomatoes

1 Sweet white onion and 1 head of garlic sauteed in extra virgin olive oil

1 LB of beef chuck steak (reduced to $3.31)

spiced with OFC bulk taco seasonings plus big dashes of diluted insanity sauce, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper

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still steaming

Even more chipotle!

February 26, 2008

Saturday was Trish’s birthday, and she wanted to spend it with Michelle at the Korean Women’s Day Spa in Lynwood.

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Orion and I would spend the day with Guido, Gavin and William. And Rayanne and Dean, as it turns out… in Monroe.

We left Tumwater before breakfast, so we stopped at the Kirkland Brown Bag Cafe (No Sissy Food Here!).

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IT S GOOD TO BE SATISFIED

It was packed! They said it would be a twenty-minute wait, so we used the facilities and started looking at the menu (pdf). Trish spotted the word CHIPOTLE in a spicy breakfast item called the Diablo.

Julienne spicy chicken sautéed with fresh jalapeños, cilantro, tomato, red and green bell peppers, onions and spices. Made with spicy black beans, cheddar and sour cream topping. Served with a side of chipotle salsa. This one is hot as the devil. 10.95

Served with hash browns and toast

Our server asked, “Omelette style or skillet style?” We asked, “Skillet style? What’s that?” She replied, “With the hash browns on the bottom.” So we tried that with Rye toast.

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More Chipotle!

February 14, 2008

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Here’s another recipe for the crock pot, and a critique of two fast food chains.

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Chipolte-Lime Ranch

February 8, 2008

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Notice the bottle is EMPTY. YUM!

Chipotle (pronounced “chee-POHT-lay”)(I always pronounce it “Chee-Powl-Tay” and nothing can change that~ “Today it is commonly misspelled and mispronounced as chipolte, an error of metathesis.”- wikipedia), the flavor craze of the 2000′s, eh.

Chipotle-Lime Ranch, my new favorite dressing (If it’s on sale for less than $3.99 for 12oz) from Follow Your Heart and bought at the Oly Food Coop.

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which doesn’t really do it for me.

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Note the bottle still has quite a bit still in it. It’s months and months old. I may have to use it up in a soup soon.


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