food

Be Healthy, Be Bad

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Let’s keep this one short.  Dieting and remaining a man is always difficult.  I mean a real man. One that eats meat and drinks beer.  We’re going to attempt to sustain the persona, but try to cut down on the calories of some old favorites.  How do we do that, though?  As with most “new” things we’d like to try, someone has done the work for us!

After some searching I found these 2 delicious versions for a Saturday tailgate or a Sunday Funday.

Skinny Buffalo Wings by Skinnytaste

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Fried (Baked) Pickles by Full Flavor Food

The pickles, while a well-calculated attempt at recreating the gloriousness that is a fried pickle, came up short on flavor, moisture, and overall taste.  As the Nike cliche goes, if you’re gonna do it, JUST DO IT.  Skip the baking and fry those bad boys up like your momma taught you!

As for the wings…they were a different story.  Whenever I think of buffalo wings, I now recall those wings.  To ease on time and process I baked the wings at 400°F for 45min flipping at around 22min to even the heat.

Moisture? Check. Flavor? Hell yes. Too hot? Just right – a kick in the junk but just soft enough to leave you standing.

Healthy? Questionable – but definitely not as bad as they could be!

Mouthwatering imagery ensues…

Welcome, welcome!

Posted on by Owner

I’ve always wanted to write a blog, but never fully committed with a lack of enthusiasm.  Lots of semi-developed ideas later, I find myself unable to concentrate on anything but this one idea – the henpecked husband. A title I’m often given by coworkers. “If you look up henpecked in the dictionary, Bud’s picture is right there!”  This typically follows a short illustration of the overthought meal I’d prepared for my wife the night previous.

Unaware of it’s meaning, I actually looked it up and realized – I’m not henpecked.  I just love my wife.  She doesn’t ask me to do the things I do (most of the time), but I do them because that’s what being a man is about. Proving to your love the reason they chose you everyday SHOULD be your priority.  I can tell as I write, baby-boomers are rolling their eyes and men of the 1920’s are rolling over in their graves.  I’ve always found the status quo of the domesticated spouse interesting.  It’s always the woman. When a man comes home to a wife in the 21st century, it’s likely she’s returning from a long day at work as well.  Who cooks and cleans in this situation? Times have changed.

Why? Because you’re a man damnit.  You SHOULD be able to get up, walk the dog, go to work, slave away, research a meal, buy groceries, flowers for the wife, workout, cook, and kiss her on her way in.  That’s how MY mother taught me to treat my wife and that’s the mentality I urge you to adopt.  Think happy wife, happy life – modern rendition.

This place will be a haven of recipes, photos, beer reviews, projects that I’m working on, and generally just cool shit I find worthy of sharing.

On that note – let’s start with some healthy yet manly tailgate food…see post to follow

Auburn vs Arkansas 2013

Auburn vs Arkansas 2013