Food Porn: Pork in tomatillo broth

Cerdo con caldo de tomatillo (grilled pork and vegetables in tomatillo broth)

Beer: Vanilla Porter

Beer: 22oz Vanilla Porter
Brewing Co: Klamath Basin Brewing Co. (Klamath Falls, OR )
ABV: 6.7%
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Price: Money (Fred Meyer)
Words: A little too on the vanilla side for me, a hop head. So I mixed it with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream and BAM! My beershake brings all the boys to the yard...

Food Porn: Chicken Tinga

Chicken Tinga taco topped with avocado salsa and served with brown rice, pintos and a chipotle sauce.

Food Porn: Almond crusted Sea Bass & broccoli pesto

Almond crusted Sea Bass (Oregon hook and line caught) with a lemon/bacon/butter sauce and broccoli pesto served with Himalayan red rice.

Food Porn: Fried Chicken with Cajun sausage stewed collards

Mr. Finicky's Famous Fried Chicken with Cajun sausage stewed collards and butter mashed Yukon golds.

Food Porn: Chicken roulade

Chicken roulade (goat cheese filling) served with polenta, stewed kale and fried mushrooms.

Food Porn: Sauteed mushrooms and leak salad.

Sauteed mushrooms and leak salad with cranberry vinaigrette.

Beer: Belgo

Beer: Belgo
Brewing Co: New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, Co)
ABV: 7%
Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars
Price: $7.99 6pk (Fred Meyer)
Words: New Belgium is always hit or miss. I happened to like this "Belgian style IPA". It was clean, refreshing, and not to overwhelmingly Belgian.

Food Porn- Rib-eye w/ Parmesan-blue cheese sauce

Rib-eye (med-well) with Parmesan-Crater lake blue cheese sauce and served with wild rice and oyster mushroom pilaf and steamed rapini.

Food Porn- Marinated beef short ribs

Marinated beef short ribs (cross cut) with wilted purple kale in a tomato broth and served with sweet cornbread.

Beer: Busch Beer

Beer: Busch Beer (tall boy)
Brewing Co: Anheuser-Busch (ABInBev)
ABV: ?%
Rating: 1 out of 5 not so outstanding stars
Price: $4.99ish 6-pack
Words: Sometimes your just broke. Other times it's nostalgic. But here it was just boredom.

Food Porn: Delmonico Rib-eye

"The Shire" - Delmonico Rib-eye (med rare) mashed Yukon gold potatoes, wilted red chard, and pan fried porcini mushrooms with a creamy leek and Gruyere sauce.

Beer: Quick WIT

Beer: 16oz Quick WIT (can)
Brewing Co: Fort George Brewing Company (Astoria, Or)
ABV: 5.5%
Rating: 3 out of 5 Outstanding stars
Price: $9ish for a 4 of Pints
Words: Yeah, I'll drink this again.

Food porn: Roasted duck leg & pomegranate sauce

Roasted duck leg and pomegranate sauce with blue corn grits and panko fried asparagus tips.

Salad: Baby greens, chevre, and candied pecans with a raspberry vinaigrette.

Salad: Baby greens, chevre, and candied pecans with a raspberry vinaigrette.

Food Porn: Chicken fajita quesedilla

Chicken fajita quesedilla

Food pron: Jalapeno-lime wings

Jalapeno-lime wings with avocado-cilantro salsa and a blue cheese dipping sauce.

Beer: 22oz Nuptiale Cream Ale

Beer: 22oz Nuptiale Cream Ale
Brewing Co: Ninkasi Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR)
ABV: 5.7%
Rating: 3 out of 5 for the people stars.
Price: $3.79ish (Fred Meyer)
Words: Most of the time I'm gaga for Ninkasi. But not even Ninkasi can make me like a cream ale. Cream Ales are like the upgraded version of Banquet Beer. IMHO. I still gave it 3 stars 'cause most people wouldn't object to drinking this.

Food Porn: Pasta with Q-balls

Bow-tie pasta (farfalle) with Q-balls (beef/pork/quinoa meatballs) and a tomato/basil sauce.

gorditas

Jalapeno-lime shredded beef gorditas served on a bed of refined beans and guacamole.