to hot to cook

It was in the ninety s the last few days, so I didnt want to fire up the oven or stove and there was nothing to Q up.I slapped this together for Bonna and I,its a sour dough crustini topped with a fresh veggie salad that I tossed in a vinaigrette dressing and covered with some crumbled  blue cheese,KILLER!!nothing beats a fresh home grown tomato and we had two in this salad,some San marsanos and yellow grapes fresh off the vine.with the simple vinaigrette and the crunch from the carrots and celery this was a tasty snack for those hot summer nights.     

broke ass night in

my hot dinner companion.

the goods!!

I love chicken Marsala,first time I had it was at the spaghetti factory a few years ago(it was ok),then I had it at olive garden(we are gettin better).I think they breaded there chicken I dont remember,any way when Nikki started work at calif pizza kitchen I noticed they had it on the menu,so I had to try it.This was the best I had so far and pretty much eat it every time I went.Nikki comes home one night with some terrible news from CPK,"honey,they are taking chicken Marsala off the menu".WHAT??? Oh no wheres fatty going to get his chic fix??At fuckin home thats where,this is my first attempt at it and it was (if I can say so myself)the best I have had yet!! Chicken was nice and tender,asparagus not to mushy they had a nice al den ta crunch to them and the sauce was on point,not runny and not to thick with a killer Marsala wine taste.With some nice crusty french bread and my beautiful wife as my date we enjoyed the best chicken Marsala to date.We like to go out but when you cant afford it its nice to know you can whoop up some killer meals at home and save some dough.Hit me up if you would like the recipe.

if your not first your, well your in ninth

a day at the races

not an inferior machine

our hero

first lap

I didn't think it was going to happen this year even after all the talk and planing we did,but we did it, that's right Nate and I made it out to the Gene Romero west coast flat track series and raced in the open class(we found out later that this is a pro class),on an" inferior machine".this is a bitchen story,we show up just when the gates are to close to riders and registration,the first person we encounter is the kid we got the bike from(Nick).he lets us park in there little group and we start to unload the bike and get ready for practice.Ive got butterfly's in my gut big time and cant believe we are even here doing this(its like the first time you paddle out to a new break or a heavily local break).everyone we ran into was way cool and some what concerned about Nates choice to run in the open class on the 500 since it was his first time out on a track with 9 other rides(and these fuckers where fast).with that in mind we start getting the bike ready to hit the track and wouldn't you know it the fucker will not start,no spark!!!!so we trouble shoot it and find out its the plug wire(we know going in that the wire was fucked but didn't replace it do to funds or the lack of said funds),by now we got our neighbor intrigued and he starts digging in to help us out,must be a Yamaha thing cause he was on a 500 also,fully setup to race flat track not like our slightly modified TT500,cool dude came up from Reno to race and blow his engine on the second practice(Rick#59E)that was to bad.well with the help we got from Rick and some others that gathered and offered plenty of advise but not a hand it fired right up and we just made the practice laps,it was really bitchen watching Nate pull out there for the first time after being on the other side of the fence watching and talking about runnin a bike out on the track,it brought a tear to my eyes I was real proud of Nate then I snapped back to reality just in time to see just how fuckin fast this class is and how slow our bike was(Nate was holding his own out there but the bikes got no balls),this had me concerned for Nates safety.we didn't go to the races thinking that we where going to win or even place but i wanted my homie to do good and go home in one piece,after the first practice laps i meet up with Nate in the pits to reflect,WOW!!!!we look at a few things and realize "it is what it is"and figure lets have some fun and we can always build a faster bike when funds permit.second practice laps go fine and hes gettin more comfortable out there and riding the bike for what its worth,the other riders are giving him a nice birth around him as they pass and pass they did.Nate did fuckin awesome on the track considering he was on an "inferior machine"(words from the guy doing the tech. inspection).in my personal opinion givin a more suited machine he would do great and after some more laps on the track i think he may win some heats.after the timed laps Nates 3 seconds back from the leader and going to run in the"B"heat in ninth.so we are just kickin back in the pits and Gene(Romero) comes by to tell everyone that the parade lap and national anthem will start in 5 min.go to fire the bike up and guess what?yup you got it the fuckers not startin,the plug wire from hell strikes again,so we tear into it one more time and jerry rig the fucker to work for the rest of the night.got it fixed just in time to run(but we missed the parade lap,bummer),Nate finished dead last in both heat races but made the main(Gene wanted to give the fans a show and more riders in the main made for a good show,so everyone ran).we are all stoked at this point and I just plan fucked up and that's all there is to it,I didn't go over the bike for the main and he trow the chain on the second lap(fuckin stoners),I felt really bad about that till I realized that fuck man we did it,we came out here and just fuckin got some even if we where not going to win or place,we had fun and we had support from people we love and respect.all in all we learned a lot and Cycleset will be back!!!! I would like to thank Nick #28 for the use of his hot shoe and our club for the support and for coming out to cheer for our very own Trainwreck.

call that a knife

el jefe approved

coronas with out a lime?i dont think so,nobody had a knife but i had a hack saw!!!

happy 4th o july/independece day

the look of a true hero

look how big he is here

well here we are about to celebrate another 4th and im sitting here overwhelmed with emotions for all the great people in time that helped or even died for our freedom,thank you for all you have done for us Americans so we can be free.but there is one man that has gone above and beyond our expectations in our fight to be free and he needs no interduction here(will smith),from the skinny Lil rapper kid from Philly to the mega super block busting alien and robot snuffin super hero pumped up loner zombie trappin hot wive havin giant trailer street blockin superstar we know today,God bless you will smith,who fuckin cares if your trailers block up the streets of NYC while your filming MIB3 as long as you are bringin us the great fuckin flicks you make,damn it i cant say enough about this man so im going to leave it up to you to tell us about your will smith feelings,you know you have some so bring it.WILL SMITH for prez 2012 www.willsmith.com

"hey Mo's"

the famous clam chowder

my plate the #2 combo

lil one says"dont tell Bonna theres bacon in the cowder"

cant go to the Oregon coast without stoppin at Mo's,I dont know why,the foods O.K at best,but its the thing to do at the beach and me being the have to do what everyone else does guy we went to Cannon beach to have dinner.the line was out the door and the place was buzz-in with people,now at this point i would say fuck it lets split and go somewhere else,but how offten do you get to over pay for mediocre sea food?the line moved fast and before we knew it we where ordering food,COOL!!the service was fast and great,but the food?we started with some oyster shooters and some chowder,both were good  then ordered the main dishes,burgers for the none fish eaters,but bonna and I took advantage of the offerings from the brine y deep,she had the fried shrimp and me the combo #2.fried clams,fried cod and the star of the plate some fried shrimp(did i mention they were fried?)with garlic mashers.the shrimp where perfect,not to over cooked and the mashers?killer,nice and smooth good garlic taste.the cod was like 2 pieces crispy shoe leather,not good at all and the clams were none existent more like the shitty bits from the fryer,ya know the shit you sieve out of your oil when done frying some chicken up?had a couple just to check it out but there weren't any clams in that batter,just crispy bits.Mo's has a great beach atmosphere and the service is great but the food falls way short of what you'd want when you go out for sea food specially when you can see the ocean right out the window,im not slamming the place but the food could use a little something,we will go back but will i order combo#2?no thanks,going to try the halibut(not fried). its still worth the trip. www.moschowder.com/home.cfm?dir_​cat=13368