A FRIDGE FULL OF FOOD...

Dr. Respiratory Love in his Birthday....apron

I can't believe he did it.  I gave Chris this apron for his birthday and made a joke about him posing for pics in it....and nothing else.  Really.  Why did I doubt?  So here's a little midweek beefcake blogging... 

Everybody say "Hi!" and "Happy Birthday!" to Chris!

Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin: A Manly Recipe

Everyone remember my buddy Chris from Respiratory school?  He of the white trash green bean and tater tot casserole? 

Chris has a new recipe to share with us.  I lifted the directions right off his very own blog:

<<<Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

step one: get in your car 

step two:  drive to wal-mart 

step three: pick up a apple bourbon tenderloin 

step four:  pay for it 

step five: once home cook it for 35 minutes at 425 degrees.

step six: add your favorite sides (i chose green beans and shells and cheese) and enjoy!>>>

And now you all know his secret recipe.

WOBAT: White Trash Shepherd's Pie

This is my friend, Chris, from respiratory school.  (We'll get to food in a minute.)  I chose this pic for three reasons. One, because I knew Chris would laugh at having his beach photo splashed on the internet. Two, it's my entry in Sal's, over at Sal's Virtual Tapas Bar's, (joking) reference a few weeks ago to Weekend Beefcake Blogging.  Three, that makes this post a double whammy of weekend blogging: food porn and porn porn, which makes ME laugh.

A few days ago at work, Chris brought in this casserole, that he'd made himself, for his lunch. I gave him so much trouble over this being decidedly unsophisticated. Tater tots?  But here's the rub. Even though I teased him all afternoon, it smelled very homey and delicious.  Then when I made it last night, Gene and both really liked it.  It's simple, quick, and actually pretty good. Kids will love it.  It reminds me of both the French's Fried Onions green bean casserole, that almost everyone I know has on the Thanksgiving table, and traditional Shepherd's Pie. 

I could have called it Chris's Hamburger, Green Bean, and Tater Tot Casserole but that's too accurate and serious. For WOBAT:  Weekend Obnoxious But Amazingly Tasty blogging,  I renamed it to "White Trash Shepherd's Pie" which is basically what it is: ground meat, vegetables, sauce, topped with potatoes. 

To join the round-up on Monday with your own WOBAT find or creation, please send your entries and links to me at:

Marie9949 (at symbol) sbcglobal (dot) net

by 6pm Sunday, Midwest USA time.

Anyone reading this who doesn't have a food blog but wants to enter, just send me the recipe and a photo of the dish and I'll post it on my blog and in the round-up for you.