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(5/24/2013 01:00:00 PM) - Al

One of the great joys in life is making a list of groceries to pick up at the Evil Empire, and knowing you don't have to give a damn what anyone wants except yourself.

Of course, this is also known as "being single."


I wonder what Al's personal grocery list looks like...
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It's like an unholy merger of marklawrence and Al.

That lettuce wrapped around 8,000 calories will make a big difference when he plugs in that VCR and lets the ol' 8-track rip in his exercise room.

 

(7/16/2013 12:30:00 PM) - Al 

 

Second visit to Serious Burger in Appleton yesterday, right by the mall area. Second time both myself and the Rambling son walked out convinced we had the best burger known to man. Mine was delicious even in a lettuce wrap. The juices flow out like a river. Caramelized mushrooms, caramelized onions, other toppings, free. Cheese is supposed to be $1, but they didn't charge either one of us for it. 

Al's dream of getting them to add "The Bethke" to the menu (everything burger plus caramelized boo berry and mac sauce) following a series of shameless plugs went down drain the second he blogged about them giving away free cheese.

Looks like Al won't be getting his chicken stock injection tonight.  Probably time to toss a Big Mac in the blender.

 

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(8/09/2013 09:52:00 PM) - Al 

 

Yesterday, I took our rotisserie chicken carcass, put it in the crock pot, and filled it with water. It was on low for 24 hours, and late this afternoon, I put salt, garlic, and other spices in and strained out all the bones. I left in out on the counter in a large plastic mixing bowl to cool down before putting it in the fridge, about a quart plus of delicious homemade chicken stock

I went to see if it was cool in the early evening. The Rambling son, assuming it was water, had dumped it out when he filled the dishwasher.

This is why all the great chefs are single and childless. 

 

BONES!!!!


(8/17/2013 03:36:00 PM) - Al

I put a roast in the slow cooker this morning at 6AM, when the Rambling dog insists it is light enough that it must be time for breakfast. The problem with our roasts from the Rambling inlaws is they always have a bone in the middle, and the one today had a bone the approximate size of a human head. What looks like about three pounds of beef turns into about a pound and a half. Of course, given the quality of beef and the price we pay, I shouldn't be complaining...but I do. 

(8/22/2013 01:30:00 PM) - Al

 

Unless she's there looking beautiful, I don't see people flocking to eat $40 pasta dishes.

 

I had a $40 burger in Vegas, it was awsum.  Clearly I don't have a pulse on Vegas like al does (and clearly not the culinary chops as we completely skipped Golden Coral).  As a casual fan of pasta, I'm guessing Giada will do fine.   

(8/26/2013 01:31:00 PM) - Al 

 

Remember, lobster used to be fed to prisoners, considered nearly worthless

I prefer the artificial crab and lobster to the real thing, and that is just cheap whitefish and haddock. 

 

Al is true MURICAN!  He don't need none of that fancy schmancy real lobster or crab!

Originally Posted by El-Ka-Bong:
And why are people so opposed to eating feces? Monkeys do it all the time, and they have the sex drive of a kangaroo.

Nothing wrong with a. Schitt samich every now and then.  I like mine on a toasted hoagie roll With sprouts.

Originally Posted by CAPackFan95:

(8/26/2013 01:31:00 PM) - Al 

 

Remember, lobster used to be fed to prisoners, considered nearly worthless

I prefer the artificial crab and lobster to the real thing, and that is just cheap whitefish and haddock. 

 

Al is true MURICAN!  He don't need none of that fancy schmancy real lobster or crab!

Haddock would be too expensive for the imitation crab delicacy.  Normally they use the true champion the pollack.  I think haddock would ruin the exquisite flavor of this twice a year splurge.

(8/26/2013 02:00:00 PM) - Al 

 

I admit, I don't think most people know how to order. I haven't had an order messed up in ages.

 

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Hard to mess up an order at a buffet. Regardless, Al once again tells us he is better then the casuals.

Looks like Al is planning a road trip to Kansas City so he can eat one (OK - two) Blitz Boxes by himself.

 

(9/13/2013 08:56:00 PM) - Al 

 

Other than the fact they go cheap with medium fries instead of large, I can see this being a popular item....though it's only a $1-2 savings off the menu price.

 

(11/02/2013 07:45:00 PM) - Al 

 


Leftover Halloween candy pie. Didn't turn out as good as I would have hoped. That said, candy pie can't be that bad.

 
Really, I mean just how bad can it be?  
 
He ought to just stick that whole thing in the blender and inject it directly into his heart valves.  

Al's latest rant includes the cookie mom being banned from distributing her goods on the morning school bus to the kiddos.   Damn commie state!   I need my calories!   Or another set of pants.

 

 

 

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I go with lard and bacon fat crusts myself - it's a really good way to lose weight.

 

(2/27/2014 10:30:00 AM) - Al 

 

never get tired of pizza either, it's about the only food I miss when I'm eating low carb.

I do make a variation that uses cream cheese as the crust, but it's not the same.

 

 

 
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Someone say pie filling???

 

(2/26/2014 06:02:00 PM) - Al

 

Ramblings neighbor has been out by our mailboxes for the last fifteen minutes with a pick and shovel. Not sure if we got a "fix this or we're not delivering mail" notice or what, but I wouldn't work that hard even if we belonged to the Pie of the Month club.
It'd be far easier just stopping and picking up the mail at the post office every week or two.

Mmm... bacon fat fish sticks...

 

(7/18/2014 05:38:00 PM) - Al 

 

Made the Rambling son homemade mac and cheese for supper tonight. Baked some bacon to add to it, because everything is better with bacon. Baked fish sticks on the same cookie sheet. One stuck, so I left it. I plated up his meal, and then I pried the leftover fish stick off the bacon grease soaked pan and ate it.

Bacon does, indeed, make everything better.

 

Hard to believe Al is having trouble losing pounds:

 

(9/02/2014 10:03:00 PM) - Al 

 

Started a new eating regimen Sunday. I have had some success going low carb, but have had trouble staying on it for extended periods of time. In fact, I've put on about five pounds in the past few weeks, eating hardly any carbs and having a cheat day (or two) each week.

I had some protein powder left over, so I started using that, and admittedly, it does fill you up in place of a meal, or to eat the shake with a light meal, say a sandwich. Since I got home at 6, I've admittedly had 2 huge shakes (about 30 ounces), and since I prefer a half serving of powder, that's 90 calories a piece, along with a 250 calorie sandwich. Time will tell, but I tell you what...the side effect of downing huge shakes is lots of trips to the bathroom.

 

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I like to have a light snack in the middle of the afternoon - like an entire deep-fried chicken.  

Did anyone check to see if there are any college girls under there?  

 

Let's hope he doesn't have to partake in the ultimate anti-Murcan activity - (gasp) - exercise!  He may as well join ISIS and the Communist party if he does that, because the terrorists win the second he puts on those gym shoes.

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Originally Posted by JJSD:

Hard to believe Al is having trouble losing pounds:

 

(9/02/2014 10:03:00 PM) - Al 

 

I had some protein powder left over, so I started using that, and admittedly, it does fill you up in place of a meal, or to eat the shake with a light meal, say a sandwich 

  

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