I Can Make You a Man

Today's food-ical interlude, courtesy of chef dad - welcome to Chez Bogart:

Start with only the best fresh ingredients...

I like my carrots GRATED, not sliced...

Add some water to the pot with the carrots... simmer while moving on to the good stuff...

Slice that beef tripe into small pieces...

Mmmm... Corazon (beef heart - we had to learn this because we go to a Mexican butcher)

I must sample the corazon to be sure that it's fresh and chopped to my specifications...

Looks pretty good dad...

A pat from the vegetarian... notice the foaminess beginning to develop on my mighty beard...

Add the meat to the simmering pot...

Sometimes I get a little rice, sometimes pasta. This week - rice

Mmm... liver - don't forget to chop that into little pieces!

BOGIE STEW

Smells mmm mmm good

Ah, the proverbial full bowl...

It's awfully good... I'm going to start eating while dad finishes up...

He adds a few scoops into a plastic quart-sized baggie...

Then weighs it (I usually get about 1 1/2 pounds)

And here is the finished product - a weeks worth of organ-y goodness!

Even kitties LOVE it!

Love,

Bogart

To Aire is Divine

Chef Dad

Well apparently dad is going away again - only for a few days this time - so since he knows that mom isn't much of a cook and he wants to ensure that I stay a nice, strong boy, he decided that he'd have to rustle up some grub for me in advance.

Photos by dad today - that's unusual

Apparently only the largest pot in the house will do. Yes, the one that takes up almost ALL of your cabinet space and doesn't get used that often. It's probably full of cobwebs and other pots, but since we're cooking for a few days in advance, we had to go BIG.

First dad cuts up the beef heart and liver into little chunks (I'm a little chunk kind of guy) and boils 'em up into a kind of soup.

Then he adds my FAVORITE part - pasta!!! I'm a huge fan of the wide noodle.

Make sure that everything is cooked through...

Then I got a chance to sample some of dad's work - it was pretty darned good - I gave my paw of approval.

Notice though if you will, that there is a large amount of the dry cat food missing from the bowl next to me. Yes, I ate that too. In fact, I ate that before, during, and after eating my own food. Cat food is THE BOMB...

Here's some of the finished product in separate baggies in the freezer for mom. I'm sure if there is some way to screw this up she will find it, but I've been assured that it's relatively idiot-proof so even she (as a vegetarian) will be able to easily serve me some more yummy chow while dad is gone.

Miss you dad!!! Please come home before the GOOD food runs out!!!

Love,

Bogart

To Aire is Divine