Bluto’s Breakfast

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 26, 2023February 25, 2023Cat FoodTags Breakfast, Budget, Diabetic, Easy, MeatLeave a comment

This meal was inspired by one of a local diner's breakfast specials. As I may have mentioned, I wound up in the hostibule again last month. Part of the recovery process involves a high-protein diet; I have a couple of open wounds on my knee where the giant pocket of infection was draining. A few… Read More »

Caravan Lunch From Fallout: New Vegas

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 21, 2023February 21, 2023Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabetic, Easy, VidgamesLeave a comment

I get bored. I'm also on a restricted diet, being diabetic. On top of that, I'm a project manager and all-around numbers and analysis guy. Put these together and I do something that makes my doctors very happy. When they ask what I think my carb count was at any given meal, I can usually… Read More »

Skrautenphudzen

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 19, 2022Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabetic, Easy2 Comments

When the wife is away, the Patrick makes the food she hates. She has a show today, so I made a big vat of sauerkraut and pork with mashed potatoes and extra-mushroomy gravy on the side. The "recipe" is ridiculously simple. 2 8oz pork chops6 pre-cooked brats (I used Johnsonville Stadium Brats, but there are… Read More »

Mozzarella Bruschetta Flatbread

By Patrick MurphyPosted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabetic, Easy, ItalianLeave a comment

This was inspired by my hostibule lunch on Tuesday. Flatbread, cheese (I think cheddar and mozzarella), herbs, and thin-sliced tomatoes. It was good, but they kept it tame for the general audience. For my version, I upgraded the tomato component to bruschetta. The flatbread I used was a round pita, and I used regular sliced… Read More »

Meat Sundae

By Patrick MurphyPosted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020Cat FoodTags Budget, EasyLeave a comment

I didn't invent the idea, but this is my recipe. The first one I had was discovered in a little food cart at the Owatonna county fair back in 2009, about a month after I got hit by the dump truck. For reasons that will become obvious, this was a game-changer. Ingredients: Mashed potatoesShredded roast… Read More »

Country-Style Poutine

By Patrick MurphyPosted on September 10, 2020August 24, 2020Cat FoodTags Awesome, Budget, EasyLeave a comment

Night foodz a while back was a very special variation on poutine. Instead of steak fries, I used jojos. And instead of the usual chicken gravy, I used my sausage gravy. Pork sausage, 1 chubby.MilkFlour, about 1/2 cupSalt, pepper, whatever else you likeJojos (or regular fries if you're a degenerate)Cheese curds, 1 decent sized bag,… Read More »

Soup Base Poverty Meal Happiness

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 29, 2020August 24, 2020Cat FoodTags Budget, Easy, SoupLeave a comment

I'm not going to name a brand, but you've all seen the stuff. It's soup base that comes in a little plastic tub. Tastes and feels like powdered broth mix with some kind of fat mixed in. This stuff is versatile. You can use it for soup, gravy, or added flavor in appropriate dishes. It… Read More »

Easy Risotto

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 26, 2020August 14, 2020Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabeetus, Easy, Italian, Side DishesLeave a comment

Made some risotto a while back. It was a lot easier than I'd expected, and nobody complained too hard. So here's the recipe, roughly: Vegetable oil (I didn't have any olive handy, so I used basic vegetable oil)Chopped onion2 cups rice (I used medium-grain sushi rice, some people insist upon Arborio; it will work with… Read More »

Bruschetta On The Cheap

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 23, 2020August 14, 2020Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabeetus, Easy, Italian, Snack1 Comment

I do enjoy some bruschetta. It's ultra-low carb (especially with thin-sliced bread from the bakery instead of Wonder) so it's Diabeetus Approved, I like how it tastes, etc. Good shet. And if you don't need to control your carbs, get thicker bread. Problem: it's just enough of a pain in the colon to make that… Read More »

Big Mac On The Cheap

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 20, 2020August 14, 2020Cat FoodTags Budget, Condiments, Diabeetus, Easy, Fast FoodLeave a comment

One of the biggest and best pieces of side advice the dietitian gave us was to check out the nutritional information for every restaurant we frequent and figure out what we can eat within our carb budget for a given meal. So I spent the next few days casually building meals at various fast food… Read More »