Baked Beans
- Bush’s (honey) Beans
- Onion
- Bacon
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Blues Hog (raspberry chipotle) BBQ sauce

  Looks good. 

  I love that crusty top that forms with well cooked beans.

I have some beans in the oven right now for an event tomorrow!  Yours are a little darker then mine!

First thing - I was relieved, Quadman, when I saw your Salmon post a few days ago.  I think it had been several months since you had posted and I was beginning to think that we lost another valued member.

The beans look superb.  It would help me duplicate your cook if you'd post the recipe in the Recipe Section > Sides.

It's not likely to get lost if you were to put it there.

Boneless pork loin chops with diced tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms

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Do you braise the pork so it is fork tender?

Do you braise the pork so it is fork tender?

Yes

If you can read the sign and are a fan of American history, this area might have meaning to you.  I had to go and pick up Hawkeye from the sitter.  The area I crossed was about 3 miles from the main fighting!  If you are a Yank, Manassas might ring more of a bell!

Thanks for the cool picture Bentley!  Out of curiosity as a kid I read all about what happened there. 

It's embarrassing how little I know of USA history and I live within 5 hours of probably 75%+ of the origins of what is now the United States of America.

I also am embarassed how little I know of history.
The picture is awesome and will give me something to read about later this evening.

Anytime you can, you should walk battlefields and encampments-- both Revolutionary War and Civil War.  Valley Forge was very interesting as is Bunker Hill.  And don't get me started on Civil War.  We live so close to so many (heck, our house is built on a battlefield) and it is fascinating to imagine yourself in the thick of things.

Have not made pig candy in awhile.  Made some 10:1 with Jalapeño powder.  I like a 6:1, but this was a test to see how hot 10:1 was for use as a possible finger food for a wedding in September!  This was a from a 10lb case of thin cut.  It cooked well, should have take a picture of the whole slices, but did not think about it.  Took it to a meeting, folks have never heard of Pig Candy, much less tasted it.  They liked very much too!

That looks great.  I need to make some of that.  I know my step daughter has been asking me for quite some time to make some.

I managed to stop at Portillo's on the way from the airport to the hotel on Sunday night on my work trip to Chicago for the first time in 3.5 years.  Jumbo chili cheese dog and Polish sausage with grilled onions and mustard.

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