Here is a great little way to roast your favorite vegetables to spruce up your side dishes!

Mushrooms: Rinse your mushrooms in a little cornstarch bath before you cook them. This gets all the dirt off them. When they are washed off, pat them dry and toss them with some Olive oil, fresh garlic, oregano and chopped rosemary. Roast on a sheet pan in the oven on 425 until they shrink and get colored. Change it up with Carrots, Zucchini, and cool them all off when they are just done. Blend them together and put in a serving dish that is oven proof and reheat when you are ready. A perfect roasted medley that is Chef approved! Don’t forget the salt and pepper!
Craig

We get all kinds of new people ask about how our catering service works. Its great because they come in not knowing what to expect. Burgers, Fried Chicken, Dumplings, Vegetarian and Gluten free foods. Then they look at our menu and there off into deep thought! We serve Oregon BBQ. Favorites of our customers. Nothing fried, nothing greasy and nothing boring and without flavor! Most of the time we cook what you order and don’t even use the menu! Isn’t that funny?
But keep on asking! We do it all. Not just BBQ, we are going to do a lot more than just BBQ! We are “Service experts” first. We serve large crowds, well. Thanks for coming in!
Chef Craig

There it is, 2011. Dust in the wind. We feel like Bon Jovi as in “We’ve seen a million faces, and we rocked them all!” 2011 was the year the economy came back.. A little. Bacon and Chocolate came to Ribslayer Fans. More people had weddings than ever and they were all so fun and memorable. Thank you to all our brides and grooms in 2011. Your days will be remembered as wonderful videos in our minds!
We learned a lot from our mistakes and learned that being open and honest with our selves and our clients really helps to make catering events run smoothly and makes them memorable.
Some of our bigger clients became closer to us. OMI, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, The Juilette House (Celebrate the children), McMinnville Chamber, Oregon Vineyard Supply, Fisher Farm and Lawn, Colvin Auto, Linfield, and even the McMinnville Kiwanis and our endless list of wineries that have partnered with us to throw some serious Wine Country Feasts!
Wine Country Farms B&B, Youngberg Hill B&B and the Mattey House all had spectacular weddings and events that outshined themselves!
Thank you so much for keeping us in your minds and hearts! We love what we do and will continue to inspire you all moving into 2012.

Never has the season felt so much like it should. Visiting my mother for Thanksgiving and making the family a big batch of fresh Minestrone was so much fun. Taking a week off to recharge and visit old friends was great! I came home and made it for Theresa and she loved it too!
The wheather outside is chilly and we just got done making bags of goodies for stocking stuffers or gift exchanges. We have Cheddar Chipotle Crackers, Bacon Topped Chocolate Wafers, Dipped Almond or Peanut Brittle, Dipped Pretzels, Dipped Cherries and more! Ask about a party platter to pick up and bring to your next outing. Tell them you got it at Ribslayer! You will be loved! Happy Holidays Everyone!
Chef Craig

Stew, Chili, Chantrelle’s, Soups. Its what’s on the stove this time of year that really gets your heart warmed up to feast. Discover that Haagenson’s Catering can roast up your Thanksgiving bird with special attention to detail. Leaving you to relax all day. Check in our our upcoming Harvest and Holiday Platters. Keep one for your self and sit back all weekend and feast away! Call us now!

Thank you all for making this summer such a big year for Haagenson’s Catering. All of our customers have been having so much fun eating that we haven’t had time to stop and smell the smoker! But here it is. A big THANK YOU! From all of us at Haagenson’s Catering.
As we see a change coming in the season don’t forget to think of us for your holiday special needs too! We are here to help with the Bird, Ham, Sausage, Roasted Veggie, Awesome potato dishes and Choclate! Mmm! We are hear and not going anywhere!
Back to the farm. Its Harvest time! Your party is going to be bright and have flavor from Oregon’s real flavor town, McMinnville!
Best Regards,
Craig Haagenson

Lamb Burgers, Giant Portobelloes, Jumbo Grilled Shrimp! Baby Backs!
This Weekend at Carlton’s Walk in the Park! This will be fun in the sun in Carlton, Oregon! The center of the Food/Wine Community!
Email us at info@carltonswalkinthepark.com
or call (503) 852-6572

I’ll see you out there! …Craig

I hope all is well with your plans for your special day coming up. Don’t worry, I’m here to make it perfect. That’s what I do. Take care of the food at your wedding. That’s why you hired me!

I have some great and helpful news for you.

 There is a special meeting for you involving planning your wedding if you’re not hiring a wedding planner.

 My friend Becky; owner of No Ordinary Affair is offering a class to my brides for help. Check it out!

“No Ordinary Affair” is offering a 4-hour workshop on June 18th for brides who have chosen not to have a Wedding Planner or Day-Of Coordinator.  This workshop will be loaded with expert advice, tips, hands-on learning and lots of freebies (not to mention yummy hors d’oeuvres!).  There will be no sales pitches, so brides don’t need to be worried that this is nothing more than a ploy to get their business.  This is true help for those DIY brides …  come on, I know you all have them …  those brides who are inappropriately looking to you for help in planning or coordinating their wedding.  This is your chance to steer them in the right direction!  Class size is limited to 15.  All information can be found at www.noordinaryaffair.com. A $200 class, for you, only $85. This is a real great class and the size of classes are limited, so call Becky and tell her I sent you!

 We look forward to having a perfect wedding for you!

We sure got wet at the first McMinnville Farmers Market this year!It still started off with a bang! We went Whole Hog and cooked you a Whole Pig “Porketta” Style It sold out in two hours! Whoa! Looks like We better do that again!

Be sure to stay on top of all our action all summer long right here on

Haagenson’s Caterings, “Fresh Dish” Remeber, if you want our bbq, you better “Follow your Nose to McMinnville!”

Thanks to all of you who came up to a wonderful time at Sosol Blosser Winery  This last Memorial Wine Weekend! It was the best time we ever had! The food was perfect to pair with the superior wine and excellent staff support that our Friends Jeff Knapp and company who helped us to make it a great weekend. Call him for your special Hospitality needs up at the Winery!

Big Props to Dana, our newest addition to the Ribslayer Staff. She kept all our customers happy and full! Don’t miss us again and stay tuned here!