You can enjoy baby back ribs without the barbecue grill and all the sugary barbecue sauces any time of year. After all, it’s just pork 🐖. Think of some of your favorite ways to cook a pork roast or chops, … Continue reading Baby Back Ribs—You Don’t Need A Barbecue
Quick, because I’m using pork tenderloins instead of a cut that benefits from long cooking, like a pork shoulder. In fact, after browning the tenderloin cubes, You only add them to the sauce at the last minute before serving. One … Continue reading Quick Pork and Pepper Ragout
It’s not a burden to have a big bowl of slow-cooker pulled pork left over, but sometimes it’s annoying to try to think of one way to fix it to please everyone, even when it’s just two people. So, we … Continue reading Leftover Pulled Pork for Two
First, I have a hard time calling Memorial Day a holiday, having had a parent die in a war, but while it’s not all fireworks and getting drunk around here, I do make food like I would make for any … Continue reading Dishing Out the Holiday Food
Remember last year when I told you I had never cooked nor eaten chicken wings in my life? It’s partly about the negligible bits of meat on them, but mostly about my not liking to get my fingers messy eating. … Continue reading First Try—Baby Back Ribs
I had a nice Cuisinart slow cooker for a long time, but the removable crock got a hairline crack, and eventually it leaked badly into the cooker. I don’t use a slow cooker very often, especially now that I’m retired … Continue reading New Gadget, Same Pulled Pork
. . . and I didn’t even mention the maple pecan pie from the previous post Another holiday cooking in someone else’s kitchen. I didn’t take very many pictures, but here are the highlights of the food activities: Yes, I … Continue reading Cupcakes, Chocolate, Ham, and Peeps
I’m surprised there’s not a meatloaf blog, where every day illustrates a different version of the loved (or not) fare. There are a few blogs with meatloaf in the title, but they turn out to be about other things, even … Continue reading Just Another Meatloaf
Yep, I had leftover biscuits one day, so I made breadcrumbs out of them and put them in the freezer. In the back of my mind, I was thinking they would be good on top of chicken casserole, as an … Continue reading Pork Tenderloin Schnitzel with Biscuit Crumbs
It has started to warm up, but in that usual spring way of being 70° one day and 46° the next. Still, I can feel spring around the corner and am in the mood for a cold salad. The trick … Continue reading Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Quiche gives my husband cognitive dissonance. Continue reading Bacon Gruyere Quiche with Fresh Herbs
A little crunch, then melty cheese, into a savory chili-dog. Continue reading Chili-Dog Quesadilla Wrap
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