Pork

Couscous, Bean, and Sausage Stuffed Peppers – and the Pacific Foods Winners!

12 comments November 1, 2011

I originally posted this 2 years ago. Do you remember it? Ah, it’s okay. Don’t feel bad. I barely remembered it myself, since it’s gone through a couple changes since [...]

Italian Stuffed Squash

27 comments September 6, 2011

I’m wearing white. Ya, that’s right. I’m getting all James Dean on the system. I’m sure my disapproving letter from Miss Manners will arrive shortly. It’s still blazing hot here, [...]

Southern Grilled Baby Back Ribs

14 comments August 16, 2011

Our dinner group on Saturday was a southern success. We said things like ya’ll. And ate many foods fried in oil. And licked our sticky fingers, lacquered in barbecue sauce. [...]

Spicy Pork Asparagus Stir Fry

18 comments May 17, 2011

It’s 80 degrees. Then it’s 60. Then 80. Then 45 with rain and hail. Who can plan a menu when Spring is so fickle? So, instead of exerting too much [...]

Honey-Orange Glazed Ham

18 comments April 19, 2011

This is not an Easter ham. Unless, of course, you want it to be. Then sure. But…we don’t celebrate Easter. (Except for the part where we stuff plastic eggs with [...]

Farfalle with Pancetta and Leeks

28 comments March 15, 2011

I don’t like wine. Pow! Too abrupt? Should I have eased you into that? I know it’s a tough pill to swallow. Hello?…You still there? Never acquired a taste for [...]

Pork Ribs with Black Bean Garlic Sauce, for The Chinese New Year

23 comments February 3, 2011

Happy Chinese New Year! This year is dedicated to the Rabbit, which is a symbol for mercy, elegance, and worship of beauty. People born during the years 1927, 1939, 1951, [...]

Bacon Jam

4 comments January 20, 2011

*ears perk up* Did somebody say bacon? Ya. Go on, go on. I’m listening. Bacon. It is all powerful. So, how is it that I missed this recipe from the [...]

Mushroom Lasagne (with or without Sausage)

3 comments January 4, 2011

I made this at the beginning of last October. And I’ve been hemming and hawing since then whether to post it or not. (You see the silly things that keep [...]

Bacon Wrapped Jalapenos

18 comments April 12, 2010

I found my slippers. Whew. The pots and pans, however, remain in a box. One of the many boxes sitting in the kitchen, blocking an easy path to the family [...]

Slow Cooked Pork with Orange Marmalade

9 comments June 1, 2009

My sister, Jen, is so awesome. If it weren’t for her, all I would ever get in the mail are bills. She also loves to cook and is always on [...]

Prosciutto Wrapped Scallops

13 comments May 17, 2009

This comes from one of my Williams Sonoma cookbooks that I have had for about four years. It’s one that always made a brief appearance as I breezed through the [...]

Sausage and Bean Mash

9 comments March 15, 2009

For those kitchen-challenged (you know who you are!), this is a dish for you. I had lost my cooking mojo recently and needed something simple, without a necessary trip to [...]

Pulled Pork

1 comment January 6, 2009

Let’s talk pulled-pork, shall we? You can order pulled pork in a lot of restaurants, buy pre-made pulled pork at the market, or make your own. But the fact remains, [...]