Ever since passing an Ikea on my way to DC the other day I have been craving Swedish Meatballs. Hard to believe but Ikea has great affordable food. My favorite is the Swedish Meatballs. Those tasty little meatballs in the delicious beef gravy. After having the craving for a few days I decided to [...]
Even though it was just Dana and I for Easter, I made a giant honey glazed ham. I could not help myself. Plus I love leftovers. But then you have to figure out what leftovers to make. There are a million tasty little creations that you can make with leftover ham. I decided to make [...]
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Are you looking for a super quick and easy recipe for valentines day. This one takes under an hour and tastes like it took ten. It will perfume your house with the magical scents of garlic and rosemary. The perfect recipe for valentines day. Roasted Pork Loin – (From Bon Appetit, June 1999) 4 large [...]
Posted in All, Recipes, Tenderloin, pork Tags: Garlic, Pork, pork loin, roasted, rosemary, valentines entree 2 Comments »
This weekend is the Safeway National BBQ Battle right in the heart of America’s Capital. I am featuring this event today as I am competing in it with the Pork Barrel BBQ team. This event is awesome!! Not only because it is in my neck of the woods, but because it features both KCBS and [...]
When I was growing up my Grandma Donna used to make us City Chicken. It was always the best meal of the year. This year we decided to make City Chicken for our Christmas meal. What is City Chicken you ask? Well it is a combination of meat on a stick that appears to look [...]
A month or so ago my friends got together at Fogo De Chao for a bachelor party. If you have ever been to Fogo De Chao you know that it is meat heaven. 20+ different types of meat delivered to your table on a sword. How cool is that. One of the meats that came [...]
Posted in Recipes, Tenderloin, pork Tags: fogo de chao, parmesan, parmesan crusted pork, parmesan pork skewers, Pork, pork tenderloin, Recipes 8 Comments »Over the weekend a few friends came over for a barbecue. Barbecueing is nice as you get to sit around, bs, drink, and have a good time. Macheesmo brought over some fresh pork chops from the farmer’s market near his house. So we decided to make a pesto pork chop. On the side I wanted [...]
Posted in Recipes, Vegetables, Zucchini, pork, pork chops Tags: eggplant, green peppers, grilled summer vegetables, grilled vegetables, onions, pesto, pesto pork chops, Pork, squash, tomatoes, Zucchini 4 Comments »Last week I visited the Upper King Street Farmers Market again. This time I picked up some Free-Range Pork from Cibola Farms. I love pork so I scoured the market for something else that I could eat with it. Then I found some fresh Broccoli and a brown onion. The perfect base for a Pork [...]
Posted in Recipes, Spicy, pork Tags: asian, broccoli, chinese stirfry, easy pork meals, how to cook stirfry, how to peel ginger, Pork, pork stir-fry, quick recipes, Recipes 1 Comment »Last week my friend Tom came over to share his family recipe for Mandu. What is Mandu you ask? Well it is a traditional Korean dumpling. They are served fried crisp and are absolutely delicious. Crispy and delicious
Nothing says summer more than firing up your smoker, sitting in the sun and drinking some beer. Last sunday it was 65 degrees and sunny so I decided that I wanted to make some pulled pork. I went to the butcher and of course, he was on vacation. So I had to choose from the [...]
Posted in BBQ, Cooking, Picnic Classics, pulled pork Tags: Add new tag, Barbecue, BBQ, Cooking, Food, Grilling, howto, meat, Pork, pork butt, pulled pork, smoke ring, smoker 2 Comments »As you can see I am prepping this week for barbecue. Yesterday was some awesome potato salad. Today we are making cowboy baked beans. I wanted to make beans from scratch. Just a word of warning. Making beans from scratch takes longer than barbecueing a whole hog. The end result, was totally worth it. And [...]
A couple of weeks ago I ran into Nick from Macheesmo, and we started to talk about sausage making. I then invited him over to help make some Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst. This was key as it really requires two people to make sausage. Not just two people though, two people that really like to cook. [...]
Posted in Helpful Hints, Recipes, Sausage Making, Sausages Tags: BBQ, casings, cheddar, Grilling, jalapeno, Pork, Sausages, Veal 8 Comments »When I started BBQ’n and making sausage I had no idea where to find good meat. I started by going to the Safeway grocery store by my house and picked up prepackaged Pork Butts and Briskets. Then I went to a specialty butcher which cost two to three times as much. I decided to call the butcher [...]
