Recipe from Food & Fire, slightly modified Last week, our Whole Foods had a sale on locally raised, pastured, whole chickens. I got four of them since the price was so good! However, my ability to cut up a raw chicken (or rather, lack thereof) is an insult to the bird and a danger to… Continue reading Jerk Chicken
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Pulled Pork (Smoked Pork Butt)
This may well be my laziest, virtually no-effort attempt at smoked Boston Butt yet….and I think it was one of the best. Sometimes the less you do, the better things turn out. No brine, no overnight rub, not much tinkering with the cooking…just a generous application of Dizzy Pig “Dizzy Dust” and onto the Big… Continue reading Pulled Pork (Smoked Pork Butt)
Maple-Bourbon Smoked Pork Belly
Modified from Los Angeles Times What a smoking weekend! Determined to clear out some of the pork products in the freezer, we decided to get the Big Green Egg smoking most of the day Saturday with a pork shoulder roast (aka pork butt) and a pound of pork belly. We’ve been getting pork belly every… Continue reading Maple-Bourbon Smoked Pork Belly
Roasted Eggplant and Sweet Pepper Dip
Back when I played tennis, which was one broken ankle and more than a few years ago, my team may not have always have won the match but, by god, we always had a great table of food. Not being one of the best players on my team, I liked to think that I somehow… Continue reading Roasted Eggplant and Sweet Pepper Dip
Sirloin Tip Steak with Harissa Marinade
Silly me, I made the mistake of assuming the grocery store would be open on Sunday, as usual. Rediscovering that it was Easter meant that dinner plans had to be changed, subject to rescuing something from our freezer. (Maybe there’s an analogy to be made, but I won’t go there.) In the recesses of the… Continue reading Sirloin Tip Steak with Harissa Marinade
Mushroom and Goat Cheese Gratin
If you’re following along, earlier this week I ventured out to the Dekalb Farmer’s Market and brought home a few bags of inspiration for the blog. Our second meal resulting from that haul was grilled veal rib chops with this savory mushroom and goat cheese gratin. Although the veal chops were delicious, the mushroom gratin… Continue reading Mushroom and Goat Cheese Gratin
Clams in Wine, Garlic and Herb Broth
Over the last decade (or two), I seem to have developed quite an aversion to crowds of people. The feeling of being hemmed in, the annoyance of trying to get where I’m going while people stand obliviously in the center of the walkway, frustration with children running over you while their self-adsorbed parents text and… Continue reading Clams in Wine, Garlic and Herb Broth
Latin Lasagna with Beef and Plantains
A good casserole is one of the best comfort foods. You just can’t beat a one-dish meal for convenience – just pop it in the oven and relax – or for the great way the ingredients play off each other. This Latin-style lasagna is both sweet and savory, with cumin-spiced ground beef, layers of plantains,… Continue reading Latin Lasagna with Beef and Plantains
Beef Braised with Orange
Last week we ventured up to North Carolina to visit my parents. The little town I grew up in has changed tremendously over the years – some good changes, and some not so good. That’s the way change goes! Big Box stores, like WalMart and the newly constructed Tanger Outlet Center, are blights on the… Continue reading Beef Braised with Orange
Fresh Ham Steak with Mustard-Cider Glaze
As I’ve probably mentioned before, one fun thing about belonging to a CSA is you get to try cuts of meat (or vegetables) that you might not have otherwise picked up at the grocery store. Part of our “Dig the Pig” share from Moonshine Meats is a large slab of fresh ham steak. In this… Continue reading Fresh Ham Steak with Mustard-Cider Glaze
Pork Ossobuco
Modified from The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food, by Lynne Rossetto Kasper Pasquale Palazzolo (Pat) from the blog Fatass to Badass (F2BBlog.com) asked if we would be interesting in doing a guest post, to which I replied “certainly”! I’ve been following Pat’s progress for a while now – here’s… Continue reading Pork Ossobuco
Fennel with Cheese Sauce (Finocchi Al Formaggio)
Modified from Italy, The Beautiful Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from the Regions of Italy, by Lorenza de’Medici and Patrizia Passigli I have this rather large cookbook, Italy, the Beautiful Cookbook, which is sized more appropriately for coffee table display than for actual cooking. For that reason, I haven’t really taken much advantage of the great Italian… Continue reading Fennel with Cheese Sauce (Finocchi Al Formaggio)
Grilled Chicken Wings Mole
Always on the lookout for another way to serve chicken wings, I read quite a few recipes before the “big day”. I am of course referring to Superbowl Sunday, unquestionably the biggest day of the year for chicken wing consumption. According to the National Chicken Council‘s 2012 Wing Report (really, I am not making this… Continue reading Grilled Chicken Wings Mole
Roast Tenderloin of Beef with Madeira Sauce
From The Fearrington House Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Flowers and Herbs by Jenny Fitch Valentine’s Day is coming up, and I know many of you are looking for something really special to surprise your sweetheart. Well, if the love-of-your-life also loves red meat, I promise that he or she will swoon over this recipe.… Continue reading Roast Tenderloin of Beef with Madeira Sauce
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