Glazed Pork Kabobs

There are days when I feel like I don’t partake in the world of kabob cooking enough. Everything tastes better when cooked on a stick, right? Plus, slathering the pierced items with a sticky sauce makes it even better. For this recipe, I decided to use metal skewer rods because they would hold up better [...]

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

I’ve been on a soup kick lately with the quest to keep things as simple as possible. What can be simpler than throwing ingredients into a slow cooker and letting the food do its thing? I recently had some leftover ham to use up. I thought making a big batch of split pea soup would [...]

Slow Cooked Ham and Scalloped Potatoes

Have you ever played catch in your living room with a puppy while watching Food Network?   It’s really hard.  It’s especially difficult when you have an icy beverage in your right hand, a laptop balancing on one knee and a bowl of scalloped potatoes on the other.  It’s amazing how quickly Sophie has grown since [...]

Cider Orange Ham

The gifts are unwrapped, the naps have been taken and the leftovers are in the fridge.  This year was a low-key holiday with simple and flavorful food.  I thought I would take a moment to wish everyone a safe and happy final days of 2008. Cider and Orange Ham 8 lbs. spiral cut ham 1 [...]

Hoisin Pork Stir-fry with Egg Noodles

Ever have one of those days when you open the refrigerator and realize you have a random jar of sauce from a recipe gone by?  That’s what happened to me when I noticed a jar of Hoisin sauce in a dark corner of my refrigerator.  The remaining amount was so small; there was no way [...]

Spicy Orange Pork

One of the favorite components of this food blog is how effortless everything looks.  When in reality, many of my recipes are a result of significant research, shopping and multiple rounds of testing.  This one is no exception.  All of the former versions were great, but didn’t quite hit my standards for flavor.  It wasn’t [...]

Four Tips for Great Ribs

If I told you the trick to making amazing ribs was as simple as jumping on one foot and rubbing your head at the same time. Would you do it?  How about if I told you to wrap yourself in a white sheet and run around the front lawn announcing you were the ghost of [...]

Grilled Pork Steak with Apricot-Mango Sauce

This past week, I decided to step outside my comfort zone and try something different.  Since apricots are in season this month and are practically featured at every Farmer’s Market stand, I knew the soft orange fruit would be a great base for something interesting.  But I was stumped about what I could possibly create. [...]