Ingredients: 4-5 lb. shoulder or butt pork roast 1 bottle dark beer (or apple cider) 1 small onion, diced 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 2 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp cayenne pepper Sauce: 1/2 cup favorite BBQ sauce Reserved drippings from pork Directions: Add all ingredients to your slow-cooker. Place heat on medium. Cook for approximately [Continue...]
Every year I say that I’m not going to make this soup and give something else a try. I go through the motions of searching for recipes and giving them a trial run. But constantly find my self comparing them to this Mushroom Soup recipe. And in the end it always wins out. This soup [Continue...]
I always seem to have friends popping in for a glass of wine. This dip is so easy and quick that I can prepare without missing any of the fun! Enjoy! Ingredients:1 can artichoke hearts, chopped 3-5 cloves garlic olive oil 1/4 cup fresh Parmesan cheese Directions: Drizzle about 2 tbsp olive oil in a [Continue...]
You can make this recipe in a heavy stock pot on the stove or in your slow-cooker. Either way there is nothing better than a steaming hot bowl of chicken soup. Ingredients: 3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 cup pearl onions or 1 small whole onions, cut into large chunks 4 stalks celery, cut into [Continue...]
Ingredients: 4 sweet potatoes (10 ounces each), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 4 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, plus additional to taste 1 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts [Continue...]
For the pasta: 4 1/2 cups (600 g) all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 7 (140 g) egg yolks 3 (150 g) eggs 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil 1 cup (250 ml) water, plus 2-3 tablespoons if needed For the mushroom filling: 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium-sized yellow onion, finely [Continue...]
It’ll just be the four of us this Christmas Eve so I wanted to keep it simple. My menu consists of the following: Roasted Pork Loin with Cherry Compote Green Beans with Pancetta Caramelized Onion-Potato Gratin A Simple Green Salad For dessert we’ll eat all the cookies that the girls and I have made over [Continue...]
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups soft, fresh breadcrumbs 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 2 teaspoons lemon zest 3 tablespoons butter 2 large sweet onions, halved and thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 1/2 cups milk 1 3/4 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 [Continue...]
Ingredients: 1 lb freshgreen beans, cleaned 3 oz thinly sliced pancetta 2 tbsp olive oil 4-6 cloves garlic, minced kosher salt freshly ground black pepper Directions: Add olive oil to large pan (big enough to accommodate green beans) and heat to medium high. Add pancetta and cook until brown and crispy. Remove from pancetta from [Continue...]
Ingredients: 1/2 to 3 pounds pork loin 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper 1/2 pound cleaned spinach leaves 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Directions: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Season the pork with 1 teaspoon of the salt. In a large [Continue...]
Ingredients: 1 cup red wine such as zinfandel or syrah 1 cup apple cider 2 tablespoons honey 1 cinnamon stick 2 cloves star anise 2 whole cloves 1 whole vanilla bean split and scraped, or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 8 ounces pitted fresh Lambert or other variety fresh, non-pie cherries Directions: In a medium saucepan, [Continue...]
I found this recipe for Braciole di Maiale al Pepe Nero (Porkchops with Black Pepper) in one of my favorite magazines, La Cucinia Italiana, and it has been a favorite of everyone in my family ever since. This dish smells like the holidays! Ingredients: 1 pound medium Yukon gold potatoes Salt 1 cup roasted, shelled and skinned [Continue...]
