ShareTweet When people ask me what type of food I like to cook, saucy French foods is my usual reply, but I worry that this gives the wrong impression. Our weeknight meals usually involve a protein with a sauce, but they’re far from fancy. Whipping up a little sauce to top boring pork chops is… Continue Reading
Category Archives: pork
Cider Balsamic Braised Pulled Pork Sliders
ShareTweet Don’t these frozen days make crockpot cooking so appealing? Walking into a warm home filled with the aroma of a dinner that’s been cooking itself is a welcome break from the ice and frost. What are your favorite crockpot recipes? Pork slowly braised in cider and balsamic is one of my favorite dishes to… Continue Reading
Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Roast Pork
ShareTweet Roasting became an obsession of mine last fall when I was busy and overwhelmed with the baby. Roasting dinner in the oven was as effortless as throwing ingredients in the crockpot, just with a tastier, richly caramelized end product. Now that the leaves are beginning to die in a riot of color, I’m back… Continue Reading
Slow Caramelized Pork Shoulder Momofuku Style
ShareTweet Some recipes just demand to be made. You flip past them in the supermarket checkout line, or see a picture on someone’s Pinterest board, but instead of disappearing in the abyss of your subconscious, they remain top of mind, making your mouth water uncontrollably, keeping you from resting and relaxing until you have made… Continue Reading
Roasted Pork Loin with Cider Cream Mushroom Sauce
ShareTweet Something magical happens when you roast meats or vegetables. All the flavors intensify as the sugars caramelize and instead of getting dry and tough, everything becomes more delicious. And as a technique, it’s hard to find one with lower maintenance: just preheat, season, and roast. Using the same technique for both main course and… Continue Reading
How to Roast a Whole Hog, Make New Friends, and Fulfill a Fantasy
ShareTweet >As the food blogger of the house, I’m generally the one in charge of planning and preparing meals. But when we decided to host a pig roast for Memorial Day, I was demoted by not only my husband, but all the men of the neighborhood. There’s something primeval, caveman-like even about roasting an entire… Continue Reading
Bacon Crusted Pork Tenderloin to Woo Picky Food Snobs
ShareTweet Are your kids generally open to trying new things at the dinner table? At dinner time, my kids lose all trust in me, approaching the table with betrayal in their eyes, as if I’m trying to poison them, clearly still reeling from that sweet potato with turkey baby food jar I tried to feed… Continue Reading