Archive for the ‘Pork’ Category
Friday, August 12th, 2011
A really easy, fast, and cheap dinner tonight. I'm just wiped out, and wouldn't have even bothered with this if the pork chops didn't need to be used today. :-P As it is, this was not much more effort than warming something in the microwave, ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
This is yet another variation of stir fry - this one spicy with shiitake mushrooms and zucchini. Tasty and easy :-)
Spicy Pork and Veggie Stir Fry
Serves 4
1 lb pork tenderloin, cut into small bite sized pieces
1.5 - 2 lbs shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and cut ...
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Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Here's a peek at what we've been eating. Most of the veggies are from my CSA boxes.
Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs with sweet corn and roasted zucchini
Tonkatsu with steamed broccoli and stir fried shiitake mushrooms
Tayberry Freezer Jam
Galbi with braised brussels sprouts and roasted mushrooms (broiled alongside the galbi)
Teriyaki Chicken served ...
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Tonight I made ham hocks and beans with my gorgeous heirloom bean mix from my CSA box. This time around, I used one beer (the locally brewed Scuttlebutt Amber Ale and 2 cups of chicken broth for the liquid, and it turned out very well indeed :-) ...
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
We revisited grilled pizza tonight after the success of the grilled garlic flatbread. Tonight I went for a Hawaiian pizza - ham and pineapple. This was another great success! We'll definitely be coming back to this over the summer with new and fun toppings :-D ...
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Saturday, May 7th, 2011
These are an easy and tasty way to make pork. The ribs are juicy and flavorful. I bought 2 packages of country style pork ribs when I was planning for the carnitas that I brought into work, and then decided that I only really needed one for the number of ...
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Saturday, May 7th, 2011
I brought this tasty crockpot meal to work yesterday for a lunch potluck. It was loosely based off of this AllRecipes recipe that was quite highly rated. I got rave reviews from all my coworkers for my version, and the only reason I had this much left to take ...
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Another winning recipe based off of one from Fine Cooking! This is a fairly easy and very tasty way to prepare pork chops. We both enjoyed this a lot. I served this with some roasted asparagus and Baked Butternut Squash with Apples (see post below). Shaun tried ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
Tonight, I made Chinese pork lettuce wraps, very similar to my Chinese chicken lettuce wraps, but using a pork tenderloin instead of the chicken thighs. We like the chicken version slightly better, but this was very good, and a great way to use up a pork tenderloin we had sitting ...
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Tonight I made my pork tonkatsu and broiled some broccoli to go along with it. I managed to forget about it for an extra minute or two, and it got rather singed, which left an interesting flavor - not bad, but not something I'll replicate on purpose :-P ...
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