pork

Pork and Beer Skillet Stew & a Le Creuset Giveaway

18
Nov
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We love pork in this house. And beer. Two of the few things a Texan and a Brit might have in common from the very start, wouldn’t you say? A couple of weeks ago, James came home with a six pack of Sam Adam’s Octoberfest beer. Now, I’m not a beer drinker. But I loooooove [...]

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Kielbasa, Apple and Kale Hash

29
Oct
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Last weekend, I met up with my pals and fellow New Jersey based food bloggers, Nancy and Stephanie. Farmer’s Market strolling and lunch on the agenda, we met at the Morristown Farmer’s Market. I’d never hit that one up before, and I’m sure glad we did. While I love our Scotch Plains Market, the Morristown [...]

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Pulled Pork Marsala Stroganoff

4
May
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Believe it or not, a lot of the time, I don’t use recipes. I let the ingredients guide me. Case in point: the delicious creation you’re feasting your eyes on just above these words. After a trip to Trader Joe’s, I had a new bottle of Marsala wine. I’d never really cooked with it, though [...]

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Carnitas

7
Nov
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You know by now that I love me some tortillas. With butter. With beans and cheese. With eggs and bacon. With.. carnitas! What are carnitas, you ask? Well, traditionally, it’s roasted or sauted pork. A lot of times, I’ve had it as ‘pulled’ pork. In fact, Qdoba, a popular burrito chain, does their carnitas burrito [...]

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