Sweet and Sour Glazed Pork Chops
What better way to make a meal on a budget that is moderately healthy than with these sweet and sour pork chops. But first…
Category: Pork
Grilled Pork Chops With Antipasto Relish
This is it. The solstice was just this week. Summer is finally here. Driving home through the green roads with the windows open, we smell flowers and…
Italian-Style Slow Roasted Spare Ribs
These days, I’m spending a lot of time enjoying my protracted unemployment, as I wait for the 50 feet of snow we received here…
Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya with Pork and Alligator Sausage
I’d better be straight with you, right off the bat. I have no idea if this recipe qualifies as “authentic” jambalaya. Heck, I’m not…
Beer and Cheddar Dip with Bacon
We have a new couch. It is the first piece of furniture that we own that wasn’t given to us or found on Craigslist.…
Easy Chinese Roast Pork (Siu Yuk)
For anyone that digs on swine, Chinese roast pork may just be a nearly perfect exploration of the finer points of the animal: A crunchy…
Chorizo Sage Mac and Cheese Baked in a Pumpkin
The turducken is a modern abomination. Food should not be sewn inside other food like an edible chimera. It is, in fact, a form of engastration,…
How to Make Spiedies
I told Malcolm that I once went to a spiedie festival and was therefore the resident expert to write a little intro to this…
Rosemary Pork and Shallot Apple Puffs
I remember sitting on the floor of her bathroom, watching my mother unpack the pink compacts of Mary Kay cosmetics. I loved the way she…
Today’s Sandwich: “The Polish Express” (Homemade)
Originally, I wanted to recreate a sandwich my parents used to make for me all the time when I was growing up: Polish kielbasa…
Carne Adovada (New Mexican Chile-Braised Pork)
There were many, many moments to remember in our recent ten day, 3,100 mile road trip that began in a blizzard in Maine and…
Slow-Cooker Maple Bourbon Pulled Pork
Everyone knows that if you want a decent blueberry, you grab a bucket and head to the nearest power lines for a few hours…
“Chorizo y Papas” Burgers with Spicy Mayo
If I have a commitment to anything, on my trip through life on this big blue marble, it’s diversifying my approach to eating as…
Swedish-Style Meatballs with Dijon Cream Sauce
One Christmastime, when I was nine or ten, I was invited to a party at my dance teacher’s house. All of my friends and…
Frijol con Puerco (Pork and Black Bean Stew)
When Jillian and I first moved to Mexico to renovate our small house on the other side of the Gulf of Mexico, we were…
Calabrese-Style Rigatoni with Spicy Pork Ragu
Once upon a time in Brooklyn, there was an Italian restaurant called Sam’s. This was old-school, red sauce Brooklyn, and Sam’s was the flickering…
Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Pickled Peppers
Since some evenings find me cooking for just myself these days, I’m finding that I’m eating an awful lot of pan-seared pork chops. I…
Easy Chinese Spare Ribs Recipe
It’s been nearly two years since we performed our survey of the Chinese takeout landscape in Maine, and sadly, the picture hasn’t improved. With…
Super Crispy-Skinned Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
Each Christmas, we try to make something extra special to serve for Christmas Day. It’s usually a pretty informal affair; I try to make…
Pork Marsala Saute
A few weeks ago, Jillian began working a new job that keeps her away from home for most of the evening, most notably during…
Croque Madame
There once was a bar on New York’s Lower East Side where we used to go when we were young. Let’s call that place,…
Bacon Jam, Arugula, and Pear Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Notes: Readers of yesterday’s post on making homemade bacon jam probably fall into one of two categories. For some of you, it was love at first…