Tag: Pork
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The County Fair Pork Chop
My husband and I lived in the Midwest for a long time since my husband grew up there. One of the fun memories I have is visiting his parents and going to the McLean County fair with them.
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One Pot Creamy Salsa Verde Pork
A few weeks back I picked out a few boxes of “Tasty” brand creamy salsa verde chicken dinner from a grocery store. It looked good and didn’t seem to be much work to put together. I like to keep these types of “quick” meals on hand for a busy weeknight dinner.
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Pan Fried Pork Chops with Sage Gravy
Recently we went to a local restaurant called Dizzy Hen where they specialize in brunch. The food is awesome and the service is great too. They source their ingredients locally. My husband and son ordered biscuits and gravy. The biscuits were fresh and the gravy was superb.
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Cuban Style Pork Burger
Cuban sandwiches are famous for their unique flavors. They typically have pulled pork, ham, swiss cheese, yellow mustard, pickles, and a Cuban-style baguette. This is then grilled with a press until the cheese melts. Today I am going to try something different — making a Cuban burger that has a lot of the same flavorings.
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Shredded Pork Sandwich
This week I got pork butt from the store for making my favorite shredded pork sandwich recipe. This recipe is easy to put together and doesn’t require many ingredients. Most of the cooking happens in the oven so you are free to do other things.
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Pork Vindaloo
Growing up we didn’t eat much pork. I only got to enjoy it once per year — usually as a special treat for Christmas. My favorite pork dish was always pork vindaloo. Vindaloo is an Indian curry popular in Goa and other parts of South Asia. Although pork is most commonly used for this dish, you…
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Spicy Pork with Cabbage
I love cooking but even I like to go out to eat sometimes, or just to get takeout. One of our standby places to go is a local Korean food cart. The last time we went I ordered a spicy pork dish and then ate it at a local park. Many locals rave about this…
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Pork Chops with Apple Sauce
I have a lot of fun creating dishes that pair with wine. Where we live we have some incredible wineries. We are fortunate enough that we get to visit many local wineries and sample wines. One of my favorites is Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVV). I have been experimenting with their wine recently.
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Pork Chops with Creamy Mustard Sauce
It’s been a while since I cooked something fancy. I miss working in the restaurant industry. The things I miss the most are cooking nice cuts of meat and making an interesting sauce with wine. I also miss hosting nice sit-down dinners for special occasions, which hasn’t been possible because of the pandemic.
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Pork Fried Rice
This week is all about cooking quick and easy meals in our house. I made Mapo Tofu recently where I used only half a pound of pork. I had another half pound to play around with. I thought of many things to make but settled for pork fried rice. It’s simple to make and easy…
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