Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork |
I haven’t stuffed a pork roast in a while; it’s just something I forgot about. I have no idea why I haven’t done this in a while, it’s so yummy, looks so special and it’s really not extra work. The result of my rediscover was this Caprese Stuffed Pork Roast and...
Blog, Entertaining, holidays, Uncategorized |
A few simple tips that help keep me sane on Thanksgiving or anytime I am hosting a big dinner party. I have been cooking on Turkey Day for over twenty years so I know of what I write, and please share any other tips you have in the comments section of this post....
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Salad |
Roasted Sausage and Mushrooms with Watercress Salad Sometimes a dinner party meal can look like a fancy spread but is really just a simple watercress salad that can be pulled together any night of the week. It’s all about presentation! This is a dinner that I have...
Beef, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Uncategorized |
Grilled London Broil with Drunken Onions My family loves nothing better than a big hunk of meat, so when I find London broil on sale I know it will fit the bill. Marinating and then grilling this large piece of meat results in a beautiful presentation with a nice char...
Appetizer, Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses |
Indian Lime Spiced Chicken Wings These chicken wings are everything you love about tandoori chicken and crispy roasted chicken skin all in one bite. I love, love, love Greek yogurt as a marinade on skin on chicken, the flavor from any spices you mix into yogurt...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Uncategorized |
These braised spareribs are very yummy and very simple meal to make. The red cabbage so colorful and flavorful, the flavors so big that you can use this meal for a dinner party but it’s so little work that you can throw it together on a week night. If you really want...
Beef, Featured, Food & Recipes, holidays, How To, Main Courses, Uncategorized |
Dry aging a prime rib is a labor of love that I have to thank my mother for undertaking with me. We bought a beautiful prime rib at the local butcher intending to freeze for a week then eat it for New Year’s Day dinner. But when the sweet little old butcher heard our...
Entertaining, holidays, How To, Lifestyle, Manners |
How to Set a Table I have been asked may times by friends hosting their first dinner party for quick tips on how to set a table. We all have the basics down, forks on the left, knife on the right. It’s when the meal becomes more formal and more complicated that we...
Food & Recipes, holidays, Main Courses, Pork |
This is a special meal, my bacon wrapped pork loin stuffed with walnuts and rice will rival anything you can find in a restaurant, use it to impress friends and family without killing your budget. The ingredients are humble and easy to get, and if butterflying the...
Food & Recipes, Salad, Veggies |
The creation of this grilled salad was the result of a strange collection of leftovers in my refrigerator: grilled veggies from dinner the night before, a tiny bit of pesto, and a bunch or sad looking roma tomatoes that needed to get used up. I am glad my less than...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, holidays, Main Courses |
For Christmas Eve this year there were a number of requests to not serve ham or turkey or prime rib but to do something a little different. I had a sudden idea that Cornish Game Hens with apricot and date stuffing would be fun since I only had 6 for dinner. Using a...
