Pork

Pork Chops with Agrodolce Sauce

December 22, 2010

For the longest time, the Foodie Groom insisted that he didn’t like pork chops. Early on, I took “I don’t like [fill-in-the-blank,” at face value. He didn’t need a second mother, after all. But when I was staring down a killer deal on big, thick pork chops, I asked why he didn’t like pork chops. [...]

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Tacos al Pastor

November 19, 2010

A long while back, one of my favorite food bloggers mentioned that she was making Tacos al Pastor for dinner. Chili-marinated pork served with grilled pineapple. Pork. Chilies. Pineapple. Yum. So my brain processed that information and came to the only logical conclusion: Must. Make. Now. The only experience I had with Tacos al Pastor [...]

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Pork Tenderloin with Peach-o de Gallo

July 28, 2010

If you are what you eat, during the summer I’m part peach and part corn on the cob. Part margarita and part Blue Bell Ice Cream. I’m probably not what you’d call a “balanced diet.” Delicious, yes. Recommended, maybe not. We had to work pretty furiously through our Hill Country peach haul but I was [...]

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Soy Lime Pork Tenderloin

July 7, 2010
Soy Lime Pork Tenderloin

There was a time when “grilling” meant one of two things: Dinner was at my parents’ house and Dad was cooking burgers or chicken, or I was plugging in a little counter top appliance endorsed by a former pro heavyweight boxer in my apartment. I was scared of the real deal and used to leave [...]

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Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya

February 16, 2010
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya

Fat Tuesday? Already? It’s amazing how adding one little 5lb 13oz munchkin to your household puts “outside time” completely out of reach. Sausage? Check. Rice? Check. Tobasco? Check. Cornbread? After digging around a bit in the freezer for the bag of madeleines… check! All those pieces means that we have dinner for a week This [...]

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Pulled Pork with Orange Barbecue Sauce

February 17, 2009

…Somewhere real far south when I suggested to my husband that we get barbecue for dinner. I might be a born-and-raised Texan but barbecue is never anywhere near the top of my list. It’s usually not even on the list. My crockpot is by far the most unused gadget in my kitchen. Most of the [...]

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