It is apple season around here and if you have a few leftover you should check this out. A little chopping and browning and then your oven does most of the work and all in the same pan so little clean up. Sounds like a great Sunday dinner idea. Grab a large skillet and brown your pork loin on all sides. Don’t skip this part … Continue reading Roast Pork Loin with Apples
I am going to share this recipe with you that I originally posted about 5 years ago. Yeah I know I can’t believe I have been writing a weekly blog for about 6 years now. I honestly didn’t know how long I would stick with it. I didn’t know what my objective for a blog would be. I see bloggers come and go, I see … Continue reading Raspberry Squares
My girlfriend KP made this “her way” a week or so ago and sent me a text “Soooo Yummy!!! U gotta make it” I also can’t help thinking Ron Burgundy every time I say Beef Burgundy 🙂 I do have pretty good intentions when I make up my grocery shopping list for the week. Even though I mostly have a plan; sometimes life happens and … Continue reading Beef Burgundy
Last week was a long busy week. So the weather being perfect on Friday we decided to chill out on the patio with no real plans. I was on my way to the patio when my mother-in-law and niece stopped over for a minute; yeah right! I opened a bottle of wine and that was it. When my son got out of the shower he … Continue reading Lobster Cakes
There are a couple of types of bar cookies the typical chewy type like brownies and blondies. Then there is a very nice alternative that is more like a pastry shortbread type that is tender, buttery and crumbly. Sometimes you want something sweet but you don’t have the time or patience to make individual cookies. I will admit I do make more cookies than bars … Continue reading Square the other cookie (Raspberry Squares)
This past year or so we have definitely explored pork more often and in a varied of ways; and thoroughly enjoyed the journey. I am not sure when or who said pork apples and mustard sounds delicious let’s put them together; but damn were they right. Some of the recipes I have tried and loved are in my monthly and sometimes weekly meal plans. BBQ … Continue reading Pork the Other White Meat
Who would ever think that they would be taken down a few pegs by a hard boiled egg? If I were ever on Iron Chef or Chopped and the secret ingredient was an egg that you had to have at least one be hardboiled in some form or fashion per dish. I would be chopped first round and it would be the biggest Iron Chef … Continue reading My nemesis – the hard boiled egg white chocolate chip craisin cookies
We had a birthday at work the other day; I asked the b-day girl what she would like to snack on for the day. She was not a big snacky type person and said that I should make something that I would like to eat. Well I am not going to argue with that. So I thought hmmmmm I haven’t had a sour cream coffee … Continue reading Looks can be deceiving – Coffee Cake
