How to BBQ Hickory Smoked Apple Ginger Ham + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly
This fantastic recipe for BBQ Hickory Smoked Apple Ginger Ham offers a completely new take on cooking & enhancing the flavors of ham. It’s always nice to try something different from the way you normally prepare your ham. I’m using a precooked, smoked ham weighing about 1.7 lbs, and cooking it to an internal temperature of 140 degrees – about 10 minutes per lb, despite the directions on the package recommending...
How to BBQ Pork Ribs + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly
We’re makin’ BBQ Pork Ribs and just have a look at this beautiful piece of meat… We really enjoy pork ribs at our house and I hope you are as happy with this recipe as we are. They are juicy, succulent and packed full of flavors. How to BBQ Pork Ribs: Firstly, in order to soften the ribs, I boil them in seasoned water, and then I barbeque them on my grill after slathering them with all kinds of delicious things. I...
How to Cook Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast + Video: Tailgating Central
Who wouldn’t want a Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast for their tailgating party on Super Bowl Sunday? Now, if you live way up North like I do, there is a ton of snow & ice covering my BBQ outside…So, I’m roasting instead. How to Cook Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast: This pork loin is dry rubbed & then braised to perfection in the oven to yield a super tasty result… A spicy, flavorful crust on the outside,...
How to Cook Hickory Smoked Ham Shank + Video
It’s the Holiday season & we’re still celebrating with this gorgeous Hickory Smoked Ham Shank! Don’t be afraid of these large cuts of meat. They may take a while to cook to your liking, but hams are easy to cook. Now, don’t just think it has to be a Holiday to cook ham…this is a great dish to make on a weekend, and then use the leftover ham during the week! A really tasty time saver for breakfast,...
How to Cook Chicken Soup: National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day is November 12th, and it’s time to share the recipe for my Mom’s Chicken Soup. What would make you feel more loved than a steaming bowl of chicken soup made by the hands of your Mom or Grandmother? My Mom’s chicken soup was beyond delicious, and on top of that, she made her own delicious noodles or light, fluffy dumplings. I could smell it as I walked down the lane leading to...
How to Cook Scrapple: National Scrapple Day
National Scrapple Day has arrived, and you may not even know what the heck it is… What is Scrapple? It is a type of pork sausage using cornmeal as the binder and stored in loaf pan. The same sausage, but using oats as the binder, is called goetta. Fresh, raw sausage is great pan fried, grilled, broiled or baked. In the case of frankfurter types, these can be poached in hot water. It’s best not to prick before or during, as...
How to Make Hot & Spicy Toddies: Cook Something Bold & Pungent Day
Wow, November 9th is Cook Something Bold & Pungent Day! I’ve really had to think about this one…I came up with a great recipe to fit the bill. A Hot & Spicy Toddy is up on today’s menu – great for an after-skiing or after-tobogganing drink. How to Make Hot & Spicy Toddies: If you want to be even more bold, try adding a tiny grind of red chili flakes to kick this up to another level of hot,...
How to Cook Split Pea Soup: National Split Pea Soup Week
The 2nd week of November is National Split Pea Soup Week! I never knew how delicious split pea soup could be. Soups can be a very healthy food & my recipe is chock full of flavor. Homemade stocks & broths are the very core of the best soups & they are quite simple to make. When in a bind, store bought stocks & broths are a reasonable alternative. Soups generally freeze well, and all you need to do is reheat for a quick...
How to Cook Cherry Tea Braised Pork Loin + Video
This Cherry Tea Braised Pork Loin Roast is such a treat to your senses. Braising meats really keeps everything moist and juicy as they roast. First, the meat is seared on a high temperature, then is placed in a braising liquid of sorts and finished off in the oven with that moist heat. Pork roasts tend to shrink considerably, especially when cooking with only dry heat methods. Using the braising method really retains a lot of that...
How to Roast Pulled Pork + Video
Living down South in the USA for much of my adult life, I had the opportunity to eat some amazing pulled pork! Although everyone has their own unique way of making their own pulled pork, I use a variety of methods, just depending upon my mood that day. This is not a quick recipe, but the flavor you develop by taking the time to brine, rub & slow roast will be appreciated by all who devour this dish. How to Roast Pulled Pork:...
Comfort Food Recipe at Its Best: Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
It’s Chicken Soup for the Soul Week! Every ethnicity has their own version of chicken soup – a most comforting & homey, satisfying & healing food. My Mom’s chicken soup version had all of those qualities and always makes me feel happy & loved. How to Cook Mother Kasper’s Chicken Soup: The basic chicken soup I use follows my Mom’s soup as closely as I can remember. Type: Soup Recipe Serve with:...
How to Cook Seafood Bisque on this National Food Holiday
Fish & seafood create quick, hearty bisques as they are full of flavor & are easily prepared. Be sure not to overcook. In other words, remove from the heat as soon as it’s cooked through. When bisque is served, present some seafood pieces outside the bowls. How to Cook Seafood Bisque: To prepare seafood bisque, use fresh fish. You can use frozen, but the flavor will be better the fresher it all is. Be sure not to...
How to Cook Stewed Tomatoes: National Tomato Month
It’s National Tomato Month, and there’s nothing like the taste of homegrown tomatoes fresh from your garden. We enjoy all the shades & shapes of tiny tomatoes, and all colors of large tomatoes as well. So perfectly tangy & juicy, perfect in any savory dish I can dream up, and such an important staple in our household. When it’s harvest time, it’s so exciting to make everything from gazpacho to fresh...
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