How to Roast Carrots in a Roasting Tray + Video
Take the “ho-hum” out of Roasted Carrots… I believe that everyone has their own unique way they prefer roasting vegetables, as do I, and I have added a new tool to my repertoire. When I got my Jalapeño Roasting Tray from Mutt Shop Products, I was unaware of the numerous ways I could use it. Roasting okra, artichokes, peppers, and the list goes on… How to Roast Carrots in a Roasting Tray: If you want to roast...
How to Roast Artichoke Hearts in a Roasting Tray + Video
Roasted Artichoke Hearts are a delicious side dish treat, but artichokes are so often under-appreciated. The reason? Well, likely because they take more preparation work…a great deal more. However, the flavor inside of these globes of shelled armor and hidden beneath the choke is absolutely delectable. The handy-dandy roasting tray from Mutt Shop Products I use for these long stem artichokes is actually a jalapeño roasting tray,...
How to Roast Radishes, Scapes, Beets & Parsnips as a Side Dish + Video
Roasting vegetables is likely my favorite way to cook them, and today I’m featuring Roast Radishes, Scapes, Beets & Parsnips. So simple, retains its nutrients, and develops such wonderful flavors as they are cooked in that long, dry heat. If you have the opportunity to purchase scapes at your grocer, and they look lovely, grab ’em up. They have a beautiful garlic flavor, and a lovely shape as well. Scapes grow from the...
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 Figs with Ricotta: National Fig Week
The 1st week of November is National Fig Week, and I’m sharing with you a recipe for Roasted Figs with Ricotta. There are hundreds of varieties of figs, and they come in many shapes, sizes & colors. In the USA, figs are grown mostly in California. Most figs are dried when purchased, but each year, we find more & more fresh figs at our local supermarkets. The two most familiar names of figs are Calimyrnas, and the...
How to Roast Okra in a Roasting Tray + Video
Roasted Okra? Yup, that’s what I said… In this recipe, I’m using a fantastically handy roasting tray from Mutt Shop Products. It’s actually a Jalapeño Pepper Roasting Tray, but it is also versatile enough to handle such things as other small peppers, okra, carrots, even artichokes with longer stems. I had deduced that 2 okra will fit into each roasting tray hole, so I am able to use up to 30 okra. That’s...
How to Make a Dry Rub for Pork Loin + Video
Dry rubs are super easy to make yourself, and many are available in stores, but this is a simple Dry Rub for Pork you’ll be sure to love. It’s sweetness, smokiness & spiciness shine through and accentuate your pork in such a way that it will have you craving more. Personally, I think the brown sugar & smoked paprika are irreplaceable for this dry rub recipe. Now, you can either brine the pork loin prior to rubbing....
How to Roast a Pheasant: National Roast Pheasant Day
National Pheasant Day may sound like a foreign thing for your household… However, pheasants have been farm raised both in Europe and America for centuries. They are popular game birds with pinkish meat, delicate & mild in flavor with slightly more texture than chicken. Weighing between 2-4 lbs, a pheasant serves 2 people. The bones are tiny, there is more meat to bone than chicken, the thigh meat is darker, stronger flavored...
How to Quick Brine a Pork Loin + Video
I’m making a Quick Brine for a Pork Loin today, as I want to make something extra tasty for our celebration. Pulled pork is on the menu tonight, and I can’t wait…It’s one of my favorite dishes, done right, that is! Before I rub it with sensuous spices, I am going to quick brine it. I’m doing this quickly because that’s all the time I had. This brine is full of aromatics including apple and ginger,...
How to Cook Chipotle, Smoked Paprika & Pistachio Crusted Pork Tenderloin + Video
Here’s my recipe for How to Cook Chipotle, Smoked Paprika & Pistachio Crusted Pork Tenderloin. Pork tenderloin is for dinner, but how to kick it up to levels unknown? This dish is beyond delicious, was inexpensive to create, provided you’re set up with the spices, and it was a quick meal. The dinner took me about 30 min to prepare from start to finish. A gorgeous crust accompanied by moist, tender & juicy pork that...
How to Cook Glazed Pork with Fig Stuffing
I am especially partial to traditional Christmas recipes, but when I saw this one, I had to feature it for you! Can I say, “YUM!” *** Christmas Recipes: Main Dishes. No.11 of 12 – Glazed Pork with Fig Stuffing By Paul Curran Christmas recipe serves: 6 calories per serving: 480 preparation time: 30 minutes cooking time: 2 hours * not suitable for freezing Christmas recipe ingredients: loin of pork, boned with skin...
How to Use This Liquor in Cooking: National Applejack Month
It’s National Applejack Month, and do you know what it is? Applejack is a made-in-America apple brandy. The brandy is distilled from apples & produces a result of light liquor. Of course, the longer the brandy is aged prior to bottling, the smoother it becomes. We pretty much adhere to the idea that brandies should be sipped on their own. Apple Jack is also nicely served drizzled over ice cream in a brandy snifter. Beautiful...
May Food Holidays & Events
Here are May Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here & there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Month Holidays: National Asparagus Month: Browse Asparagus shows, Asparagus recipes Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Oven-Baked Asparagus with Blood Orange Grilled Lemon Zest Asparagus with Verjus Playlist: Asparagus Recipes + Reviews National...
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