How to Cook Colcannon + Video: St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Colcannon is another wonderful, classic Irish dish, consisting of mashed potatoes and cabbage as the main ingredients. Potatoes have long been their comfort food in Ireland, as they were introduced in the 16th century. How to Cook Colcannon: Traditional flavors of cabbage, onions, potatoes & butter riddle this dish with the wonder of the Emerald Isle. Type: Side Dish Recipe Prep Time: under 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Yields:...
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,...
4 Delicious Super Bowl Tailgating Trends
Super Bowl Sunday is one of the tastiest days of the year…with tailgating parties popping up everywhere. Sinful delights filled with cheese, bacon, sour cream, sauces & deep fried deliciousness galore. Hearty meats, amazing side dishes, and exciting appetizers & snacks…not to mention alcoholic beverages galore. Check out these divine Bacon Mashed Potatoes for Super Bowl: 4 New Super Bowl Tailgating Trends: As the...
How to Cook Beef Pot Roast
What could be more comforting than a delicious Beef Pot Roast for dinner? If this doesn’t remind you of mom, I don’t know what will… 😉 How to Cook Beef Pot Roast: This is an easy way to cook a roast of beef, that keeps it moist & juicy, but gives you a lovely caramelized flavor from first searing the roast on all sides. Type: Entreé Recipe Serve with: mashed potatoes & gravy Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 2...
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 Bake Goat Cheese & Walnut Soufflé
A Goat Cheese & Walnut Soufflé is light, fluffy & ever-so-tasty. Beautiful served alongside a roast beef dinner as a marvelous contrast, and even in replacement of mashed potatoes. How to Bake Goat Cheese & Walnut Soufflé: The recipe requires an 8 cup soufflé dish. This soufflé can be made ahead & refrigerated as long as 7 days prior to serving. It may deflate somewhat, and it’s always better to serve...
What’s to Love About National Leftover Day?
The 4th Friday of November is National Leftover Day! Hallelujah! It’s the day after, the guests are gone, and the leftovers are delectable! Of course, you have refrigerated everything you can. I don’t enjoy reheated meat – it just tastes odd to me. So, the meat goes into the oven to be warmed just above room temperature. There’s lots of stuffing & cranberry sauce leftover. Mashed potatoes – no...
How to Roast Smoked Paprika Potato Bites + Video
Roasted Potato Bites are a super easy side dish for so many main dishes, not to mention delicious & very inexpensive. They are not fried, so they are much healthier than fries, and with less fat than mashed potatoes with butter & cream. The smoked paprika on these potato bites makes you crave them over & over. A perfect combination, and a wonderful addition to your cooking repertoire. How to Roast Smoked Paprika Potato...
How to BBQ Pepper Crusted Eye of Round Beef Roast + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly
A hearty meal done on the BBQ is this Pepper Crusted Eye of Round Beef Roast! Smokey from the grill, as well as the smoked paprika powder & Ancho chili powder, and you’re on your way to beefy deliciousness. A fabulous crust is made with this pepper rub, and you’ll be excited to eat a succulent roast of beef just underneath it. Pepper Crusted Eye of Round Beef Roast on the BBQ: Seared on the outside with a pepper crust,...
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...
Handy Uses for Bologna: National Bologna Day
Although it’s National Bologna Day in the USA, this food item originates from Bologna, Italy. Another food you may recognize from Bologna is Pasta Bolognese. Made of finely ground pork and lard, and more alternately made with chicken, turkey, beef or venison, bologna has a distinct flavor when it comes to deli meat, similar to that of Mortadella. When I was a child, my very favorite sandwich to have in my lunch box was bologna...
National Yorkshire Pudding Day: A Coveted Side Dish Recipe
National Yorkshire Pudding Day is definitely something to celebrate. Yorkies, so we call them are the best thing about a roast beef dinner. We enjoy those light & fluffy, little puddings smothered in roast drippings. We like Yorkshire pudding so much that sometimes, I’ve used turkey, chicken or pork drippings in place of beef drippings. My family has always liked this recipe, and comments that other Yorkshire puddings they...
World Vegetarian Day: Eat Your Veggies
Whether you are a vegetarian or not, World Vegetarian Day gives us all an opportunity to eat more vegetables! October is also National Vegetarian Awareness Month! Most of us could use extra vegetables in our diets… We seem to get so stuck in the humdrum of the same-old, same-old vegetable side dishes, whether they are sides or mains. Although our staples of mashed potatoes, boiled green beans and tomato salads are wonderful,...
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