This week’s recipe for Rosemary Roasted Pork Loin with Cranberry Sauce is my gift to you for a less stressful holiday dinner. Okay – from the cooking end at least… There are no difficult techniques and parts of it can be made ahead. It also uses one of my favorite combinations of fresh rosemary, fennel [...]

I was homesick the first time I went to summer camp. Despite all of the activities, all I could think about was getting through the week so I could return to the comfort of my home. So the first time our daughter went away to camp I was nervous she might feel the same way. [...]

I tend to forget how versatile pork tenderloin is. Not to mention it’s affordability compared to similar cuts of beef. Because it comes from a part of the body that does not get exercised, it is naturally tender. So you do not need to use liquid and long cooking times to break down connective tissue [...]

I’ve chosen thin cut top loin pork chops for this recipe because they cook quickly, they’re relatively tender and have very little fat. On the downside, they also do not have as much flavor as the thicker bone in rib chops (but I will take quicker on a weeknight when I am working against the [...]

I’m not sure how long you have to do something before it qualifies as a tradition, but this will be our 5th year barbecuing pork back ribs for the 4th of July dinner, so its probably safe to say that it is a tradition for us. Pork back ribs are my favorite because they are [...]

I think slow cookers are magical as they cook food for you while you are away from the kitchen. In the morning the ingredients go in and when you return later in the day they have turned into something fabulous smelling and wonderful tasting. For this reason they are perfect for taco meat. And while [...]