Asian Sesame Pork Tenderloin with Napa Cabbage Slaw

Asian Pork Photo

My taste buds are fickle and get bored easily. I love to cook with the seasons as the weather changes—a salad and fresh corn in the summer, a soup or stew when it snows. Yet, this time of year, I tire of winter fare and long for fresh—especially this winter with the weather so oddly [...]

Souvlaki Pork

Souvlaki pork

What’s for dinner? Such a simple question and yet, it strikes terror in our hearts almost daily. I have a confession to make—and that is sometimes I hate that question as much as you do. I know, I write about food and love to develop new recipes. But, when stuck between a rock and a [...]

Bourbon Barbecued Beef

Bourbon Barbecued Beef

Making a list—checking it twice. I make countless “to-do” lists every day. This time of year, the lists become way too long to get done 24 hours. Are you like me and race to handle what seems to be the most pressing—and then discover that some important things, like dinner, get cut off or get [...]

Applejack Brined Pork Chops with Caramelized Onion Maple Marmalade

Grilled pork chop

Grilling great pork chops is so much easier than you might have ever thought possible. Flavorful, tender, juicy! I grew up with those dry ones we used to call pork chops. Overcooked until not a drop of juice remained. Fried and flavorless! Not that Mom wasn’t a great cook—she was, but the standard was to [...]

Chimichurri Steak Taco Recipe

Chimichurri Steak Tacos

  We have discovered a “new” spot for healthy, fast, and tasty lunches. We have also included this restaurant as a destination for dinners on those jam packed nights when we refuse to succumb to a burger joint as a mealtime option. The restaurant is Unforked. Our family enjoys the diverse menu and we especially [...]

Green Bean Pork Stir Fry

DSCN3538

I had put it off all summer. Once school started, I knew it couldn’t be postponed any longer. It was time… you know what I mean, it was time for “the talk” with my 13 year old daughter. Heavy sigh. The best way to begin was to print pictures with diagrams of what I was [...]

Garlic Ginger Beef Stir Fry