Bacon jam. A more fitting name for this concoction would be relish.
Sticky, sweet, smoky, fatty, chewy bacon relish. Boy bait. [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Bacon Onion Jam
10/05/2012 · by · 31 Comments
Slow Cooked Pork Ribs in Spicy Adobo Sauce
08/10/2012 · by · 20 Comments
Tender pork ribs slow cooked in a spicy adobo sauce made of tomatoes, onion, garlic, chipotle pepper, smoked paprika and oregano.
Every night when my Dad gets home from work he checks the stove to see if we’re cooking meat for dinner. [Read more...]
Crockpot Mediterranean Chicken Ragù with Orecchiette
01/16/2012 · by · 30 Comments
Mediterranean chicken ragù with artichokes, capers, roasted red peppers, fennel, garlic, tomatoes and orrechiette pasta. Little ears. With their hollowed out nooks they capture the slow-cooked melange of vegetables and seasoned chicken so tender it falls apart merely by touch.
This sauce was the best way to use up the half-eaten jars of Italian delicacies languishing in my fridge.
There’s that.
And this. . . [Read more...]
Swiss Steaks
12/11/2011 · by · 29 Comments
Swiss steaks are tough cuts of beef slowly braised in tomatoes until they are fork tender and melt in your mouth. Round steaks are traditionally used or cube steaks; a round steak run through a tenderizing machine (“swissed”) by the butcher. Here I used round steaks that I tenderized myself by piercing deeply all over with a fork. [Read more...]
Crockpot Barbecue Pulled Pork Recipe
03/11/2011 · by · 46 Comments
I’m here today with an important public service announcement: you should buy a crock pot! If you already own one than dust it off and put it to work!
Why am I suddenly ‘tooting’ the horn of crock pots everywhere? Because I’m convinced the crock pot is a miracle worker. Once a non-believer, I had the false impression they were old-fashioned relics not worthy of a spot in my kitchen. I was wrong. Since seeing firsthand the magic they weld, I’m a believer who will never be without one again. [Read more...]
