Though summer is nearly over, I'm still on a grilling kick. I don't have much gear—just a tiny grill and a pair of tongs, but something about the warm charcoal really elevates a simple meal. Applying this anti-overthinking, simple...
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The sauce is the story here. That's what you'll spend the most time and money on with this Aaron Sanchez recipe from his La Comida Del Barrio cookbook. It's essentially a simple tomatillo salsa accentuated with pumpkin seeds and...
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Doug Fincke contributed this recipe for Smothered Pork Chops to Endangered Recipes. Fincke is one of Lari Robling's "recipe rescuers," and his life revolves around apples. Fincke takes care of the orchards on the grounds of Montgomery Place in the...
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One thing I love about braised fennel—besides the fact that gentle cooking brings out its sweetness and tones down the anise-y flavor—is that it retains a good sharpness along with its richness. I love braising vegetables because they cook...
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I needed a quick and easy meal to make for my cousin last night and this Balsamic Pork with Shallots from the March issue of Cooking Light definitely fit the bill. Easily a 30 minute meal, the recipe is straightforward...
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My goal with this recipe was to try out the much-championed cold pan method for cooking pork chops, which involves starting with cold chops and a cold pan and cooking them slowly and gently. The advantage of the method...
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Photograph from ctaloi on Flickr Today's Cook the Book recipe, pork porterhouse with pancetta-dried cherry vinaigrette, has been outlined very stringently by authors Rick Tramonto and Mary Goodbody; it calls specifically for thin porterhouse pork steaks, to be cooked over...
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Modern soubise? I wasn't even acquainted with the old soubise until I found this recipe in James Peterson's Sauces. I only picked it because it was advertised as a perfect topping for pork chops. The original sauce is apparently...
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Like the classic pairings of peanut butter and jelly or milk and cookies, pork chops and whiskey go hand in hand. But what's the best way to pair them? Numerous recipes for chops soused in Jack Daniels exist. Some include...
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With September now upon us, I've been feeling that dreaded sensation that summer is coming to a close. In these last fleeting days I wanted to make good use of the seasonal harvest still around, deciding on a grilled...
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