Pork Roast Braised in Milk. So ridiculously easy and so AMAZINGLY tender and delicious. Sounds like a weird thing — braising in milk — but apparently it’s a very traditional Italian way of cooking pork
Brown Juicy Pork Chops. Tart Plump Cranberries. I’ll be honest, if my friend Wes of Caesar Salad Recipe Fame hadn’t cooked this dish for me, just reading the recipe, I probably would have skipped it.
What goes with delicious Honey Whole Wheat Bread? Ham and Navy Bean Soup, that’s what! I had a soup revelation last week in, of all weird places, the overly fragrant Yankee Candle Store. I was
A week or so ago when I made this Fabulous Focaccia, I also made a big pot of hearty Minestrone soup. Full of a garden’s worth of vegetables, this Italian soup is easy to make
Yes, you read that correctly. Garbage Plate. Breakfast in all its porky glory. My lovely brother-in-law Mike made this concoction after eating at Frank’s Diner near Milwaukee that was featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Remember our friends the figs? The Secret Ingredient for our fabulous Fig & Rosemary Pork Tenderloin? Well, these fantastic funky fruits are only available in their fresh form for a very limited time. So while
Variations on a Theme of Vodka Sauce. Penne pasta with a silky sauce of tomatoes, vodka and cream plus little bits of Italian sausage. Good stuff. I like to do a couple of versions of
Fig & Rosemary Pork Tenderloin. Good food. Really good food. But first, a quick story…. A couple of weeks ago, shortly after the first anniversary of Idiot’s Kitchen, my husband Jim and I were chatting
Hooray! It’s almost the weekend and boy do I have a breakfast idea for you. Sausage Roll Ups! Like Biscuits and Gravy – only cuter. And with lots more sausage. What could be better? Sleep
Creamy Zucchini Linguine. With Pancetta….but that doesn’t rhyme. No, I’m not having my own personal Zucchini Festival over here. Even though I’ve recently posted a recipe for Zucchini Pineapple Bread, this pasta was too good
Every now and then a recipe comes along that is perfect. Simple, straightforward, and SO delicious that you want to make it again the very next day. That’s totally what happened to me when I
Fusilli. Corkscrews of pasta perfect for soaking up delicious sauce of Italian Sausage, Ricotta Cheese and Fresh Tomatoes. Little nooks and crannies of serious flavor. I might have mentioned before that I have something of
BBQ. The best letters in the alphabet. But alas, I have friends who live in apartments who are denied the ability to cook this delicacy. I also have friends in the frozen north who think
BLT – The World’s Best Sandwich meets Risotto. Bacon, Leek and Tomato Risotto. Oh yes I did. A few years ago there was in internet poll going around asking what one thing can be added
I’m a meat sauce kinda girl. I married a meatball kinda guy. Consider this dinner one of the delicious compromises of marriage. It took a while to find a meatball recipe that worked for me.
