Chewy pumpkin oatmeal cookies sandwiched around an Italian meringue, cream cheese filling. When I was a kid, I loved prepackage oatmeal cream pies. Chewy molasses oatmeal cookies with a mysterious marshmallowy filling. Even as I began to get older, they were one of my go-to snack foods when I needed a sugar fix. But nowadays, […]
Bourbon brined thick-cut pork chops with a sweet and tangy pickled peach bacon jam. What goes better with pork than more pork? Not much! This sweet bacon-y jam is a tasty addition to the juicy bourbon brined chops. Serve with some garlic mashed potatoes, and you have a satisfyingly rich, delicious meal. Why brine the […]
Smoky mezcal tequila mixed with sage simple syrup and freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. Tomorrow is Sunday funday. So I decided to end this week’s posts with a cocktail. This simple cocktail is a play on the classic greyhound. I used smoky mezcal instead of the traditional vodka or gin. To enhance the smoky flavor of […]
Fluffy biscuits, mixed with sautéed onions, poblanos, and spicy breakfast sausage, layered with cheddar cheese, and baked in a creamy egg custard. Strata is like a cross between a quiche and a bread pudding. Take the eggs, for instance. In a quiche, the eggs are thick and firm. In a bread pudding, the eggs are […]
Richly sauced bourbon braised oxtails served over a slightly sweet breadfruit pappardelle. Breadfruit is a fruit produced from a tree similar to jackfruit. It has a rough green outer skin and a large seed in the middle. Even though it is technically a fruit, breadfruit is only slightly sweet and very starchy. It is often […]
Dijon and balsamic glazed pork loin, stuffed with a rosemary focaccia stuffing and roasted with herbed Yukon gold potatoes. If you have never stuffed a pork loin, this task might seem daunting. But it’s not as difficult as you think and this post will show you how. Have the stuffing, glaze, and potatoes ready before […]
