Nov
11
When I am shopping for bacon there are a couple words that I really like to see – uncured and center cut. Uncured means that no sodium nitrates or nitrates were added when making the bacon. I like center cut bacon because it has less fat content than bacon that isn’t center cut. Now add …
Oct
13
I have been working at an apple orchard this fall. One of the benefits of this job is that I have access to picking any fruit that I want to that has already fallen off the tree. One day after picking some Stanley Plums, I went back and picked 1 peck off the ground. I …
Aug
24
The other day I got the Niman Ranch Cookbook from my local library. I was looking at the recipes, when I spotted one for cider-glazed pork chops and thought that would be a great fall meal. I then was looking for something to make for dinner on this summer night, I remembered I had pork chops in …
Mar
31
Easter is fast approaching us, and what most Americans find on the dinner table that day is ham. But not every ham has been created equally. The first thing you need to know about ham is where it comes from. Ham comes from the backside of the pig, hence it’s round shape. Just as on …
Mar
04
The pork chop, a classic American slice of pig. Today I am taking that slice and giving it some serious heat via my grill pan. This recipe begins with a brine. The brine is basically the same one that Alton Brown used on an episode of Good Eats to make a slow cooked pork dish. …
Feb
21
This is a recipe that my mom has been cooking up for years. This recipe was the reason I wanted an electric skillet as it is the perfect thing to cook these pork chops in. Make sure you pick bone-in pork chops, as the bones will bring more flavor to the dish. Also to flavor …
Jan
22
When buying a whole center cut pork loin, I always slice it into roasts and chops. One of my favorite things to do with those chops is making breaded pork chops. It’s pretty easy to do. These chops are boneless so they are easy to bread and not have to worry about finding a bone …
Jan
05
The most tender part of the pig – the pork tenderloin. It is a versatile piece of pork than you can grill or roast with a wide varieties of flavors. The flavor we are focusing on today is teriyaki – a salty and sweet combination featuring brown sugar and soy sauce. Pork tenderloin is great …
Dec
19
For under $2 a pound (I paid $1.79 a pound last time), an entire center cut pork loin is a great deal. The center cut is exactly what it sounds, the center part of the loin area of the pig. Typically it comes as a boneless cut. Here is a picture of the one I …
Nov
12
Click here to ready other posts on the topic of pork. If you are looking for a good and cheap pork roast, give the sirloin roast a try. I has gotten it on sale for under $2 a pound. The sirloin roast comes from the loin area of the pig. The loin is divided into …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
