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Barbecued Pork, Lamb and Venison. Cooking outdoors on the grill adds wonderful flavors to all meats, but esp. pork… and lamb.
Mon mari has been spending time on the internet. Since he’s in charge of all summer outdoor cooking he’s decided that he also should have input on what he cooks. Such impertinence! Reminds me of the time I was in the U.S. and had left him instructions on how to fix one of his favorite … Continue reading…
In case you were thinking that all I served for dinner the other night was Carrot Cake and Lemon Bars…. For the main course I served Brined Pork with Oven Roasted New Potatoes. Brining keeps meat moist and tender during cooking and is particularly well-suited to pork. The tenderloin cooks quickly on the barbecue, and … Continue reading…
I always plant too much in my garden…. In some people’s opinion. I don’t let any of it go to waste, but we tend to eat strangely when stuff starts growing. We don’t eat salads for months, then we have spinach salads every night for two or three weeks while it’s producing, followed by red … Continue reading…
Pork tenderloin is our favorite cut of pork, particulatrly to cook on the grill. Mon mari (the grill expert) likes using a thin marinade to baste meat as it cooks – he says it keeps the meat moist and doesn't burn like a thicker sauce might. The pork is marinated first, then basted as it … Continue reading…
What? I made the effort to cut and stuff a pork tenderloin and all I filled it with was chives? Well, maybe one or two other things. Remember, simple can be good and being complicated for the sake of complication can simply be confusing. I was on a mission to make the perfect Pork Tenderloin … Continue reading…
I was going to give you a brief primer on ‘kebabs’, the derivation of the word, differences between cultures, and so on. But after reading the Wiki entry on the kebab (or kabob, kebap, kebav, kebap, kebabie….), which was concise. informative, fascinating and rather long, I’ll suggest, if you’re interested, check it out yourself. Here … Continue reading…
I'm back! I think…. Kind of hard to tell as I have not had a moment to think in over two weeks. It's been busy. Everyone arrived in Italy as scheduled, with their respective bags accompanying them (amazingly). Much wine was tasted, and approved of; much beer was consumed; a reasonable amount of espresso was … Continue reading…