This is a dish I want to redo. The sun dried tomatoes I used completely took over everything with an acidic tinge. It is my fault, I saw the jar in the fridge and didn’t think much of it until I opened the lid. At that point I gave it a taste, and decided to… Continue reading One ingredient that was past its prime threw it all off – Chicken with Artichoke, Fennel and Sun Dried Tomatoes.

Pork seems to be an extremely versatile dish for us especially on weeknights. So many ways to prepare it and economical to boot. Here is a classic herb rub for Pork Chops from Cooks Illustrated. Of course they try to eliminate any hurdles so the chop is brined an hour ahead of time. It definitely… Continue reading A more traditional pork chop. Herbed and grilled.

I’m not sure if I’ll ever smell fish sauce out of the bottle and get as excited as say the smell of garlic simmering in oil, bread coming out of an oven, or fish off a grill or sauté pan. We all have our favorites but fish sauce (Nuoc Mam,) I think you have to… Continue reading Vietnamese Style Pork Chops with Carrot and Diakon pickled salad.

We did do this one recently but tonight’s came out much better. I also made a taller mound of hot coals to go underneath a large cast iron pan that really brought up the temperature. I wouldn’t be able to get that heat inside the house on a stove. 4 stars for butter basted steaks.