What are you all having for Valentine’s day dinner? We had this yummy bangers and mash with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and dark beer onion gravy. Yum! It can be hard to find the right kind of sausages for this dish, so I used some German sausages I got from Aldi, because they have aContinueContinue reading “Bangers and Mash with Onion Gravy”
Tag Archives: Pork
Chinese Roast Pork with Vegetables
This recipe comes from the wonderful Woks of Life. I pretty much love any recipe from that site. Roast pork with Chinese vegetables combines the amazingly flavorful Char Siu pork with tons of veggies for a delicious and complete meal. I typically sous vide my char siu when I’m making BBQ pork buns, but IContinueContinue reading “Chinese Roast Pork with Vegetables”
Konigsberger Klopse (German Meatballs in Caper Sauce)
This dinner idea comes from some women my husband works out with who are both married to Germans. They were discussing German recipes and this one came up and my family is crazy about capers so I knew I wanted to try it (thank you ladies, for the idea). According to the recipes I read,ContinueContinue reading “Konigsberger Klopse (German Meatballs in Caper Sauce)”
Pork Tenderloin with Blue Cheese Sauce
Is anyone else completely obsessed with blue cheese? My cousin and I used to be addicted to the McDonalds side salads in the 80s with the packets of blue cheese dressing, and my love of anything blue cheese has never died. My daughter likes it enough that she picked out a blue cheese truffle fromContinueContinue reading “Pork Tenderloin with Blue Cheese Sauce”
Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Cream Sauce
Pork tenderloin cooks quickly so makes a good weeknight meal, but it can be dressed up too. Pork pairs really well with strong flavors like mustard and tarragon, and the bit of cream in the sauce for this dish really rounds out the meal. I use my sous vide machine to cook pork tenderloin, followedContinueContinue reading “Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Cream Sauce”
Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork Noodle Bowl
This Vietnamese lemongrass pork noodle bowls are one of my favorite meals. The lemongrass pork is served with tofu, cucumber, carrot, bell pepper, cilantro and mint over rice noodles and drizzled with amazing nuoc cham (lime sauce). They are healthy and light, but pack so much flavor into one bowl. They don’t require a tonContinueContinue reading “Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork Noodle Bowl”
Jägerschnitzel
Jägerschnitzel is a delicious dish of breaded and fried pork chops topped with a rich mushroom gravy. My favorite way to serve it is with spatzle and sweet and sour red cabbage. I find the easiest way to prepare the pork chops for this dish is to buy thin cut boneless pork chops and thenContinueContinue reading “Jägerschnitzel”
Pan Seared Pork Chops with Mustard Cider Sauce
Pork chops were not something I got excited about for most of my life. We’ve all eaten a dry, flavorless pork chop at some point. Pan seared pork chops with mustard cider sauce is not that dried up puck of tasteless pork. These chops are brined in a sugar/salt solution to help keep them moistContinueContinue reading “Pan Seared Pork Chops with Mustard Cider Sauce”
Spicy Pork with Korean Rice Cakes and Bok Choy
Spicy Pork with Korean Rice Cakes and Bok Choy Spicy pork with Korean rice cakes and bok choy is another quick dinner recipe you can make in 30 minutes. My high school aged son is working the dinner shift at a local restaurant and feeding him before he heads to work means I need someContinueContinue reading “Spicy Pork with Korean Rice Cakes and Bok Choy”
Carnitas Tacos + Taqueria Red Salsa
Carnitas Tacos + Red Salsa I think I have mentioned before that we are a bit obsessed with tacos. Especially taqueria style tacos. We used to live in California and had access to some amazing taquerias there. When we first moved east, it was hard to find similar food here. Thankfully now there is aContinueContinue reading “Carnitas Tacos + Taqueria Red Salsa”