Italian sausage is a juicy, flavorful sausage that can be added to rice and bean dishes as well as served up on its own as part of a robust breakfast. I like mine dry fried on the stove in a skillet, but there are lots of ways to use this meat, and I want to …
You could pay plenty of money for a honey glazed ham in the grocery or you can learn how to make it yourself. The honey glaze takes an already sweet type of meat and makes it even sweeter and tastier. I’m going to share with you a method for how to make honey glazed ham …
Did you know that you don’t need to cook uncured ham? Unless there’s some warning label telling you otherwise on the ham, uncured ham is usually cooked all the way through. If you are freezing ham for then we have a guide for freezing cooked and uncooked ham. Uncured meat of any kind tends to …
I absolutely love a good chunk of meat. Most of my favorite dishes are made out of meat, and when I try to think of a meat menu, the first thing that comes to mind is pork tenderloin. Pork tenderloin is a very versatile and, dare I say, a meat’s best cut that can be …
Pork chops have a lot of advantages as a lunch or dinner meat (you could even use them for breakfast, though that can be kind of heavy). They are somewhat thin, so they cook up quickly. You could cook them in a fraction of the time it would take you to cook a piece of …
Ham steak makes for an excellent dinner as the main dish. The advantage of cooking a ham steak is that there’s no need to cook an entire ham and go through that long process. And if you are cooking your ham from frozen then check out our guide here. How long to cook ham steak …
I know a lot of people have this idea that making pulled pork has to be a long and intensive process that requires a lot of hands-on work. I can tell you from experience, though, that some of the best pulled pork is made in a crock pot with very little hassle. With this method …
Bacon is a versatile food that you can wrap around other fruit, chop up into tiny bits and use as a garnish, and even take the fat from to flavor food. Bacon can be fried up, grilled, and cooked a variety of ways, but can you bake bacon? Bacon typically comes in thin strips that …
You’re probably used to cooking bratwurst on the stovetop or the grill. That gives it a really nice charred look, but can you get the same effect and cook them properly in the oven? You can, and it’s a simple and easy way to cook your bratwurst. The advantage to using the oven for cooking …
Do your pork chops turn out a little on the dry side when you cook them? Do they sometimes come out tough and chewy when you would prefer them to be soft, tender, and juicy? It’s a problem a lot of people have when they cook pork chops, and the solution is to brine them …
Sous vide is a method of cooking at a low temperature for a long time. In this cooking method, the food is kept in a plastic pouch or a glass jar and cooked over a water bath for a long time. It is somewhat different from the traditional methods of cooking. It ensures that the …
We are probably all familiar with stiffed chicken breasts. That’s a common holiday dish that always delights, but have you ever heard of stuffed pork chops? This one was a new dish for me not long ago, but I immediately got excited about the idea. The notion of sweet pork meat being stuffed with cheese, …
Your grilled pork loin can go from simple to spectacular with the right recipe. An easy rub made from common ingredients that might already be in your cupboard can make a huge difference in how flavourful your pork loin roast is. If you are making boneless pork loin roast grilled, you have that wonderful aroma …
We like our ribs no matter how they are prepared, but we definitely have our favourites. We love the physicality of ribs. You can’t exactly eat them with a fork- you could, but you wouldn’t get all the meat off. We like the fact the fact that eating ribs is its own kind of experience, …
Pork chops are one of the simplest and quickest dinner meats to cook. You can easily dry fry yours in a pan with no fuss and no mess, and it only takes a few minutes. Compare that to the hours it takes to cook a turkey or chicken or the 30-50 minutes it takes to …
It goes without saying that the most popular method to cook ribs is on a grill outdoors on a sunny summer day. However, that doesn’t mean that the ribs will not be as good if you cook it indoors! In today’s article, we’ll show you how to cook ribs in the oven as well as …
I absolutely love using my slow cooker. In the cooler months, it makes great, hearty, comforting foods, and in the warmer months it keeps the kitchen from getting ridiculously hot. It’s also a real time saver, because I can just throw the ingredients into the crockpot and leave it all day. Then dinner is ready …
Casseroles are totally one of the easiest things you can make for dinner, because everything is made in one pan, making preparation quick and cleanup a breeze. Not only that, but a casserole can be chock full of foods from all the food groups (from the new food pyramid thingy rather than the four groups …
The mild taste of pork offers a palette for spicing in which you can create an international cuisine of dishes. Let’s look at some basic ideas for your next main course whether that be pork chops, grilled pork or a classic hog roast. Marinades And Rubs If it is Asian style pork you have a …