The first time I scrolled past The Modern Proper’s recipe for a Philly Cheesesteak Skillet, I stopped, backtracked my little pointer finger & thought, “oooooh, I wanna eat THAT”. Something about the brightly colored mix of peppers, gooey molten cheese and golden-seared steak was just calling to me. Perhaps it’s the pandemic, but all I […]
If you like tender, smoke kissed pulled pork with Mexican inspired flavors and gorgeously crispy-crunchy bits, then this smoked pork carnitas is for you. Instead of messing with the traditional method of braising the pork butt on the stove top or in the oven with plenty of lard, I took inspiration from the smoker and […]
This is the kind of weeknight meal I like to pull together, using just a handful of fresh ingredients and relying on my pantry to really amp up the flavors of what I have to hand. That’s the beauty of this sheet pan Thai roast chicken dish, all cooked up in one pan and then […]
I’ve been making this spicy cucumber salad at least once a week since it’s heated up here as our annual intro to summer. Which has been a big surprise for me, given that I’ve always been extremely avoidant of the sourer, vinegar-based dressings. (I blame that on growning up in the Land Of Malt Vinegar. […]
This mojo pulled pork recipe is one that is oh-so-simple on the surface… but actually took me two entire pork shoulders worth of testing, tweaking & development to truly nail. Yes, that’s 20 pounds of pork. For two people. In one week. There have been a lot of meat sweats around here lately. So why […]
Because I’m craving warm, cozy food and because I had a hankering for something a little sweeter for breakfast this week, I came up with this rooibos tea oatmeal. It’s actually very minimally sweetened and – like all of my oatless oatmeal recipes – has a secret hidden veggie that you’d never know was lurking […]
