Guinness Beef Stew

This dish was amazing of course is it possible for a dish that contains beer, beef, and bacon (the 3 Bs of life) to be horrible?  I think not.
I have started re-reading the French Laundry cookbook and have concluded for being a madman; Thomas Keller has some brilliant and great ideas.  Some of them are […]

Braised lamb shank

Sorry I have been slacking on the updates and Merry Christmas to everyone.  Been a hectic time of year with trying to finish up projects at work that by the time I get home I barely have enough energy to make a sandwich yet alone cook a full meal.  Plus oh yeah Christmas shopping is enough to […]

40 garlic clove chicken

For those of you who don’t think that attitude affect the end result trust me it does.  This entire cook process I felt rushed and in no rythmn.  No matter what CD I put on I could not get into the “groove” (I went from Joe Henry, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Wilco, to L.L. Cool J).  So […]

Horseradish cheddar canadian bacon macaroni and cheese

I feel bad I do all these bacon and pork dishes but I never do anything that shows our northern brothers and sisters the respect they deserve for giving us Canadian bacon (yes I know canadian bacon is not from Canada and it is actually called back bacon) so tonight I decided to do that.  […]

Pork roast stuffed with salami, prosciutto, spinach, and oh yes 3 cheeses

Hi my name is Jeff and I am addicted to pork.  I have no clue where my addiction comes from and why I have a desire to try to incorporate pork into everything I do (yes folks consider yourself warned bacon ice cream will be on the menu after Christmas if Santa is good to […]

Braised pork belly and pig tails

Have no clue what to actually call this dish.  Yes this is one of those things where I looked at the butcher shop and go ohh…pig tails I wonder what I can do with those.  Tada this is what you can do with them.   Anyone else have any other tails ideas please let me know.
The meat […]

Root vegetable mash

Want a quick simple easy side?  Want to be able to justify the purchase of the ricer to a loved one as just not a way to make the world’s greatest mashed potatoes?  Well tada I present you with the root vegetable mash.
For this dish you will need:

1lb of celery root cut into 1 inch […]

Pork chops with fig chipotle sauce

This dish originally started as a fig chipotle stuffed pork chop and I was excited.  Stressful day at work and I could not wait to get home and slit open a pork chop, stuff it full of spicy sweet goodness, and grill it.  Got home opened up the package of pork chops and low and […]

Bacon wrapped roasted garlic pork loin

According to this article this is a very healthy meal. 
For this dish you are going to need:

1 pork tenderloin
1/2 lb of bacon
3 heads of roasted garlic
2 shallots finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1/2 cup of white wine
1/2 cup of dark chicken stock (if you don’t have any dark chicken stock just use regular chicken […]

Vermouth sage caper chicken

For this dish you will need:

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup of dry vermouth
1/2 cup of chicken stock
10 pearl onions quartered
3 cloves of garlic chopped finely
1 tb of sage
1 tb of capers
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tb of butter
1 tb of cream
Kosher salt and black pepper

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