Pork chops with a merlot sauce

The merlot sauce in this recipe will play well with a majority of meat such as beef (especially mr. bland filet), pork chops, or even some lamb chops.  Besides being versatile a merlot sauce is a simplistic sauce to make that is very flavorful. 
I chose to use pork chops (surprised I went to something pork […]

Basic Tomato Sauce

A good basic tomato sauce is an essential ingredient in any kitchen.  It can serve as a great base for many dishes (chicken parmesan for one) or as a simple and easy meal when tossed with some pasta. 
I like to keep the tomato sauce simple and then I can add what I want when I need it.  […]

Spicy sausage stuffed bell peppers

Part of the joy of buying whole and half pigs is you are left with all this bulk ground up sausage.  I like to get the sausage unseasoned and then add my own spices for different flavors.  You can usually find this sausage at the butcher or grocery store and it is normally labeled bulk or unseasoned […]

BBQ Tri-tip with a simple dry rub

Tri-tip is one of those cuts of beef that is slowly but surely gaining momentum.  It is a cut of beef from the bottom sirloin primal cut and also goes by the name triangular roast.  There are only two on each cow so they can be a little tricky to find but definitely worth looking around. 
Tri-tip is […]

Whole chicken baked in a salt dough

Cooking this chicken in salt dough creates a visually stunning, tender, and moist chicken by sealing in all the juices while cooking.  The salt dough also does not impart a strong taste of salt to the chicken.   I still do not add any extra salt to this dish even when making the sauce.
There are four simple steps to […]

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