what's cookin'........

so what is everyone cooking up on this beautiful Sunday?..................

i think i am going to grill..... steaks, chicken, hotdogs............. the basics.

going to make some abichuelas and some potato salad.......

for dessert surprise the kids with a little drive to get a cheap snack............

[Robin Garr]

We're cheating and going out to a dinner meeting/class where somebody else is bringing chili.

We're cheating and going out to a dinner meeting/class where somebody else is bringing chili.

that's ok.... im sure you will appreciate al the hard work they put into it.

My lovely bride has been out of town for about ten days so I popped in a nice pork roast to make the house smell nice when we arrived from the airport. Mission accomplished!

My lovely bride has been out of town for about ten days so I popped in a nice pork roast to make the house smell nice when we arrived from the airport. Mission accomplished!

awww ..... what a nice thing to do. I am sure she loved it when she walked in.

Gordita trailer...they teased me for not being there for sooooo long.
D.H. said it was "really...really delicious".

dont remind me.... i could go for some of those taquitos right now. actually i am about to put some pork in the slow cooker. I might just season it for taquitos tomorrow.

We had a petty good meal yesterday. My buddy recently butchered one of his pigs and hooked us up with some sweet pork. Im not sure of the "cut" we received as it was pretty much just fist size chunks of pig. I put this pork in a 24 hour brine that was seasoned with the same spices you would use to corn beef(I had some corning spice left over). We splashed some rum on the pork, grilled it and let rest a while,then cut it up. The pork was then added to some "caribbean seasoned" rice that also had a bit of habenero in it. In addition to the pork and rice, we enjoyed our "experimental" grilled pineapple and avocado salsa/guacamole type thing that was very good.

Made some pretty awesome pickled eggs this weekend.

Last night was breakfast for dinner ...

Sausage, Biscuits and Gravy, Hashbrowns, and Eggs.

Good Stuff.

[Robin Garr]

Barr Farm Kentucky beef shoulder roast braised with onions, garlic and green peppers in fresh tomato sauce, an Italian-style pot roast that makes its own "gravy" for spaghetti.

Barr Farm Kentucky beef shoulder roast braised with onions, garlic and green peppers in fresh tomato sauce, an Italian-style pot roast that makes its own "gravy" for spaghetti.

that sounds pretty good. So you actually serve the pot roast over the spaghetti?

[Robin Garr]

that sounds pretty good. So you actually serve the pot roast over the spaghetti?

Becky, you certainly could do that, especially if the meat got tender enough to "pull." We didn't do it that way, however. We served the meat sliced and used the sauce over spaghetti on the side. Here's a mini-recipe that I posted in the WineLovers forum kitchen, should have thought to put it here, too:

The procedure ... is very, very simple, a simple version of a remembered recipe from the old Craig Claiborne NY Times Cookbook. Basically, in a black iron dutch oven or similar vessel, brown a chunk of shoulder or rump with onions and garlic and some cut-up green pepper until it's all nicely browned and smells great. Then you put in enough tomato sauce plus a little water (and S&P) to come about halfway up the side of the meat. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for a couple of hours, stirring and turning the meat occasionally. Remove and slice the beef. Serve the sauce over pasta. Build a salad, and dinner's on.

Becky,

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Herb-Roasted-Pork-Loin-352314

I made this pork loin for dinner Sunday night and it was fantastic! It is a great company-worthy main course ( and it’s reasonably cheap to make too). I made it per the recipe with only one change ( without the Savory- adding more rosemary). We served it with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, homemade Challah bread and the “Wilted Mustard Greens” recipe from the same site; it was an excellent combination. And, like T.P's. , it made my house smell incredible.

Deb

seems like pork made the round the past couple of days.....

I put a pork loin roast on Sunday night, more like Monday dawn.... about 4 am. I had been wanting carnitas, but didnt want the whole frying thing. So, i decided to try it in my slow cooker. WOW! they came out soooooooooo good. I got about 8 lbs of lean pork loin, cut it into big chunks. I chopped up a couple of large yellow onions, a lot of garlic, added spices... cumin! LOVE IT! juice of a couple of oranges, and just a touch of cinnamon.... Monday at 9 am the whole house smelled awesome. by noontime it was all cooked up beautifully. And it wasn't oily how some carnitas are, the broth was just great, really good flavor. We had that with some flour and corn tortillas, green salsa, cilantro, aguacates.......... man that was a good dinner.

I will be making some super rice with all of that broth that i kept from it tomorrow. Since it was a pork loin there is so little oil in my gravy separator. I have a good four cups of broth for my rice, should come out great.