Every so often, we'll use a little dairy other than grass-fed butter or pastured cream when we cook. Typically these other occasions involve cheese, because there's something about good cheese that is hard to resist. So for today's recipe, I thought I'd pull one out of our book that uses a liberal amount of Parmesan … Continue reading Parmesan Breaded Pork Chops
Category: Main Dish
Pot Roast with Sweet Potatoes
We were blessed with a rare (at least so far this year) sunny day this past Saturday, giving us a chance to get some outside chores done finally. On days like that, when you're out raking and picking up fallen branches and cleaning up the tangles of brush that have cluttered the yard throughout the soggy … Continue reading Pot Roast with Sweet Potatoes
Baked Coconut Chicken Tenders
This is a quick and easy recipe for chicken that is a just little out of the ordinary. The list of ingredients is short, and contains all things that are easy to find if you don't already have them in your pantry. The prep time is almost nothing, and the baking time is just about … Continue reading Baked Coconut Chicken Tenders
Hungarian Goulash
A little while back, Karen mentioned tackling her Grandpa Don's Hungarian Goulash recipe. The other night, she dug up a scanned copy of a letter written to Karen's family about 35 years ago while they were living in Alaska. In it, Don describes how he had stayed home to cook dinner for "Mother and I … Continue reading Hungarian Goulash
Onion & Bacon Grilled Turkey Breast
It's no secret we have an affinity for bacon. I mean, who doesn't? It embodies nearly all of the things our primitive taste buds crave - salt, fat, smokiness, and perhaps a hint of sweet (depending on the brine and cure ingredients). And when used as a "wrapper" for other meat during cooking, it becomes … Continue reading Onion & Bacon Grilled Turkey Breast
Orange Ginger Marinated Pork “Ribs”
Country-style "ribs" on a hog are actually a cut coming from the loin just behind the blade portion of the shoulder, which is referred to as the "butt" (as in a Boston Butt roast). Apparently, whoever named the cuts of meat on a hog wasn't very inept at basic swine anatomy...but that's not a topic for this site. … Continue reading Orange Ginger Marinated Pork “Ribs”
Basil Chicken & Rice Soup
*A quick note as Casey doesn't give this recipe enough justice.. From all the things we have made, this is definitely in our top 10. Try it VERY soon as it will definitely be worth it! Feeling like some good ol' chicken soup, but with a little Cantonese and Thai influence? Playing around with a clipped … Continue reading Basil Chicken & Rice Soup
Ginger-Hoisin Cedar Planked Salmon
After nearly two weeks on vacation - including a 4-day drive down to Arizona with stops in Las Vegas (we didn't gamble a dime), the Hoover Dam (and the new Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tilman Memorial Bridge), the Grand Canyon, and a week in Scottsdale - we are back home. We got to experience both unseasonably warm (it … Continue reading Ginger-Hoisin Cedar Planked Salmon
Grapefruit Margarita Chicken
Whoever stated that necessity is the mother of invention got it partly right. When it comes to cooking, invention is often the result of having a limited set of ingredients to work with, coupled with the need to use up things before they spoil. Such situations are credited as the origins of chili, pizza, countless soups and stews...even "chop suey." Our … Continue reading Grapefruit Margarita Chicken
Quick Grilled Pork Chops
Often (usually mid-week) we find ourselves looking for something quick and simple to put on the grill and have ready to eat in no time. Another time when this strategy works well is if you are away from home but still need a good main dish to make with limited resources. This is one of those recipes, … Continue reading Quick Grilled Pork Chops
Purely Primal 