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Recipes for Pork Carnitas and Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)

August 3, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

These are both repeats but WORTH repeating!  First the pork carnitas.  Keep an eye out for pork roasts on sale and this is cheap gourmet!  I usually cut a roast in half and just cook up half at a time. Hint, if you’re working with the half you froze before don’t defrost it all the [...]

Leftover Turkey and Leftover Ham

December 31, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My sister is a wonder. She manages to host a fantastic Christmas dinner for our extended family AND send me home with some leftover ham and turkey. In addition to making our traditional turkey sandwich spread, I made a turkey pot pie with the turkey. With the ham, I did a few breakfasts of scrambled [...]

Chili Verde: $1.50 per serving

October 15, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I tried a new recipe for Chili Verde tonight, since pork roasts had been on sale. I bought two roasts (4 pounds total) and used one for the chili verde tonight, then Food Saver’d the other for later. There were a two major differences between this and my earlier recipe for chili verde. This one [...]

Making Use of Leftover Pork

September 30, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This would be great with either leftover pork roast or pork tenderloin. I used the leftover pork tenderloin I’d barbecued a few days back but the book I got it from suggested leftover pork roast. I seem to be having an issue posting Amazon links so will forfeit the 50 cents I’d make off the [...]

Barbecued Pork Tenderloin with Paprika Garlic Rub

September 28, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This rub makes enough for 2 pork tenderloins. If you don’t want to cook both, freeze one (with the rub on it) and it will be all ready to go after an overnight defrosting in the refrigerator. 2 tsps brown sugar 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp black pepper 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp [...]

A Bit Southern: Sausage Pie

September 4, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I hardly even knew where to look to buy pork sausage without the casing, but I found it. I guess it’s called ground sausage… but isn’t all sausage ground? Anyway, this came from The Lady & Sons, Too!: A Whole New Batch of Recipes from Savannah, which I bought on a whim. Both my kids [...]

Easy Pulled Pork in the Crockpot

January 29, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

When I buy a roast, I usually cook half and save half, either whole, sliced, or chopped. I vacuum seal it and throw it in the freezer for a bit. I was in the mood for some pulled pork sandwiches but didn’t feel like paying as much attention as my regular recipes call for. (But [...]

Pulled Pork Recipe Redux

July 17, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I have used a great pulled pork recipe many times with great praise from family and friends. I was in the grocery store perusing the magazines by the checkout stand and one called “Quick and Simple” caught my eye, probably because of the starburst promo calling out “17 Budget-Friendly Recipes.” They had a pulled pork [...]

Pork Chops with Cream Gravy

June 12, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

These were easy and good. I haven’t made gravy this way before but it came out delicious so I’ll definitely do it again. This came from an old Cooking Light magazine. It tastes richer than it is. The only thing particularly “light” about it was the idea of spraying the skillet first, rather than relying [...]

In Which Half a Frozen Already-Cooked Pork Roast Comes to the Rescue!

April 27, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Working a lot these days and the menu planning thing has fallen by the wayside. I typically finish up about 6 and am often cooking while watching my laptop for IMs and emails. Several clients are in heavy-duty push mode. Last night was one of my brain-dead nights. Hungry children were doing homework and I [...]

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