stuffed crusted center cut pork roast

December 4, 2009

Nearly two weeks ago I was contemplating a celebratory dinner for my fatherhood blog’s first ‘blogoversary’. It had a been a really fun year connecting with so many great dads and moms and I was proud of what I had accomplished.
A few days before I had been grocery shopping and picked up a center [...]

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thanksgiving rewind: chocolate pecan pie

December 2, 2009

In our household baking is not my purview. It’s not that I’m not capable of it, but rather that my wife really enjoys it. From time to time I’ll help with measuring out ingredients and whatnot while she assembles and does the hard work.
When it came time to choose the dessert portion of [...]

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thanksgiving rewind: sides & sauces

December 1, 2009

Continuing with the rewind, today I’m presenting a few basic recipes for the sides and sauces that I served on Thanksgiving. The pearl onion and cranberry sauce takes the place of a traditional gravy. I tried it for the first time about three years ago and it has since become a requested item. [...]

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thanksgiving rewind: apple & pecan smoked turkey

November 30, 2009

Over the next few days I’m going to be doing a quick review of my Thanksgiving culinary adventure. Today I’m going to start out with how I prepared the turkey. I had intended to smoke the turkey this year, however, I was the victim of an equipment malfunction.
Even though I ended up roasting the [...]

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port wine cranberry creme brulee

November 19, 2009

With the third installment of the fall flavors series I’m turning my attention to dessert by making a port wine cranberry creme brulee. It has taken me some practice to make a good creme brulee and I feel like I’m still learning, but this came out quite well.

hardware

medium saucepan
medium mixing bowl
6 ramekins (7 to [...]

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mission inconceivable: brussel sprouts

November 18, 2009

I’m not terribly fond of vegetables and, unfortunately, it is evident in my cooking and diet. Since I’ve been trying to eat better I have searched for different ways to prepare vegetables and avoid reliving the nightmares of my youth.
Growing up I used to liberally apply French’s yellow mustard to most vegetables as a [...]

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roasted butternut squash lasagna with port wine cranberries

November 16, 2009

For the second entry in my fall flavors series I’m offering up my roasted butternut squash lasagna with port wine cranberries. If you want to learn a little more about the story behind how I came up with this recipe, you can check out the post on my fatherhood blog, Real Men Drive Minivans.
As [...]

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reinventing mofongo

November 10, 2009

This post originally appeared on my fatherhood blog Real Men Drive Minivans on September 9, 2009.
Whenever I find a good deal on pork I get excited because that means I usually get to experiment with some Latin flavors. For some reason the thought of Cuban style pork marinating in the refrigerator makes me happy. [...]

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roasted butternut squash and apple bisque

November 3, 2009

today over on my fatherhood blog, real men drive minivans, i posted the first recipe in my fall flavors series. i also created a quick video of me making the bisque and thought i’d share that over here.

hardware

dutch oven or large stock pot
blender or immersion blender
measuring cups and spoons, wooden spoon

software
4 cups roasted butternut [...]

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fall flavors

October 28, 2009

yesterday on my fatherhood blog, real men drive minivans, i talked about the flavors that evoke memories of the season. as a tribute to fall, i’m doing a fall flavor series utilizing butternut squash and cranberries. in today’s video i make the two recipes that serve as the foundation for the different dishes in [...]

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