What’s better than getting your slow-cooker going during a blizzard? Not much! But I’d actually used mine a week before when I brought home a bone-in pork shoulder from McCaffrey’s where it was on sale. I’m still using it up, and will likely freeze the rest – it made much more than I expected! I … Continue reading
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December Recipe of the Month – Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
Normally I would have baked at least a batch of Christmas cookies by now. But I just haven’t been up for anything at all involved in the kitchen, so I indulged myself by making my very simple stand-by chocolate bread pudding. I usually use egg knot rolls for this, but had noted recipes online that use … Continue reading
November Recipe Of the Month – braised escarole with beans
Okay, I’m cheating a bit here, I actually made this dish in October, but enjoyed leftovers into November. I even added a random can of gigante beans at the end since I had still more escarole to use up. Braised escarole with white beans is a classic preparation and while I always have beans (dry and … Continue reading
Recipe of the month – Roasted Chicken Provençal, my new bff from the NYT
I thought I’d start a new feature on my blog, which I will hopefully keep up with. Each Recipe of the Month post will feature a recipe I’ve recently made. In this case, I loved it so much, I made it twice within as many weeks! Roasted Chicken Provençal is from the New York Times, so … Continue reading