I am lucky enough to have a wonderful friendly neighborhood farmer who occasionally offers to his inner circle fine items he makes from his pastured meats like bacon, bratwurst and sausage. Recently I got a few pounds of an amazing somewhat hot Italian sausage that he made. At the same time, I ended up inContinue reading “Sausage & Peppers with Hash Browns”
Category Archives: Pork
KKF Eggplant: Unrolled!
Well, it happened again. I set out to follow a recipe and end up doing my own thing. I may never know how an original recipe actually tastes. Inspired by an Eggplant Roll recipe and this marinara recipe, I came up with the following Eggplant lasagna, or non- rollatini. Rolls would have been cool, butContinue reading “KKF Eggplant: Unrolled!”
Pork Belly Euphoria
Pork belly. Also known as pork side or middlen. The most treasured part of any hog purchase because it is used to MAKE BACON. But every now and then you have to try something new. At a recent visit to Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta I had the fried pork belly appetizer with sorghum glaze. UH.MAZE.ING. IContinue reading “Pork Belly Euphoria”
Sweet n’ Sour Pork Balls
Test subject Bill loves pork, so I’m always looking for new ways to make pork. He also has a tough time swallowing ground beef because of the gristle/connective tissue that’s often a part of beef…but not so much with pork! So ground pork is the convenience food of choice in our house. I was inspiredContinue reading “Sweet n’ Sour Pork Balls”
A Million Ways to Cook with an Egg
When you buy a Big Green Egg, it’s kind of like joining a cult. People who own a Green Egg (or “Eggheads”) become fanatical, notice other Eggheads when they drive or walk by their house, and dancing or jumping ensues just from seeing someone else’s Egg. This month, I joined the Egg Cult. The firstContinue reading “A Million Ways to Cook with an Egg”
KKF Fast Food: Bacon & Cheese Quiche
Even when you love to cook, there are some days you are just energy-zapped or plain too busy to spend time making a delicious meal. Takeout is tempting you. A pizza delivery is just a phone call away. Just say no! When I’m feeling like this, I often turn to a crustless quiche. It’s easy,Continue reading “KKF Fast Food: Bacon & Cheese Quiche”
Georgia Luau
When I was 18 I visited Hawaii with my mom. It was my first plane flight and, other than a weeklong trip to Ohio when I was a pre-teen, my first actual vacation. Our friend Emmette graciously gave us a grand tour of Kauai, the island he lives on. Part of this tour was theContinue reading “Georgia Luau”
Schnitzel: A Love Affair
Since I’ve moved to the South, I’ve heard some interesting colloquialisms. One of these is “you put your foot in it.” Apparently this phrase has nothing to do with hygiene and everything to do with cooking up something that makes folks wanna slap their mama. So when someone tells you that you put your footContinue reading “Schnitzel: A Love Affair”
Lard Butt and Proud of It
Rendering lard is not an activity you often see in an American kitchen these days. Even my mom, the farm wife, does not render lard. If she cooked with lard I didn’t know about it. So when it came to rendering the lard from the 3+ pounds of fat back in my freezer, I turnedContinue reading “Lard Butt and Proud of It”
Bacon Fu
Of all the kung fu activities that have taken place in my kitchen, nothing garners more attention than bacon. In fact, it seems to trump every other accomplishment in my entire life. I have a black belt in kung fu. I have a 3.97 GPA. I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. I wentContinue reading “Bacon Fu”
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