It’s been awhile since I’ve cooked a pork chop. Wonderful when cooked properly, dry and chewy if over-cooked. But quick and easy. I’ve added a bit more than the standard salt and pepper, but the result is great. 4 pork chops, at least 1 inch thick 1 clove garlic, finely minced 2 Tb ground cumin…
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BBQ pork ribs – one of the best so far
There are a lot of different ways to prepare BBQ pork ribs, and I can’t say which I prefer. But here is one method, and flavour, which worked well. The method is simple. Quick? No. But simple. Yes. And tasty? Very. Place the pork ribs in the oven with a range of wonderful ingredients, cook…
Wonderful Ginger leaves
The local asian grocer always has a small amount of fresh greens, herbs and roots, all fresh and some hard to find elsewhere. The girls also like going there because the old chinese woman who owns the place always gives them candies flavoured with lychee, green tea or some other variety! I’ve started picking up…
Classic and Asian-style sweet and sour Buffalo wings with ginger green beans
I decided to make two types of chicken wings for dinner…my classic style that I know my girls like, and a spicier version that I was inspired from reading a post from Kitchen Cici. To complement the chicken, I roasted sliced desiree red potatoes and sautéed green beans with thickly sliced ginger. The balance of…
Pork neck steak with pineapple coconut sauce
I often braise pork neck to the point that it falls apart, and then pull it with a fork and cook it down more with the braising sauce for ‘pulled pork’. I decided this time to cut the pork neck in 1 inch (3 cm) steaks (sometimes referred to as pork scotch fillets, which is…
Day to Day Thoughts on Food 