pesto mayo chicken sandwich

This afternoon as we were wandering around Atlanta I got a craving for some fresh bread from Star Provisions. They really do make the best bread – especially the baguette (nicely chewy) and the ciabatta bread. The minute we walked in and I smelled the bread baking, I decided I wanted sandwiches for dinner. Knowing that there were a couple of packages of chicken tenders in... Read More

sweet pork tacos

So I’m pork-obsessed lately. I think it comes from the fact that I have 8 or 9 pork loins in the freezer that I bought when Publix was having a sale. In keeping with my promise to start working through my archives of saved recipes from 2010, I pulled a recipe that was posted to A Chow Life back in February. It’s a variation of Rick Bayless’ Minced Pork Tacos... Read More

slow cooked pork loin in beer

This is not a recipe per se and the photo is not gorgeous.  In fact it’s probably not even borderline attractive.  But by the time this pork loin came out of the oven, I was so hungry and it was so good … that I didn’t even think of picking up the camera to take a pretty “food porn” photo before I inhaled it! Start with a 1.5 – 2 lb pork loin. ... Read More

crockpot: pork loin & green chile

I love cooking in a crockpot – especially in the winter. It’s wonderful to put something together in the morning before leaving the house and come home to a cooked meal, ready to eat. This recipe is strongly South Western based and is super flexible. Serve it as is as a fantastic one-bowl meal … or use the ingredients (maybe with some black beans added) to make... Read More