Tarragon Lemon Pork Chops
Had a request for this recipe in my family and ended up loving it. I don’t tend to use Tarragon all that much but this made me remember how much I like the flavor. This was very good. One thing...
Mongolian Beef
This ended up being a great Mongolian beef recipe. The sliced flank steak carries this dish and the other flavors complement it well. You’ll want to slice the flank steak pretty thin (around 1/4 inch) and in strips. You’ll then...
Egg Roll Slaw
Was looking for a new side dish and came across the this recipe for a egg roll-like slaw. This is shocking easy to make and exploding with flavor. For some reason, I always have issues finding coleslaw mix so I...
Chicken Piccata
Anybody else love capers? That’s my favorite part about eating this. I’ve got a serious salt addiction. You can’t go wrong with all the flavors going on in this meal though. Two thumbs up! Original Recipe from “Chicken Breasts” by...
Beef Kafta
I needed to feed a small army and needed something to mix things up a bit. I’ve been going through a little bit of withdrawal as I’m away from all my usual Mediterranean restaurants and this scratched the itch well....
Sausage Corn Bread
Perfect for those days that you need something quick and easy but also super comforting. You may wonder why you would use a cast iron for cornbread. A good answer might be that you have your cast iron pans out...
Homemade Dog Food
In the last year, I’ve started cooking my dog’s food each week. She had developed some health problems in her old age (arthritis, hip pain, tumors) and I started looking at things that could help improve her health. Getting her...
Cast Iron Maintenance
Seasoning a Pan This refers to the coating that your cast iron pan will develop and what makes one getter better over time. One of the biggest benefits of the seasoning is how it enhances the non-stick properties. As far...
Cleaning of Cast Iron Pans
Basic Cleaning Keeping a cast iron pan clean is pretty simple. The only thing you want to keep in mind is that you just don’t want to use anything too sharp that will dig into the surface, and I also...