Today is election day. It is very important to exercise your right to vote. That is a right that came because of the sacrifices of our veterans. Friday is Veteran’s Day. My dad was in the Navy, my husband, aka the Butcher, was in the Army and my brother-in-law was also in the Army. I am thankful for all of our Veterans. We are honoring our Veterans this week by giving them a free steak. It is our way of…
It’s chilly, and you want to eat “stick to your ribs” meals but you don’t want to spend all of your time in the kitchen. The answer is a slow cooker. The slow cooker will do all the work and blend the flavors in a way that you aren’t able to do. I hope you enjoy this recipe for pork tenderloin in your slow cooker. Balsamic Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin 2 lbs lean pork tenderloin (or trimmed pork loin–available at your…
It sometimes takes me awhile to get on board, but once I’m on it’s full speed ahead! I had one of those moments last week-end. We were having a rib cook-off with some people from our church. Everyone was using Baby Back Ribs so I thought, why not? I took 3 Baby Back Ribs. I had the Butcher cut them in two. I was still a little skeptical. I put 1 1/2 ribs in 2 roaster pans. The rest is…
If you don’t like sauerkraut in the summer, skip this blog–better yet, mark this blog for the fall. I happen to believe you can eat sauerkraut anytime of the year. The Butcher has been smoked pork chops the last several weeks. I knew I had to try them with sauerkraut. Here is my recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as the Butcher and I did.[amd-zlrecipe-recipe:16]