Category: Pork

Orecchiette With Andouille Sausage & Pesto Chipotle Sauce

Orecchiette is a pasta typical of the Apulia region of Southern Italy. The pronunciation of Orecchiette is : ohr-ay-KYEHT-ee. The shape of the pasta is what gives it, its name, as it resembles a small ear. In Italian, the word “orecchio” means “ear”, and the suffix ‘etto’ means ‘small’. What’s Andouille Sausage As for the andouille sausage, […]

Spicy And Sweet Roasted Pork Belly

Pork belly has been a delicacy in many Asian countries for decades. Pork belly is one of four primal cuts of pork. Bacon comes from the pork belly. It is made once the pork belly is cured, smoked, and sliced. Cesar Herrera is a chef instructor at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in McHenry, […]

Baked Cheese Tortellini with Bacon Vegetables & A Rosemary Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo sauce has many faces. You can go the simple route, and make it with only three ingredients: butter, cream and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Or you can do it like Jamie Oliver did for Goldie Hawn and add egg, nutmeg, and truffle oil. You can also go the Olive Garden route, in which case you’ll […]

Orange Cranberry Pork Loin Roast

Native Americans harvested wild cranberries and used them medicinally and in a variety of foods and drinks. National Geographic writes that the berries were used in an energy bar-like food called “pemmican,” which served as a vital source of nutrition for fur traders during the winter months. Try This Deliciously Yummy – Cranberry Walnut Mandarin […]

Bacon & Cheddar Cheese Spaghetti Squash Bake

This quick and easy spaghetti squash recipe is bursting with flavor. It can be prepared as a side dish or a main dish as it contains bacon. Spaghetti squash is available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors including ivory, yellow and orange. The yellow squash being the most common to find at market […]

Hawaiian Fried Rice

After the first contact with the people of the Hawaiian islands in 1778, sugar plantations were planted. And later pineapple plantations. As the plantations grew, so did the demand for workers, which brought immigrants to the Islands between 1850 and 1930. Along with them they brought cuisines from China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Puerto Rico […]

Bacon Vegetable Alfredo Gnocchi

Gnocchi is an Italian pasta, with the most common being the classic potato gnocchi. The word gnocchi may be derived from the Italian word nocchio, meaning a knot in wood, or from nocca, meaning knuckle. They are made of cooked mashed potatoes, flour and eggs. Some gnocchi recipes add ricotta to the dough. Gnocchi are […]

Pork Belly Sharp Cheddar Broccoli Bake

Oven baked casserole that is deliciously yummy and the cheesiest smoked pork belly, white sharp cheddar cheese, broccoli, cream cheese and green onions. This meal is a one dish meal that is easy to bring together all in under an hour. We searched the internet and found most people making this dish used either velveeta, […]

Pork & Green Bean Stir-Fry With Sweet Potato Fried Rice

Riced Vegetables as the name implies are made from 100% vegetables. The vegetable used is chopped up into tiny rice-sized pieces. The most common vegetable used is cauliflower. Riced vegetables are grain-free, gluten-free, low calorie and can be prepared with or without sauce or seasoning. Riced vegetables are incredibly versatile. They can be enjoyed alone […]

Pork Loin With A Maple Garlic Sauce

The Pork loin seasoned with a Moroccan inspired Harissa rub, seared until golden then oven roasted in a incredibly delicious Maple Garlic Sauce until it’s sticky on the outside and juicy on the inside.