Tag Archives: Pork

Pork Posole

While the weather has been far from warm the past couple of days, spring is approaching.   I feel it in my perpetually scratchy throat and I see it in the buds that are blooming early after several weeks of above average temperatures.  In my kitchen, I’m rushing to cook my favorite cold weather dishes before warmer temperatures banish my cravings for hearty, comfort foods in favor of the sun-kissed fruits and vegetables and grill-marked meats of spring and summer.  That’s where this hearty stew comes in to the picture.

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ON TV: Pork Medallions with Bourbon-Apricot Sauce


This recipe is a keeper.  One that you’ll want to fold up and put in the recipe box. It’s perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, sophisticated enough for company, and so easy that it actually inspires you to cook a single serving just for you.   It’s one of my favorites.

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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

It’s the smell that pervades your car from miles away as you speed down a backwoods road.  It makes your foot come off the accelerator and your mouth start watering.  When you smell it, lunch becomes very important while your final destination can wait.  The smoke is the telltale sign, but its the aroma of mesquite, applewood, or hickory that lets you know BBQ is in the vicinity.

As I write, this is what my house smells like.  It’s making me crazy hungry and also causing me to have crazy thoughts.  I’m actually praying that this smoky smell of BBQ pork straight from heaven itself will find its way into the upholstery and rugs of my house and stay there.  I have no need for Glade air fresheners when my whole house smells deliciously like the BBQ place off of US-319 in backwoods Georgia.  I am content and happy and I haven’t even tried the pork yet.

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