Pork Chops Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach

Pork Chops Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach

Here is a very tasty way to prepare your basic pork chop!  The goat cheese, cream cheese, spinach, and sun-dried tomato filling is super tasty and tangy.  The dish looks like it would take a long time to make but comes together quite quickly. A 

Holiday Season Dinner Party Menu!

Holiday Season Dinner Party Menu!

We had 3 couples over for dinner last night.  Our dear friends Jason and Maria are expecting their second child on New Year’s Eve so we thought it would be fun to have them over — before things get even busier for them — to 

Holiday Season Dinner Party: Honey-Mustard Pork Roast with Bacon

Holiday Season Dinner Party: Honey-Mustard Pork Roast with Bacon

I was planning to make pork tenderloin but when I went to Dickson’s Farmstand — the new butcher in Chelsea Market that sources from local farms — the butcher convinced me to buy a pork sirloin roast instead.  The sirloin roast is the leaner end 

Kicking off fall with Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes & Mushrooms

Kicking off fall with Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes & Mushrooms

Fall has arrived in the Berkshires which means it’s time to break out my big green Le Creuset dutch oven.  I cook few meals up here in the fall or winter that don’t involve this pot (thanks to Judy & Irv for the great gift!). 

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

In case you are grilling this weekend, here is a great rub I used last weekend for pork tenderloin.  I adapted it from an Everyday Food recipe for pork chops on the grill. The rub provided great flavor to grilled pork! Rub for Grilled Pork 

Pork Chops with Fennel & Caper Sauce

Pork Chops with Fennel & Caper Sauce

I had picked up some nice boneless pork chops the other day and was searching for a recipe when I came across this Giada de Laurentiis dish.  I tend to really enjoy her recipes so I decided to give it a whirl! Just a couple 

Grilled Sausages and Polenta with Marinated Peppers

Grilled Sausages and Polenta with Marinated Peppers

Here is a weeknight barbecue meal that’s a quick and easy version of sausage and peppers. We had this last week in the Berkshires and it couldn’t have been quicker or easier.  Plus it was quite tasty! The precooked polenta in a tube cooks up 

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Honey, Lime and Chipotle Marinade

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Honey, Lime and Chipotle Marinade

Yesterday I defrosted a pork tenderloin that I had in the freezer and was looking for a good marinade or rub for grilling.  I found this recipe on the Food Network’s site.  I loved the sound of lime, honey, and chipotle pepper in adobo. The 

Cheeseburgers with a Twist: Chipotle Pork Cheeseburgers

Cheeseburgers with a Twist: Chipotle Pork Cheeseburgers

Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick Here’s a different take on a cheeseburger…use ground pork instead of beef! These pork burgers seasoned with one of my favorite flavors — chipotle peppers in adobo sauce — were delicious.  It’s amazing that such a small amount of 

Giada's Pork Milanese

Giada's Pork Milanese

Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick When I was grocery shopping on Tuesday night, the store had a special on very thinly cut pork chops.  I bought a package not knowing how I planned to prepare them. Yesterday afternoon I did some searches for “thin