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Kalua Pig
Kalua pig is a traditional Hawaiian dish made from pork that is slow-cooked in an underground oven called an “imu.” The cooking process involves wrapping the pork in banana leaves and placing it in the imu, which is filled with heated stones. The meat cooks for several hours, resulting in tender, flavorful, and smoky pork. It is is typically seasoned…
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Pork Ragu
Pork butt or shoulder is an economical cut of meat that’s perfect for making this slow-cooked stew topping for pasta.
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Dark Chocolate Crazy Cake
The only thing crazy about this cake is the way it’s made. Regardless, it is quite a wonderful, moist and tasty cake.
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Chocolate Covered Cherries
Chocolate-covered cherries are a delightful treat made by encasing maraschino cherries (or fresh cherries) in a coating of chocolate. These sweet confections are often enjoyed during holidays or special occasions. If you store these, they will make the juice around the cherry, just like the ones you buy in the store. These can also be made using your own homemade…
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Ugly Duckling Cake
Despite being ugly, this Ugly Duckling Cake is delicious. An “Ugly Duckling Cake” is a fun and whimsical baking project, often themed after the classic fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling.”
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Teriyaki Sauce and Marinade
A delicious sauce which can double as a marinade. It’s a great recipe! Chances are good you already have the ingredients you need to make homemade teriyaki sauce in your pantry or refrigerator. If you’ve got five minutes, you can make a sauce that’s better than any bottled version, which can be used to dress up chicken, pork, steak and…
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Sawmill Gravy
Rumor has it that Sawmill Gravy, according to Joe Dabney, author of the cookbook, Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread and Scuppernong Wine, dates back to the Treemont Logging Camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains at about the dawn of the 20th century. After cooking biscuits for the loggers in camp, the cook didn’t have enough flour left to make gravy.…
