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This is one of those “variable” recipes – the basic ingredients (center cut porkchops, onions, canned tomatoes) stay the same, but the spices and side dishes are pretty infinitely variable. It’s good, simple, hearty food that isn’t fussy and is easy to throw together on a weeknight.
Here’s the setup:

Four 1” thick center cut porkchops (or [...]

Adapted from SmellsLikeHome.

Olive Oil
One onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium zucchini or yellow squash, halved and sliced into thin half-moons
1 ear of corn, grilled and removed from the cob, or 1 cup frozen corn
1/2 can of black beans, rinsed
Flour tortillas
2 cups shredded cheese

Preheat the oven to 400F. In a large skillet, add about a [...]

Grilled Cheese

In: kitchen

25 Sep 2009

Ok, I know, this isn’t really groundbreaking.  But I’ve discovered that there are a multitude of ways to really screw up grilled cheese sandwiches.
Fortunately, making a really fantastic grilled cheese sandwich requires only three ingredients.*

2 slices of Really Good Bread (I like sourdough.  If all you have is Wonderbread… I’m sorry. Wheat breads are equally [...]

Mushroom Barley Soup

In: kitchen

23 Sep 2009

This is not a quick recipe.  It’s not particularly /hard/, but it takes some time to turn into delicious goodness.  Trust me, it’s worth it.

3 strips bacon, cut into small pieces *
2 medium onions, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb button or cremini mushrooms ** – trimmed and quartered
2 TBSP tomato paste
1 quart beef stock (I [...]


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