How to Broil Ribs and a Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe I scored a great deal on boneless pork ribs and made plans to grill them. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate with my plans. Fall arrived last weekend at our house and brought high winds and rain with it, so my plans for barbecue ribs was shifted from the grill to my oven where I broiled them. Broiling … [Read more...]
Grilled Pork Chops with Peaches, Mango & Pineapple
This meal is inspired by 2 things... Grilled Pork Chops with Grilled Peaches recipe. A family favorite. And conversation that I had with a food stylist that helped me out with a recent media segment. We got to chatting about what goes well with grilled pork chops...I said peaches, she said mango, I said pineapple...and here we are. A tropical fruit trio. Pork chops … [Read more...]
Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Muffins
Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Muffins are absolutely as delicious as they sound! These muffins make for an easy make ahead breakfast option, perfect for school lunches, and a great holiday brunch recipe! Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Muffins Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Muffins are a quick and easy recipe for make ahead breakfasts, lunches. Also great for holiday brunch … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples & Sweet Potatoes
This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples & Sweet Potatoes These Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples & Sweet Potatoes are an easy weeknight … [Read more...]
Sausage and Mushroom Brinner Tacos
Some would argue that breakfast tacos need eggs. I would argue that they aren't a requirement, but certainly a fixture ingredient. But we're not talking about breakfast tacos...we're talking "brinner tacos" tonight! Soft tacos that aren't traditional tacos because they use breakfast sausage, mushrooms and some veggies...sizzled to perfection, then garnished and rolled for … [Read more...]
Sloppy Dogs
The Perfect Way to Use Up Leftover Sloppy Joes --> Sloppy Dogs! A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was going to be taking a vacation "sorta." Well, I hope you don't mind that I didn't tell the full truth (for security reasons!), but I really did take a vacation. I really was in Cincinnati by myself with the baby...but my husband and children were home. But the week … [Read more...]
Grilled New York Pork Chops with Zucchini & Tomatoes
A few weeks ago, I was challenged by the National Pork Board to come up with a pork chop recipe for under $10...easy peasy! But what surprised me was that I had to use a New York Pork Chop. A New York Pork Chop??? What in the world is a New York Pork Chop? Sounds kinda like a steak to me. Well, I then learned that pork chops have recently been renamed...and that my wonder … [Read more...]
B-L-Tomatillo Sandwich
So y'all, this is Tyler and he is quite the little heartbreaker. Not only in this photo, but in life too. He is a character, so full of fun and personality and he's just a delight to be around! A few weeks ago, I met up with my long time friend in Fredricksburg to take pictures of the boys in the bluebonnets. My mom had purchased each one of the older boys an adorable … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Peach Glazed Pork Roast
So I happened upon some $1.49/lb pork roast recently. I bought 2 roasts last month...one to use that week I bought them and another for the freezer. I got to talking to the butcher at the store while she was weighing and packaging up the roasts. I told her that I was surprised at the price, as I hadn't seen that great of a price in a long while. She, too, was … [Read more...]
Pork Chops with Cranberry-Mustard Sauce
Oh.my.yum-ness. Here's how this pork chop recipe went down. I found some pork chops in the freezer that I'd purchased before Austin was born. And I also came across a bag of fresh cranberries that I'd dropped in the freezer during the holidays. I was *supposed* to make and bring homemade cranberry sauce to our family's holiday feast this past year...but we were hit with some … [Read more...]