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How to Make Lick-Your-Chops, Gnaw-the-Bone BBQ Ribs

July 28, 2011 by Tiffany

I didn’t think I liked ribs. I only made them because I had them in the freezer and I knew the men and boys in the house would like them.

But, oh my goodness! These were delicious. Perfect summer meal. 4-napkin meal. Wow!

I asked all of you how to fix ribs back in May. You came through with all kinds of great recipes and methods. Check out the comments in that post. Readers also emailed me and added recipes to Facebook. Someone mentioned a dry rub from Pig Stand, a restaurant in Oklahoma. My family was *this close* to making a detour on our Colorado trip in search of Pig Stand.

I took parts of many recipes to come up with this method of cooking the ribs. It was easy, but does take several hours. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, pork Tagged with barbecue, barbeque, bbq, dry rub, grill, pork, ribs, seasoned salt, spare ribs, Sweet Baby Ray's6 Comments

How to Use Your Oven as a Slow Cooker

February 22, 2011 by Tiffany

Saturday was our first ever Virtual Freezer Cooking Day via Facebook. I say first ever, because it was so much fun to cook with you all and it was so productive that I know I’ll want to do it again sometime.

I cooked 3 large pork roasts over night, plus an accidental ham. (I thought it was something else, and by the time I figured out it was ham, it was too late. It had to cook.) There was no way all of that was going to fit in my slow cooker.

Oven to the rescue! [Read more...]

Filed under: tips Tagged with beef, Chicken, ham, meat, oven, pork, roast, slow cooking11 Comments

Ingredient Spotlight: Beef/Pork Roast

November 17, 2010 by Tiffany

This post is part of a new series where you get to link up your recipes! Each week I’ll focus on a different common pantry ingredient. I’ll link to a few of my recipes that feature the ingredient and then give you a chance to link up to your blog.

{Apologies to those of you who don’t like to look at raw meat. I’m going to have to start choosing more photogenic foods for Ingredient Spotlight.}

I tossed a beef roast in the slow cooker yesterday morning to cook all day. Roasts and slow cookers are a natural combination. The broth and meat provided the base of the Beef Vegetable Soup we’re having for dinner tonight.

I don’t often cook a pot roast, but I do like using roasts for sandwiches, bbq, soup etc. One of these days, I’d like to do an honest to goodness pot roast, in the oven. Maybe with some wine, herbs and veggies. Anyone have a recipe like that to share?

Here are a few recipes that I have made using roast: [Read more...]

Filed under: ingredient spotlight Tagged with beef, pork, roasts5 Comments

Tamale Sandwiches on Cornbread

April 6, 2010 by Tiffany

You’re going to need a fork for these sandwiches. They are a different take on pork bbq, using Mexican inspired flavors. I found a recipe in the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day cookbook called Spicy Pork Buns. The authors of the book explained that they wanted to create a sandwich that has the flavor combination of tamales. That sounded like a good idea to me.

I altered the recipe in several ways. First, they put the meat mixture into a yeast type cornbread and baked it with the bread dough wrapped around the meat. That sounds awesome to eat and time consuming to make, so I decided to use my cornbread recipe instead and serve the meat over the top. I also made a lot more meat and changed the filling ingredients a bit. [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, Main Dish, pork, Sandwich Tagged with chili peppers in adobo sauce, cornbread, crushed tomatoes, Mexican, onion, pork7 Comments

Italian Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Shells

March 5, 2010 by Tiffany

I have a freezer full of pork that we got from my niece’s 4-H project. The place my sister took it to be processed doesn’t always give you what you ask for. I think it’s more what they are in the mood to make. The day they processed my order, they must have been in the mood for Italian Sausage. I’ve never seen so much of it!

With so much Italian sausage, I’m having to get creative to use it. I decided to give it a try in stuffed shells. The result tasted great and as a bonus, you get to cook once and eat twice. This recipe makes enough for two 9×13 pans! [Read more...]

Filed under: frozen food, Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with freezer food, Italian sausage, pork, ricotta, spaghetti sauce, spinach12 Comments

Pulled Pork

February 5, 2010 by Tiffany

This is so super-yummy! It cooks up in the slow cooker and freezes great. The recipe was shared on a forum I frequent – thanks, Janet!

Before I had surgery, I cooked up quite a few meals and stocked the freezer. I’ll be sharing those recipes over the next week or so. I’ll also be putting out a special menu for filling the freezer with some hints on getting the cooking done quickly. That menu will most likely be posted on February 15. [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, frozen food, Main Dish, pork, Sandwich Tagged with bbq sauce, ketchup, onion, pork, taco sauce23 Comments

Honey Cashew Pork Stir-Fry

December 8, 2009 by Tiffany

honey cashew pork stir-fry done

I printed this recipe from Meals for You a long time ago. I altered it a little bit. Stir-fry is always a hit with my kids, even if it has celery in it (not a favorite of any of them). The ingredient list is simple and I almost always have all the ingredients, with the exception of cashews. They are worth adding to the recipe though. Yum! [Read more...]