November 2018 archive

Cacio e Pepe w/ Smithfield Fresh Pork Tenderloin

Cacio e Pepe w/ Smithfield Fresh Pork TenderloinFor the past four years I’ve been working with Smithfield to create recipes using their various pork products. In case you’ve missed any of my previous posts you can click here to check out all the different dishes I’ve come up with thus far.

For my final recipe of 2018 they shipped me one of their Roasted Garlic & Cracked Black Pepper Marinated Fresh Pork Tenderloins to use, which got me thinking about a disturbing trend I’ve noticed recently … CONTINUE READING »

Review: Gorton’s Black Garlic & Wine Risotto Shrimp Bowls

Review: Gorton’s Black Garlic & Wine Risotto Shrimp BowlsI first tried these Gorton’s Shrimp Bowls shortly after they launched earlier this year. At the time I mentioned that I loved them because since my wife is allergic to shellfish I rarely ever get the chance to cook it at home.

Since these are microwavable though, there’s no mess left over like there is literally every other time I try to cook something. No mess means no shellfish residue and no shellfish residue means … CONTINUE READING »

Thanksgiving Leftovers in Edible Biscuit Bowls

Thanksgiving Leftovers in Edible Biscuit BowlsStill have a bunch of Thanksgiving leftovers in your refrigerator? Looking for a unique way to finish them off? Are you so tired from all that Black Friday shopping that you don’t feel like doing any dishes? Then bake some edible biscuit bowls to eat them out of!

I did something similar a while back when I made my Thanksgiving Leftovers Cone, but these biscuit bowls are much more practical since that cone probably … CONTINUE READING »

Leftover Halloween Candy Corn Dogs

Leftover Halloween Candy Corn DogsI know that I’m referring to these as Leftover Halloween Candy Corn Dogs, but in reality I guess I should call them something more like “the candy I decided to keep for myself and not give out to the kids that came to my door during trick-or-treat corn dogs” instead.

The concept behind these is pretty simple — instead of skewering a hot dog, dipping it in corn dog batter and deep frying it I decided … CONTINUE READING »