Rustic, Family-Style Pork with Red Sauce
This is a fabulous way to feed a crowd on a budget.
Pork shoulder is a tough cut of meat, so it's generally on the cheaper side. (In fact, this is the same cut of...
Smokey Black Bean Soup with Orange & Cilantro
It's been freezing here in Boston for the last week or so, which has put me in serious comfort-food mode.
I've had a few days off, and have been able to flit in and out...
Rosemary Scented Roast Chicken
I love roasting broiler chickens because you get all that great roast-y flavor—without the time commitment of preparing a larger bird.
You can put this dish together from fridge to table in about an hour,...
Split Pea Soup with Homemade Pork Stock
This soup was a happy accident.
Normally, I make split pea soup the way a lot of folks do: I simmer split peas in water with garlic, a handful of diced carrots and onions, and,...
Dueling Wings, Part 1: Lemon Buttermilk Fried Chicken
The other day, I bought a huge package of beautiful, meaty whole chicken wings. I couldn't decide on a single recipe, so I divided the chicken in half and whipped up two different marinades....
Garlicky White Beans, Two Ways: Dip & Creamy Soup
I have a great—and relatively newfound—love for white beans. (See? I do eat more than meat.)
Here are two of my favorite ways to prepare them. The first recipe is for a thick dip that's...
Old-Timey Sunday Waffles
These waffles are crunchy on the outside and egg-y and moist on the inside.
The Angry Chef and I both like ours slathered with thin slices of cold butter and dripping with good, local maple...
Easy Sunday Hash Brown Omelette
Omelettes have always been one of my favorite weekend foods. You can get up late, fill one with whatever you have on hand, and it will keep you going for most of the day.
When...
Herb Roasted Chicken Legs with Root Vegetables
I know that fall is officially on its way when I start to roast chicken.
Even though I bake pretty consistently year round, I'd never dream of roasting a chicken in the summer. For some...
Old-School Diner Pancakes
Put the Bisquick down and walk away. You can do it.
These are the kind of pancakes you used to be able to get at roadside diners—or your grandmother's house.
They're great in the morning, or...