Pork chops are one of my favorite meals to cook, so versatile and delicious. If you are interested in everything you ever wanted to know about pork chops, click here for an excellent article from Pillsbury . . . click here for "Skillet Pork Chops 7 Ways" from Betty Crocker. In addition to the basics of pork chops, the article includes some yummy recipes.
One of my favorite dishes is fried rice. In all my years of trying to perfect making it, I still have not reached that goal. It seems like maybe I have not spent enough time studying the concepts of chinese cooking. After reading an excellent article from The Cooking Channel on Chinese Cooking Essentials, the realization hit me that I am way too under informed about ingredients used. Click here to go to the article from The Cooking Channel.
Just a note to let everyone know that my husband has passed away. It has been months since I have been able to update my blogs and have removed my website. I'll be back soon as I need to have my projects to keep my mind occupied. Right now I am just trying to get my life in order which has been proven to be one of the most difficult things I have ever dealt with in my life. I was already dealing with issues surrounding the death of my first husband. Here I go again . . . I am beyond heartbroken and hopeless.
I'm a recipe collector and have a filing cabinet full of recipes from scouring magazines, newspapers, trading with friends and my cherished family recipes that were passed on to me by family . . . some I have no idea where they came from. I attempt to list sources when I have them . . . I'm not trying to claim any recipe as mine unless it is . . . I'm a serious foodie . . . not a professional chef!
I will also be posting those recipes that look promising to me since I'm always looking for new recipes to try out.
I'm a third generation sicilian italian-cuban-american who was fascinated with everything that happened in the kitchen as I grew up, next to my nana's side . . . watching every move that she made. She started giving me little jobs to do in the kitchen to keep from stepping on me . . . I learned how to cook at a young age, throwing things together, rarely using measuring utensils. Cooking is a passion which takes lots of tasting and nurturing what you are cooking until it is just right.
Here's the twist to my italian cooking . . . I married a southern gentleman whose mom prepared the best southern comfort food meals . . . and as a young adult, I was right there by her side, learning how to cook southern style. He and I combined the two cooking styles into our own style that never disappointed our guests.
Since my southern gentleman passed away, I got used to cooking for one . . . so there is yet another twist to my cooking . . . cooking a big meal and turning it into totally different meals.
I've since remarried and my new husband (yep, another southern gentleman) has a similar cooking style . . . and we are perfecting the art of making great meals using leftovers :)
Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is. ~ Irish proverb
A seafood diet...if you see food, eat it! ~ Miss Piggy :)
