RECIPE: Homemade Ham
Ham is a traditional centerpiece that deserves to be perfect. You'll appreciate the amazing flavor even more when you prepare your own ham, fresh to finished, with the easy home curing recipe.
RECIPE: Jane's Ham
This ham will make you clean your plate. Many years ago when I was resident anesthesiologist at Denver Children’s Hospital, one of my mentors, Dr. Jane Battaglia, brought this ham to a pot luck. She shared the recipe with me and I’ll pass it on to you. It’s the best ham ever.
RECIPE: Homemade Corned Beef
Corned Beef Brisket is an annual tradition in our house. When we tried this homemade recipe a few years ago, the results were game-changing. It was as if we’d finally eaten a real corned beef brisket, the one all the other store-bought corned beef briskets were trying to imitate. Experience aromatic flavors with spices you can distinguish. This is corned beef in high definition.
RECIPE: Crispy-Skin Brined Chicken
Amazing flavor. Extra juiciness. Crispy, salty skin. What more do you want from your pasture raised whole chicken? Follow these easy tips for brining perfection.
RECIPE: Herb-Brined Pork Sirloin Chops
Want to serve the juiciest pork chops ever? Here's an herb-infused brine recipe. When used with our pork sirloin chops, you'll get aromatic flavor explosions and no dry bites to be found!
RECIPE: Burgers Aren't Boring
Forget boring burgers. At home you can use your creativity and whatever you happen to have in the fridge to make them a smorgasboard! Try different ground meats like lamb for exciting different flavors!
RECIPE: Spatchcock Chicken
Preparing Spatchcock chicken is more about technique than recipe instructions. The steps are straight-forward, and your whole chicken will cook much faster and more evenly, producing tender dark meat and juicy white meat.
RECIPE: Cider-Braised Chicken Legs
This recipe is a good, hearty meal for a fall evening. And the leftovers make a great base for a follow up chicken noodle soup.
RECIPE: Pepper-Rubbed Top Round Roast
Here's a spicy idea for how to prepare your next beef top round roast. The prep work is minimal, and the left overs make A+ sandwiches.
RECIPE: Savory-Sweet Pork Roast
Pork roasts should be low-stress. The recipes includes a little spice, a little fruit, and a lot of flavor. And we love a dish where all of the ingredients cook together in the same pot!
RECIPE: Chinese Five Spice Chuck Roast
The beauty of this cut is that there is a lot of flexibility in how you can cook it. It’s amazing as an all-day-long oven-bake that fills the house with amazing smells, or as a quick and easy mid-week meal either in the crock pot or pressure cooker. This twist on the classic chuck roast comes from the Chinese five spice. It imparts a sweet, fall-like flavor to the dish.
RECIPE: BBQ Pork Shoulder
One of my favorite southern foods is BBQ, especially North Carolina style with the vinegar-based sauce. I love the combination of rich meat flavor with the spicy vinegar zing. And I was completely astonished at how simple it is to do at home!