Archive for the 'What Is It' Category

What Is It 07/04/2012? It’s A….

Hey can you guess what this is? Usually when we play this game it is some old do-dad that no one can remember what the heck it was used for. This time it is brand new, just bought it yesterday, it was on clearance. Can you guess what it is? No one got it right, […]

Shrimp and Pork Egg Rolls

Not together, I’m making Pork Egg Rolls and Shrimp Egg Rolls. Shrimp for me and the wife and Pork Egg Rolls for the kids. Lucky me, they don’t like Shrimp, or Crab or Lobster! Yeah, more for me! Well enough about that, lets get on with the Egg Rolls. First of a word about the […]

Made My Own Chinese Pork Fried Rice!

Things have gotten really bad in my neighborhood, all the local Chinese restaurants have totally gone down the crapper. We really like pork fried rice, well at least my family does, I can take it or leave it. We ordered  some the other night and it was absolutely the worst that we have ever had. […]

Chili Verde con Cerdo

Or Green Chile with Pork This recipe is about the only good thing that came out of my brother’s marriage to his first wife.  I don’t have the time or inclination to go into all the sorted details here, I’m sure everyone thanks me. Needless to say is that this stuff is great. It’s a […]

Braised/Grilled Roasted Pork Loin

I’m using a pork loin that has been pretreated with brine. This makes for a juicier pork loin. It also tends to make the texture of the meat sort of rubbery. Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 1 to 1 ½ hours Serves 4 to 6

BBQ Ribs

Pork Loin Baby Back Ribs Prep Time: 30-45 min. Cook Time: 3 ½ Hours Yield: 6 servings

Crockpot Kalua Pork

Prep Time: 5 min. Cook Time: 10 – 12 hours Serves: 6 – 8 I got this recipe from Khara, one of the girls I work with. She is from Hawaii. She served this at a Luau type pot-luck we had at work. Everybody there just loved it. Unfortunately I was just getting over the […]