Category: Main Dishes

  • Crockpot: Soda and Onion Soup Mix Beef Roast

    Crockpot: Soda and Onion Soup Mix Beef Roast

    Cruising the meat aisle on Sunday when I did my shopping, I brought home a beef roast. Can’t remember the exact cut. It was boneless. It was also tied with strings, which I cut off given that I was going to slow cooker it. I’d been wanting to try some variation of the soda-onion soup-crockpot…

  • Broiled Salmon

    Broiled Salmon

    I was reminded tonight why I usually barbecue salmon. And you know how they package lettuce with croutons and dressing or cut up vegetables with dips? I think Glade or Yankee candle might want to get into business with the fishmongers, at least in the winter. You know, package a pleasantly scented candle to go…

  • Fried Rice with Pork, Carrots, Celery, and Onion

    Fried Rice with Pork, Carrots, Celery, and Onion

    The pork chops last night were great–but we still had about 3/4 of one left over. Tonight I used it to make up some fried rice. I had leftover rice from dinner last night. Fried rice comes out a bit better if the rice you use is leftover and dried out a bit, but if…

  • Brined and Fried Pork Chops

    Brined and Fried Pork Chops

    I know pork chops are leaner than they used to be and hence older recipes will turn out dried hockey pucks if you’re not careful. I have a few good recipes that consistently turn out moist chops. But I’ve been reading about brining and have brined pork tenderloin with good results before and thought to…

  • Turkey Soup

    Turkey Soup

    On Thanksgiving, I threw the turkey carcass into the freezer, not wanting to deal with that then. Over the weekend I pulled it out and made some lovely broth! Then the other day, I used some to make some very simple vegetable soup. I was looking for a light soup. If you wanted a heartier…