I was on my own for dinner the other night and pulled a pork chop out of the freezer to defrost, not sure what I was going to do with it. I ended up making these Vietnamese breaded pork chops, which was a far cry from what I had in mind initially. But I’m glad…
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Crispy Salt and Pepper Pork
My latest adventure from Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark is this Crispy Salt and Pepper Pork. It’s been great fun trying so many new recipes! The idea is that each recipe constitutes a whole dinner, although many need a salad or some side dish to my mind. Maybe that’s just because I like variety!…
Stir Fried Bean Sprouts with Garlic
I was looking for some new vegetable side dishes and saw these stir-fried bean sprouts in the local paper. It says “serves 4 as a side dish” but I would say it’s more like 6–or we just don’t eat a lot of sprouts! This is mild enough for kids if they’re adventurous. My kids like…
Rib Eye with Ms. Kwok’s Black Pepper Sauce
For Christmas, my daughter gave me Lucky Peach 101 Easy Asian Recipes. I’ve made a dozen recipes from it and almost all have been both easy and delicious. Last night’s pan roasted rib eye with Ms. Kwok’s black pepper sauce was no exception. I almost always grill steak but followed the directions to sear in…
Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Asian Marinade
This pork tenderloin is sliced, pounded, then marinated in a marinade that reminded me of Vietnamese flavors. They were in Cooking Light magazine as part of a “cook once, eat three times” article. I just used one pork tenderloin rather than two but kept the marinade the same as it was a large tenderloin. We…