Kalua Pig Roast

My brother just recommended this post to me which describes how to make a luau-style pork roast on the grill. He tried it and said it was excellent!
Gotta love when recipes call for banana leaves!

Mardi Gras King Cake

One of the most interesting food traditions I’ve come across in the past few years while traveling for work is the Mardi Gras King Cake. This is a baked good that is similar to the oval shaped “kringles” one would find in Wisconsin – essentially a coffee cake in a round form. King Cakes were [...]

Chocolate chip pumpkin bread – from allrecipes

This recipe is from Allrecipes – you can get it directly from there by clicking on this link. It’s really really good – try it!
Chocolate chip pumpkin bread
INGREDIENTS
3 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking [...]

dutch oven pulled pork

I am about to hit the road for another week of work travel, so I thought I’d cook up some meals to leave in the fridge for Mike. I asked him what he wanted, and he requested pulled pork. Lately, I’ve been making a dutch oven version of the Svarovsky staple, since our slow cooker [...]

Baked Ziti for a cold winter night…

hiya- just made this receipe last night from Cook’s Illustrated magazine and thought I’d share… it’s sort of like a lasagna but with curly pasta. I’m guessing that you can make it more like a lasagna by adding veggies like mushrooms and zucchini, perhaps…  but my 17 month old love it so it’s a keeper. [...]

ground turkey enchiladas

Just a quick work-night recipe to share with you today – a slightly healtheir version of enchiladas that use ground turkey. I used to make these all the time when we lived in Wisconsin, but since we moved to MN, they’ve been on hiatus since Mike has been addicted to the chicken enchiladas at our [...]