Monthly Archives: May 2020

The plan for supper was to have tacos, turned out we only had 2 tortillas. Normally with large tortillas my wife has 1 and I have 2. So with only 2 tortillas I had to take another road if I … Continue reading →

Since I had rice in the freezer I thought fried rice would work well with the pork chops. This is a little different than my normal fried rice because I don’t have any bacon. So it was probe the memory … Continue reading →

I had sirloin pork chops in the freezer and I wanted to make sure they weren’t dry when I cooked them. Brining is a great way to achieve a moist pork chop. There are hundreds of recipes for a brine, … Continue reading →

Normally I make my own salad dressings because there super easy to make and taste better. There are times I buy it, but not for salads, just to use as a marinade. I have tried my own versions for marinades … Continue reading →

I am not sure how or why Americans started calling back bacon, Canadian bacon, but it seems to be their choice. Granted it was created in Canada by a very talented person. But what was created isn’t what Americans put … Continue reading →

Shrimp is something I totally enjoy, but my wife doesn’t, so I don’t have them often enough. I was very lucky on our weekly shopping trip to find 16-20 count shrimp on sale for a great price. Sad part was … Continue reading →

We may not be able to go to a restaurant for supper, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a meal like we would have in a restaurant. It means I am actually cooking 2 different meals, one for my … Continue reading →

We decided shepherds pie would be a good idea for supper. It’s something we both enjoy and easy to make. Summer coming and that changes what we cook, shepherds pie gets put in the parking lot for the summer. Normally … Continue reading →

Today I went looking for some good news, think there are days when we need a little. This is day 11 of our faze one of the easing of the restrictions, and so far it has been fine. We had … Continue reading →

Pork riblets are on the menu for supper tonight and normally we would just have plain white rice with them. I thought since we weren’t changing the sauce for the riblets I would play with the rice. I have lots … Continue reading →